# NTSB MIA78FKJ42: Swearingen SA26AT, N6SP, Crestview, FL, June 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1978
- Place: Crestview, FL · CRESTVIEW, FL
- Location: 30.7479° N, 86.5793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crestview, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7479&lon=-86.5793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKJ42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1594   78/6/2    CRESTVIEW,FL        SWEARINGEN SA26AT   CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 10922
        TIME - 0005                    N6SP                PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 601 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOB SIKES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DEFUNIAK SPGS,FL            DEFUNIAK SPGS,FL             CRESTVIEW,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR WAS TOO BADLY DAMAGED TO DETERMINE WHY IT COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6SP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA26AT
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bob Sikes

## 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 19780602012659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780602012659A), Jun 2, 1978: Swrngn SA26T, Crestview, FL, Substantial damage. Landing gear was too badly damaged to determine why it 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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