# NTSB FTW81FQG50: Swearingen SA26AT, N7603, Midland, TX, August 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1981
- Place: Midland, TX · MIDLAND, TX
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FQG50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2593   81/8/8    MIDLAND,TX          SWEARINGEN SA26AT   CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N7603               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  49, 10700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4220 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDLAND RGNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG SPRINGS,TX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- R MAIN TIRE BLOWN ON ROTATION.SEVERE VIBRATION DRG LIFT-OFF & LDG.WING,FUSELAGE DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7603](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7603-2009-02-04), registration cancelled 2009-02-04, S/N T26-112, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA26AT
- Registry model: [Swearingen SA-26AT](https://openairdocs.org/model/swearingen-sa-26at) (registry code 8780112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [AiResearch 331 SER 605HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (registry code 01502, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Midland Rgnl

## 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 19810808049259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810808049259A), Aug 8, 1981: Swrngn SA26AT, Midland, TX, Substantial damage. Tire blew out during takeoff. Accident occurred during landing on bad tire.

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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