# NTSB FTW66F0604: Swearingen SA26T, N2601S, San Antonio, TX, March 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1966
- Place: San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172060
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0604
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0604

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0903  66/3/29    SAN ANTONIO TEX     SWEARINGEN SA26T    CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1530                    N2601S              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      37, 4000 TOTAL HOURS, 130
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN ANTONIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR STRUT TURNED OUT OF DETENT BY AERODYNAMIC FORCES DURING FLIGHT.NOSE GEAR FAILED ON LDG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2601S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2601S-1970-06-18), registration cancelled 1970-06-18, S/N T26-1, built 1965 (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: San Antonio

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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