# NTSB DEN80DTC10: Swearingen SA26T, N30SG, Jackson, WY, February 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 29, 1980
- Place: Jackson, WY · JACKSON, WY
- Location: 43.4719° N, 110.7753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4719&lon=-110.7753&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136321
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DTC10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTC10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1352  80/2/29    JACKSON,WY          SWEARINGEN SA26T    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1230                    N30SG               PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 48, 13000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            260 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSON HOLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HURON,SD                    JACKSON,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: MOTORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- BOTH CLUTCHES IN NOSE WHL STEERING SERVO/MOTOR UNIT,PN 26-53027-1,WORN.R TREAD,NOSE WHL,SCUFFED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30SG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30SG-1991-03-14), registration cancelled 1991-03-14, S/N T2628 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA26T
- Registry model: [Swearingen SA26-T](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa26-t) (registry code 8780102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jackson Hole

## 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 19800229004169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800229004169A), Feb 29, 1980: Swrngn SA26T, Jackson, WY, Substantial damage. Turned on nose wheel steering turning final. Wheel was turned to left on touchdown. Veered into snowbank.

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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