# NTSB NYC72AN138: Swearingen SA26AT, Fairfield, NJ, May 3, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1972
- Place: Fairfield, NJ · FAIRFIELD, NJ
- Location: 40.8837° N, 74.3060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8837&lon=-74.3060&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166756
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN138
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN138

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0016   72/5/3    FAIRFIELD,NJ        SWEARINGEN SA26AT   CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1050                    CF-GRA              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 31, 3400 TOTAL HOURS, 150
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL-WRIGHT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUFFALO,NY                  WINDSOR LOCKS,CONN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- GR NOT LWRD FOR LDG,PROPS HIT RWY,ABORTED,UN GOARND DUE PROP DMG,LWRD GR HIT HARD,BROKE NOSE GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-GRA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA26AT
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Caldwell-Wright

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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