# NTSB FTW70F0342: Swearengen SA226, N226TC, Hondo, TX, October 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1969
- Place: Hondo, TX · HONDO, TX
- Location: 29.3542° N, 99.1618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hondo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3542&lon=-99.1618&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153328
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0342
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0342

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4266  69/10/22   HONDO,TEX           SWEARENGEN SA226    CR-  0  0  3  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1630                    N226TC              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      49, 6524 TOTAL HOURS, 43
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONDO,MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TEX             HONDO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- EXPERIMENTAL TEST FLT FOR TYPE CERT.ENG/PROP PWR CTL PROBLEM. VEERED OFF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N226TC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARENGEN SA226
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hondo,Muni

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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