Swearingen SA26T Merlin II crash, Jun 19, 1985 (1 killed)
Swearingen SA26T Merlin II accident on June 19, 1985 near Rocksprings, Texas, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: A skin seam split along a...
- Date: June 19, 1985
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA26T Merlin II
- Location: Rocksprings, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A skin seam split along a nonstandard stringer that had been fabricated during repairs after an earlier gear incident (NTSB report FTW85FA259).
A Swearingen SA26AT Merlin IIB operated by Telco Systems lost its tail in flight on 19 June 1985 after a rapid decompression while climbing. The aircraft struck the ground in an inverted flat spin, killing the sole occupant, and was destroyed.