# NTSB NYC76DGM22: Swearingen SA26AT, N97D, Indiana, PA, January 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1976
- Place: Indiana, PA · INDIANA, PA
- Location: 40.6220° N, 79.1553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indiana, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6220&lon=-79.1553&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DGM22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DGM22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0718  76/1/22    INDIANA,PA          SWEARINGEN SA26AT   CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0927                    N97D                PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 32, 5534 TOTAL HOURS, 158
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JIMMY STEWART
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEVLAND,OH                 INDIANA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK 2-3FT HI SNOW BANK ON THE APCH END OF THE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N97D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SWEARINGEN SA26AT
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jimmy Stewart

## 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 19760122001249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760122001249A), Jan 22, 1976: Swrngn SA26AT, Indiana, PA, Substantial damage. Acft struck 2-3FT hi snow bank on the apch end of the rwy.

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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