# NTSB FTW81FQA27: Swearingen SA26AT, N474U, Santa Fe, NM, April 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1981
- Place: Santa Fe, NM · SANTA FE, NM
- Location: 35.6870° N, 105.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Fe, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6870&lon=-105.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FQA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3589  81/4/24    SANTA FE,NM         SWEARINGEN SA26AT   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 12600
        TIME - 0802                    N474U               PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 362 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA FE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOBBS,NM                    SANTA FE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED L BRAKE WOULD NOT RLS.FOUND NO PRE-ACDNT FAILURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N474U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N474U-1999-12-03), registration cancelled 1999-12-03, S/N T26-133 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA26AT
- Registry model: [Swearingen SA-26AT](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at) (registry code 8780112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Fe Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810424018809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810424018809A), Apr 24, 1981: Swrngn SA26AT, Santa Fe, NM, Substantial damage. Lost control on landing roll. Ground-looped. Collapsed landing gear. Skid marks. Possible asymetrical prop reversal

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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