Swearingen SA26T Merlin II crash, Apr 10, 1973 (5 killed)
Swearingen SA26T Merlin II accident on April 10, 1973 near Stuttgart-Echterdingen Baden-Württemberg, Germany with 5 fatalities.
- Date: April 10, 1973
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA26T Merlin II
- Location: Stuttgart-Echterdingen Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Swearingen Merlin on approach to Stuttgart Echterdingen in heavy snow was too low, struck the ground and burned in an open field short of the runway. All five occupants were killed.