Fairchild-Hiller FH-227 crash, Oct 26, 2003 (5 killed), B...
Fairchild-Hiller FH-227 accident on October 26, 2003 near Buenos Aires-Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini, Buenos Aires City, Argentina with 5 fatalities....
- Date: October 26, 2003
- Aircraft: Fairchild-Hiller FH-227
- Location: Buenos Aires-Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini, Buenos Aires City, Argentina
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of the left engine during initial climb for undetermined reasons. The aircraft was operating above its maximum take-off weight, and the feathered left propeller was noted at impact.
A Fairchild FH-227 cargo flight from Buenos Aires Ezeiza reported technical trouble shortly after night takeoff and turned back. It was overloaded, and it struck a tree and crashed about 5 km short of the runway, then burned. All five occupants were killed.