Swearingen SA226 Metro II crash, Jun 13, 1994 (9 killed)
Swearingen SA226 Metro II accident on June 13, 1994 near Uruapan-General Ignacio López Rayón, Michoacán, Mexico with 9 fatalities. Cause: The crew did...
- Date: June 13, 1994
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA226 Metro II
- Location: Uruapan-General Ignacio López Rayón, Michoacán, Mexico
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew did not follow the published approach and go-around procedures, turning left after a failed approach in night and rain conditions.
A Swearingen Metro on a scheduled flight from Lázaro Cárdenas to Uruapan made two abandoned approaches at night in rain. The captain then turned left to line up for runway 20, contrary to the published procedure, and struck a mountain about 5.9 km from the airport. All nine occupants were killed.