Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Oct 24, 2016 (5 killed)
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on October 24, 2016 near Luqa, Malta with 5 fatalities.
- Date: October 24, 2016
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: Luqa, Malta
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A CAE Aviation Swearingen SA227 Expediter (N577MX) flying a maritime patrol with a crew of two and three French Ministry of Defense personnel crashed shortly after takeoff from Luqa, Malta, on 24 October 2016. It banked right, struck a perimeter fence and exploded on a street. All five occupants died and the aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and fire. The French BEA progress report describes a nose up pitch and roughly 150 degree roll about four seconds after rotation.