Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Feb 1, 1991 (12 killed)
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on February 1, 1991 near Los Angeles, California, United States with 12 fatalities. Cause: The local controller...
- Date: February 1, 1991
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The local controller lost awareness of the Metroliner on the runway because of inadequate tower procedures and inadequate FAA oversight of the Los Angeles tower (NTSB).
A SkyWest Metroliner positioned on runway 24L at Los Angeles and was struck by a USAir Boeing 737 that had been cleared to land, because the local controller had lost track of the Metroliner. Both aircraft slid off the runway, the Metroliner into an unoccupied fire station. All 12 people aboard the Metroliner were killed.