# NTSB FTW81FRG24: Swearingen SA26T, N100AW, Smithville, TX, March 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1981
- Place: Smithville, TX · SMITHVILLE, TX
- Location: 30.0088° N, 97.1519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0088&lon=-97.1519&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127349
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0287   81/3/6    SMITHVILLE,TX       SWEARINGEN SA26T    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 11612
        TIME - 1630                    N100AW              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITHVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SMITHVILLE,TX               OKLAHOMA CITY,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TAXIED TO RWY WITH ONLY R ENG OPERATING.L ENG STARTED AS ACFT STARTED TKOF ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N100AW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA26T
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smithville

## 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 19810306008699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810306008699A), Mar 6, 1981: Swrngn SA26AT, Smithville, TX, Substantial damage. Started takeoff before left engine was powered up. Airplane ran off sie of runway into plowed ground.

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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