# NTSB MKC81FCA07: Swearingen SA26T, N500DM, Hannibal, MO, April 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1981
- Place: Hannibal, MO · HANNIBAL, MO
- Location: 39.7086° N, 91.3995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hannibal, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7086&lon=-91.3995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126952
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0466   81/4/1    HANNIBAL,MO         SWEARINGEN SA26T    CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0850                    N500DM              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 41, 2616 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            750 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANNIBAL MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROE,MO                   HANNIBAL,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           57                                                      290
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           24                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 36KTS.FLT MAN LISTS X-WND COMP AS 22KTS,AT 36KTS X-WND COMP IS 27KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N500DM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA26T
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hannibal 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 19810401013359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810401013359A), Apr 1, 1981: Swrngn SA26T, Hannibal, MO, Substantial damage. Veered off runway on landing roll in gusty crosswind. Hit VASI lights. Wind exceeded crosswind component.

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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