# NTSB FTW71FRG01: Swearingen SA26AT, N111GL, New Braunfels, TX, July 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1970
- Place: New Braunfels, TX · NEW BRAUNFELS, TX
- Location: 29.7030° N, 98.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Braunfels, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7030&lon=-98.1245&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRG01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRG01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1028   70/7/1    NEW BRAUNFELS,TEX   SWEARINGEN SA26AT   CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1120                    N111GL              PX-  0  0  2  DUAL                      42, 8000 TOTAL HOURS, 800
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEAR SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TEX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR TIRE FAILED,CAUSED NOSE GR FAILURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N111GL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA26AT
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clear Springs

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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