Swearingen SA226 Metro II crash, Apr 13, 2015 (2 killed)
Swearingen SA226 Metro II accident on April 13, 2015 near Mount Seymour, British Columbia, Canada with 2 fatalities. Cause: TSB (A15P0081): For unknown...
- Date: April 13, 2015
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA226 Metro II
- Location: Mount Seymour, British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: TSB (A15P0081): For unknown reasons the aircraft descended at high speed in the direction of flight until it exceeded its structural limits, causing an in flight breakup. The captain's alcohol intoxication almost certainly played a role.
A Carson Air Swearingen Metro II cargo flight with two pilots on board left Vancouver for Prince George under instrument rules and disappeared from air traffic control radar while climbing through 8700 feet in cloud north of North Vancouver. Wreckage was found by ground searchers on steep snow covered terrain after a catastrophic in flight breakup. Both pilots were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.