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Swearingen SA-26AT accident near Ardmore, Oklahoma, February 10, 1993

On February 10, 1993 at about 10:45 pm local time, a Swearingen SA-26AT, registered N34UA, was destroyed in an accident near Ardmore, Oklahoma. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL AND FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS WERE A FUEL LEAK IN THE WING AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
February 10, 1993 · about 10:45 pm local time · cases in 1993
Place
Ardmore, Oklahoma · map
Type
Accident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
Weather
visual conditions (good weather)
Aircraft
Swearingen SA-26AT · all SA-26ATs on the register
Registration
N34UA · registry record · serial T26-145
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

DURING A MISSED APPROACH THE AIRPLANE LOST POWER TO BOTH ENGINES. THE PILOT SELECTED THE ONLY AREA AVAILABLE TO LAND. THE TERRAIN WAS MARKED BY TREES, FENCES, AND RISING TERRAIN. PRIOR TO THE MISSED APPROACH THE AIRPLANE HAD LANDED AT ANOTHER AIRPORT IN THE SAME TOWN. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO FERRY THE AIRPLANE TO A FACILITY TO REPAIR A FUEL LEAK IN THE WING

The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

Pilot

  • Certificate: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot
  • Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
  • Flight time: 42,000 hours in all; 25 in this make and model; 150 in the last 90 days; 50 in the last 30 days; 42,000 as pilot in command; 4,000 on instruments
  • Medical certificate: None (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
  • Seat: left

The aircraft

  • Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, January 2, 2000
  • Maximum gross weight: 10,062 lb
  • Seats: 8
  • Landing gear: retractable
  • Engine: Garrett TPE-331-1 (turboprop); 0 hours total

The flight

  • Flight plan: none
  • Runway 0

Weather at the time

  • Light: daylight
  • Wind: from 090° at 15 knots
  • Visibility: 2 statute miles
  • Sky: broken clouds at 200 ft; not recorded at 200 ft
  • Temperature: 63°F (17°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
  • Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
  • Observation at 10:53 pm from ADM, 10 miles away

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew1

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