Swearingen SA226 Metro II crash, Dec 12, 1997 (10 killed)
Swearingen SA226 Metro II accident on December 12, 1997 near La Vertiente, Tarija, Bolivia with 10 fatalities. Cause: Loss of engine power on both...
- Date: December 12, 1997
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA226 Metro II
- Location: La Vertiente, Tarija, Bolivia
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of engine power on both engines for undetermined reasons.
A Metro II chartered by STAP to carry oil company employees lost power on both engines shortly after takeoff from La Vertiente, Bolivia. It struck trees and crashed into a field about 300 metres past the runway end. Ten people were killed and nine were injured.