Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Feb 19, 1988 (12 killed)
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on February 19, 1988 near Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, United States with 12 fatalities. Cause: The flightcrew...
- Date: February 19, 1988
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The flightcrew failed to maintain a proper flight path because of the first officer's inappropriate instrument scan, the captain's inadequate monitoring, and the crew's response to a perceived stall avoidance system fault.
AVAir (American Eagle) Flight 3378, a Fairchild Metro III, departed Raleigh Durham and crashed in Cary, North Carolina, shortly after leaving runway 23R. All 12 people aboard were killed.