Swearingen SA26T Merlin II crash, Dec 2, 1980 (3 killed)
Swearingen SA26T Merlin II accident on December 2, 1980 near Albany-Dale Hollow, Kentucky, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Pilot-in-command...
- Date: December 2, 1980
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA26T Merlin II
- Location: Albany-Dale Hollow, Kentucky, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot-in-command exercised poor judgment while descending under a cloud layer in limited visibility, resulting in a collision with trees.
A Swearingen Merlin IIB flying from Lexington to Albany, Kentucky, struck trees on a mountain slope while descending through a layer toward Albany-Dale Hollow Airport in poor weather. All three occupants were killed.