Swearingen SA226 Metro II crash, Nov 18, 1988 (4 killed)
Swearingen SA226 Metro II accident on November 18, 1988 near Montluçon-Guéret, Allier, France with 4 fatalities. Cause: A probable untimely stick...
- Date: November 18, 1988
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA226 Metro II
- Location: Montluçon-Guéret, Allier, France
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A probable untimely stick pusher activation caused a nose down attitude shortly after takeoff, which could not be confirmed because no recorder was available.
Swearingen Metro II F-GCPG of Air Littoral was operating flight FU440 from Montlucon Gueret to Paris Orly. It nosed down shortly after a night takeoff, struck the ground past the runway end and caught fire. All four occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.