# NTSB NYC73FID17: Swearingen SA26AT, N51L, Charlottesvile, VA, January 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1973
- Place: Charlottesvile, VA · CHARLOTTESVILE, VA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169933
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FID17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FID17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0323  73/1/29    CHARLOTTESVILE,VA   SWEARINGEN SA26AT   CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1430                    N51L                PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 47, 10599 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            910 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLOTTESVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHARLOTTESVILE,VA           WILMINGTON,NC                HOUSTON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- LDG GR HANDLE FOUND IN UP PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N51L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA26AT
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Charlottesville

## 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 19730129001889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730129001889A), Jan 29, 1973: Swrngn SA26T, Charlottesvile, VA, Substantial damage. Ldg gr handle found in up psn.

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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