# NTSB FTW70F0196: Swearingen SA26AT, N97D, San Antonio, TX, August 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1969
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0196
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0196

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3628  69/8/21    SAN ANTONIO,TEX     SWEARINGEN SA26AT   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1845                    N97D                PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      33, 6861 TOTAL HOURS, 172
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INTERNATIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TEX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LDG GR ACTUATOR SWITCH COULD BE ACTUATED UP BY SLIGHT PRESSURE WITHOUT RELEASING IT FROM DETENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N97D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA26AT
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: International

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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