Swearingen SA227 Metro III crash, Jun 2, 2017, Tampico-Ge...
Swearingen SA227 Metro III accident on June 2, 2017 near Tampico-General Francisco Javier Mina, Tamaulipas, Mexico with no fatalities. Cause: Mexican...
- Date: June 2, 2017
- Aircraft: Swearingen SA227 Metro III
- Location: Tampico-General Francisco Javier Mina, Tamaulipas, Mexico
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Mexican investigators (DGCA): inadequate pre flight preparation led to fuel exhaustion and the loss of power in both engines in cruise, with contributing lapses in flight planning and crew coordination.
A Swearingen SA227AC Metro III cargo flight operated by Aeronaves TSM ran out of fuel on a night flight from Saltillo to Puebla, and both engines stopped. The crew diverted to Tampico and force landed in trees about 850 meters short of the runway. Both pilots suffered minor injuries and the aircraft was written off, and investigators cited inadequate pre flight preparation.