# NTSB DEN79FTE22: Swearingen SA26T, N1198S, Craig, CO, February 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1979
- Place: Craig, CO · CRAIG, CO
- Location: 40.5171° N, 107.5554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Craig, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5171&lon=-107.5554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137062
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTE22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1003   79/2/1    CRAIG,CO            SWEARINGEN SA26T    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1020                    N1198S              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            32, 4070 TOTAL HOURS, 450
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAIG MOFFATT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   HAYDEN,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1198S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1198S-2013-06-06), registration cancelled 2013-06-06, S/N T26-12, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA26T
- Registry model: [Swearingen SA26-T](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa26-t) (registry code 8780102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (registry code 61501, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Craig Moffatt

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790201002029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790201002029A), Feb 1, 1979: Swrngn SA26T, Craig, CO, Substantial damage. During night landing on snow covered runway, aircraft ran into snowdrifts on runway edge and ground looped.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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