Swearingen SA26T Merlin II crash, Mar 18, 1994 (1 killed)
Swearingen SA26T Merlin II accident on March 18, 1994 near Winchester, Virginia, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Fuel starvation after the pilot...
- Date: March 18, 1994
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA26T Merlin II
- Location: Winchester, Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel starvation after the pilot operated with a known-faulty fuel quantity system, followed by improper emergency procedures and loss of control.
A Swearingen Merlin II on a positioning flight was on approach at night when its left engine lost power from fuel starvation. The fuel quantity gauges were erratic and had been reading high. The propeller was not feathered, and the aircraft drifted left, struck trees and then the ground, killing the pilot.