Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Jul 28, 1999, Rhodes-Di...
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on July 28, 1999 near Rhodes-Diagoras, South Aegean, Greece with no fatalities. Cause: Simultaneous failure of both...
- Date: July 28, 1999
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: Rhodes-Diagoras, South Aegean, Greece
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Simultaneous failure of both engines for reasons not determined in the available sources.
A KAL Aviation Metro III on a cargo flight from Athens to Rhodes lost both engines on final approach. It stalled and ditched in the sea about 1 km short of the runway. Both pilots were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.