Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Dec 2, 2013 (2 killed)
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on December 2, 2013 near La Alianza, Puerto Rico with 2 fatalities. Cause: The NTSB concluded that the crew made an...
- Date: December 2, 2013
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: La Alianza, Puerto Rico
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The NTSB concluded that the crew made an excessive elevator input during a rapid night descent, overstressing and breaking up the aircraft. The initial loss of control could not be determined.
An IBC Airways Metro cargo flight from Santo Domingo to San Juan broke up in flight at night during a rapid descent near La Alianza, Puerto Rico. Both crew members were killed. The flight had no flight data or cockpit voice recorder.