Swearingen SA226 Metro II crashes

65 crashes involving the Swearingen SA226 Metro II since 1978, with 123 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 65
• Fatal crashes: 23
• Fatalities: 123
• First recorded: August 13, 1978
• Most recent: May 12, 2021

Deadliest

1. July 19, 2003: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Lenana Peak, Tharaka-Nithi, Kenya (14 fatalities)
2. June 12, 1980: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Valley, Nebraska, United States (13 fatalities)
3. June 12, 1980: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Valley, Nebraska, USA, United States (13 fatalities)
4. June 18, 1998: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Montreal-Mirabel, Quebec, Canada (11 fatalities)
5. December 12, 1997: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, La Vertiente, Tarija, Bolivia (10 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (21)
• Canada (11)
• Australia (5)
• France (4)
• South Africa (4)
• Mexico (3)
• Spain (3)
• Argentina (2)
• Austria (2)
• Germany (2)
• Sweden (2)
• Bolivia (1)

Years

• 1987 (8)
• 1988 (6)
• 1997 (5)
• 1980 (4)
• 1984 (4)
• 2003 (4)
• 1993 (3)
• 1996 (3)
• 1998 (3)
• 1981 (2)
• 1983 (2)
• 1985 (2)

All crashes

• May 12, 2021: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Denver-Centennial, Colorado, United States (0 fatalities)
• June 2, 2015: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico (5 fatalities)
• April 13, 2015: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Mount Seymour, British Columbia, Canada (2 fatalities)
• June 13, 2010: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Lanseria, Gauteng, South Africa (0 fatalities)
• November 8, 2006: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Norway House, Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
• February 8, 2006: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Paris, Tennessee, United States (1 fatality)
• May 10, 2005: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Thompson, Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
• January 31, 2004: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Reus, Catalonia, Spain (0 fatalities)
• December 3, 2003: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Denver-Intl, Colorado, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 18, 2003: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Grand Junction, Colorado, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 19, 2003: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Lenana Peak, Tharaka-Nithi, Kenya (14 fatalities)
• April 15, 2003: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Denver-Intl, Colorado, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 27, 2001: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires province, Argentina (0 fatalities)
• October 11, 2001: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Shamattawa, Manitoba, Canada (2 fatalities)
• November 9, 2000: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States (1 fatality)
• May 10, 2000: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Bocas del Toro, Bocas del Toro, Panama (0 fatalities)
• November 23, 1998: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina (0 fatalities)
• June 18, 1998: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Montreal-Mirabel, Quebec, Canada (11 fatalities)
• February 19, 1998: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (2 fatalities)
• December 12, 1997: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, La Vertiente, Tarija, Bolivia (10 fatalities)
• November 2, 1997: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Island Lake, Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
• August 19, 1997: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Des Moines, Iowa, United States (0 fatalities)
• June 13, 1997: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Ottawa-Macdonald-Cartier, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
• February 4, 1997: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Uruapan-General Ignacio López Rayón, Michoacán, Mexico (0 fatalities)
• November 1, 1996: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Gods River, Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
• October 23, 1996: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
• October 11, 1996: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Cuiabá-Marechal Rondon, Mato Grosso, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• June 13, 1994: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Uruapan-General Ignacio López Rayón, Michoacán, Mexico (9 fatalities)
• October 19, 1993: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Madrid-Barajas-Adolfo Suárez, Madrid, Spain (0 fatalities)
• August 17, 1993: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Hartford-Brainard, Connecticut, United States (2 fatalities)
• April 14, 1993: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Mackay, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• October 25, 1992: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia (0 fatalities)
• January 16, 1991: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Copenhagen-Kastrup, Hovedstaden, Denmark (0 fatalities)
• January 21, 1989: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Örnsköldsvik, Ångermanland, Sweden (0 fatalities)
• January 21, 1989: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Örnsköldsvik, Ångermanland, Sweden (0 fatalities)
• November 18, 1988: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Montluçon-Guéret, Allier, France (4 fatalities)
• November 18, 1988: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Johannesburg-Oliver Reginald Tambo (Jan Smuts), Gauteng, South Africa (0 fatalities)
• November 18, 1988: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Montluçon-Guéret, Allier, France (4 fatalities)
• November 18, 1988: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Johannesburg-Oliver Reginald Tambo (Jan Smuts), Gauteng, South Africa (0 fatalities)
• February 11, 1988: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (2 fatalities)
• February 11, 1988: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (2 fatalities)
• December 18, 1987: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Washington-Dulles, Virginia, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 18, 1987: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Washington-Dulles, Virginia, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 22, 1987: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Le Puy-Loudes, Haute-Loire, France (0 fatalities)
• November 22, 1987: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Le Puy-Loudes, Haute-Loire, France (0 fatalities)
• April 23, 1987: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Wilmington-New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States (2 fatalities)
• April 23, 1987: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Wilmington-New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 15, 1987: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (8 fatalities)
• January 15, 1987: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, United States (8 fatalities)
• December 4, 1985: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Friedrichshafen-Bodensee, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (0 fatalities)
• December 4, 1985: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Friedrichshafen-Bodensee, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (0 fatalities)
• September 17, 1984: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Vienna-Schwechat, Vienna, Austria (0 fatalities)
• September 17, 1984: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Vienna-Schwechat, Vienna, Austria (0 fatalities)
• January 30, 1984: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Terre Haute, Indiana, United States (3 fatalities)
• January 30, 1984: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• August 27, 1983: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 27, 1983: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 14, 1982: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, South Africa (0 fatalities)
• April 2, 1981: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Emerald, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• April 2, 1981: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Emerald, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• June 12, 1980: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Valley, Nebraska, United States (13 fatalities)
• June 12, 1980: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Valley, Nebraska, USA, United States (13 fatalities)
• May 13, 1980: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Esperance, Western Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
• May 13, 1980: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Esperance, Western Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
• August 13, 1978: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Austin-Robert Mueller Texas, United States (0 fatalities)