Swearingen SA226 Metro II crash, Jan 15, 1987 (8 killed)
Swearingen SA226 Metro II accident on January 15, 1987 near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States with 8 fatalities. Cause: Lack of navigational...
- Date: January 15, 1987
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA226 Metro II
- Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Lack of navigational vigilance by the Mooney instructor pilot, who entered the Salt Lake City radar service area without authorization. Contributing factors were the Mooney lacking a Mode C transponder and the limits of air traffic control collision protection.
A SkyWest Metro II and a Mooney M20 collided in flight over Kearns, Utah, on 15 January 1987 while the Metro was flying from Pocatello to Salt Lake City. All ten people aboard both aircraft were killed.