Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Cessna 340A, N340N, and Grumman American AA-1B Trainer, N9698L, incident occurred on July 17, 2026, at Santa Fe Regional Airport (SAF/KSAF), Santa Fe, New Mexico

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N340N

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N9698L

- History of Flight:
On July 17, 2026, at about 1045 local time, a Cessna 340A, N340N, registered to N-Number Inc, and a privately-registered Grumman American AA-1B Trainer, N9698L, sustained unknown damage following a ground collision at Santa Fe Regional Airport (SAF/KSAF), Santa Fe, New Mexico. The pilot and passenger onboard each aircraft were not injured.

The FAA reported that the Cessna clipped the right wing of the AA-5 while attempting to avoid it after it experienced a possible brake failure during taxi. The FAA additionally reported that the AA-5 pilot was holding short when he reported that the Cessna taxiied by and clipped his wing.

Figure 1: AA-5 ADS-B data

Figure 2: Cessna ADS-B data

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