Swearingen SA226T Merlin III crash, Feb 24, 1989 (7 killed)
Swearingen SA226T Merlin III accident on February 24, 1989 near Helsinki-Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland with 7 fatalities.
- Date: February 24, 1989
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA226T Merlin III
- Location: Helsinki-Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Swearingen Merlin III on a night charter from Southend to Helsinki Vantaa descended below minimum altitude on the approach to runway 22 in cloud with a ceiling of about 100 m, struck the ground and came to rest inverted in February 1989. Seven of the eight occupants were killed.