# NTSB LAX80FVG43: Swearingen SA26AT, N175P, Redding, CA, May 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1980
- Place: Redding, CA · REDDING, CA
- Location: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5865&lon=-122.3917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130394
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVG43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1477  80/5/16    REDDING,CA          SWEARINGEN SA26AT   CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1703                    N175P               PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 59, 27170 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDDING MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKLAND,CA                  REDDING,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHL TIRE BLEW OUT DRG LNDG ROLL.NOSE GEAR FAILED AFTER ACFT DEPD RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N175P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA26AT
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Redding 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 19800516017159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800516017159A), May 16, 1980: Swrngn SA26AT, Redding, CA, Substantial damage. Nose wheel tire blew out on landing roll. Airplane veered off runway. Nose wheel collapsed.

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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