Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Feb 8, 1988 (21 killed)
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on February 8, 1988 near Kettwig, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with 21 fatalities. Cause: A lightning strike...
- Date: February 8, 1988
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: Kettwig, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Fatalities: 21
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A lightning strike knocked out the electrical system and flight instruments, the crew became spatially disoriented, and a trailing flap failed from overload during the uncontrolled descent. The aircraft had no emergency power source, which the regulations did not require.
Nurnberger Flugdienst Flight 108, a Swearingen Metro III (D-CABB) flying from Hanover toward Dusseldorf, flew into thunderstorms during its descent. A lightning strike knocked out the electrical system and flight instruments, the crew became disoriented, and the aircraft broke apart in the air near Kettwig, killing all 21 people on board.