- Date
- March 8, 1980
- Place
- Glens Falls, NY · GLENS FALLS, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N720RSwearingen SA226
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19800308005899A
- Case key
- 80140
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0658 80/3/8 NR.GLENS FALLS,NY SWEARINGEN SA226 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2203 N720R PX- 0 0 6 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 27, 3000 TOTAL HOURS, 900 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOSTON,MA SYRACUSE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N720R
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA226
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Warren County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.