Swearingen SA226 Metro II crash, Feb 4, 1997, Uruapan-Gen...
Swearingen SA226 Metro II accident on February 4, 1997 near Uruapan-General Ignacio López Rayón, Michoacán, Mexico with no fatalities. Cause: Not...
- Date: February 4, 1997
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA226 Metro II
- Location: Uruapan-General Ignacio López Rayón, Michoacán, Mexico
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. No official report was found.
A Swearingen Metro II operated by Aero Cuahonte landed at Uruapan with its crew applying reverse thrust when control was lost. The aircraft veered off the runway to the right and a landing gear collapsed. All 12 occupants escaped uninjured, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.