Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Jun 6, 2012 (2 killed)
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on June 6, 2012 near Montevideo, Montevideo City District, Uruguay with 2 fatalities. Cause: Severe icing caused...
- Date: June 6, 2012
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: Montevideo, Montevideo City District, Uruguay
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Severe icing caused erroneous flight instrument indications and possible crystalline ice on the airframe, which led to a loss of situational awareness and control by the crew.
A DHL-chartered Metro III cargo flight from Montevideo lost control shortly after takeoff and plunged into the sea off Flores Island at high speed. The wreckage was scattered and the crew and cargo were never recovered. Only small pieces of debris and the cargo door were later found.