# NTSB FTW71FPD42: Swearingen SA26AT, N1224S, Stamford, TX, March 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1971
- Place: Stamford, TX · STAMFORD, TX
- Location: 33.0462° N, 99.5970° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stamford, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0462&lon=-99.5970&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPD42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPD42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1007  71/3/11    STAMFORD,TEX        SWEARINGEN SA26AT   CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 10000
        TIME - 1350                    N1224S              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAMFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABILENE,TEX                 STAMFORD,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- GND ROLL APRX 425FT NOSE WHEEL TIRE FAILED.TIRE HAD VERY LITTLE,IN SOME AREAS,NO TREAD REMAINING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1224S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA26AT
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stamford

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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