Swearingen SA226 Metro II crash, Nov 18, 1988, Johannesbu...
Swearingen SA226 Metro II accident on November 18, 1988 near Johannesburg-Oliver Reginald Tambo (Jan Smuts), Gauteng, South Africa with no fatalities....
- Date: November 18, 1988
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA226 Metro II
- Location: Johannesburg-Oliver Reginald Tambo (Jan Smuts), Gauteng, South Africa
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Failure of the left engine shortly after takeoff, for reasons not determined.
Swearingen Metro II ZS-LKG of Magnum Airlines lost its left engine shortly after takeoff from Johannesburg Jan Smuts Airport on 18 November 1988. The crew turned back and made a belly landing in a field near the airport. All 12 occupants escaped without injury and the aircraft was written off.