Swearingen SA227 Metro III crashes

61 crashes involving the Swearingen SA227 Metro III since 1982, with 136 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 61
• Fatal crashes: 24
• Fatalities: 136
• First recorded: December 7, 1982
• Most recent: September 15, 2022

Deadliest

1. February 8, 1988: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Kettwig, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (21 fatalities)
2. May 7, 2005: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Lockhart River (Iron Range), Queensland, Australia (15 fatalities)
3. February 1, 1991: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Los Angeles, California, USA, United States (12 fatalities)
4. February 19, 1988: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, USA, United States (12 fatalities)
5. January 19, 1988: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Durango-La Plata County, Colorado, USA, United States (9 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (17)
• Canada (7)
• Bolivia (6)
• Australia (4)
• Argentina (3)
• Mexico (3)
• Peru (3)
• Colombia (2)
• Spain (2)
• France (1)
• Germany (1)
• Greece (1)

Years

• 2002 (4)
• 2005 (4)
• 2011 (4)
• 2013 (4)
• 1988 (3)
• 1992 (3)
• 1997 (3)
• 2004 (3)
• 2006 (3)
• 2016 (3)
• 1990 (2)
• 1995 (2)

All crashes

• September 15, 2022: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico (0 fatalities)
• May 24, 2018: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico (0 fatalities)
• November 2, 2017: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Thompson, Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
• June 2, 2017: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Tampico-General Francisco Javier Mina, Tamaulipas, Mexico (0 fatalities)
• December 5, 2016: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Camilla, Georgia, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• October 28, 2016: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (0 fatalities)
• October 24, 2016: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Luqa, Malta, Malta (5 fatalities)
• December 2, 2013: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, La Alianza, All Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico (2 fatalities)
• November 10, 2013: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Red Lake, Ontario, Canada (5 fatalities)
• November 3, 2013: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Riberalta, Beni, Bolivia (8 fatalities)
• August 20, 2013: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Sucre-Juana Azurduy de Padilla, Chuquisaca, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• December 22, 2012: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada (1 fatality)
• June 6, 2012: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Montevideo, Montevideo City District, Uruguay (2 fatalities)
• September 6, 2011: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Trinidad-Jorge Heinrich Arauz, Beni, Bolivia (8 fatalities)
• March 2, 2011: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Oslo-Gardermoen, Akershus, Norway (0 fatalities)
• February 27, 2011: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, La Paz-El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• February 10, 2011: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Cork, Munster, Ireland (6 fatalities)
• November 13, 2010: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Andahuaylas, Apurímac, Peru (0 fatalities)
• November 5, 2010: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Huánuco, Huánuco, Peru (0 fatalities)
• December 20, 2009: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Cap-Haïtien, North, Haiti (0 fatalities)
• April 9, 2008: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• December 15, 2006: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini, Buenos Aires City, Argentina (0 fatalities)
• August 17, 2006: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Grain Valley, Missouri, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 1, 2006: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (0 fatalities)
• September 19, 2005: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands (0 fatalities)
• May 7, 2005: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Lockhart River (Iron Range), Queensland, Australia (15 fatalities)
• May 3, 2005: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Stratford, Taranaki Regional Council, New Zealand (2 fatalities)
• March 30, 2005: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Dade-Collier, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• September 21, 2004: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada (0 fatalities)
• September 10, 2004: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, George, Western Cape, South Africa (0 fatalities)
• May 5, 2004: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Carepa, Antioquia, Colombia (5 fatalities)
• December 24, 2002: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Aberdeen-Dyce, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• September 29, 2002: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Hawthorne, California, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 12, 2002: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Palma de Mallorca-Son Sant Juan, Balearic Islands, Spain (2 fatalities)
• March 4, 2002: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Goose Bay, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
• November 28, 2000: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru (0 fatalities)
• August 16, 1999: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, San Antonio, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 28, 1999: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Rhodes-Diagoras, South Aegean, Greece (0 fatalities)
• July 28, 1998: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (2 fatalities)
• June 3, 1998: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Santa Fe-Sauce Viejo, Santa Fe, Argentina (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1997: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Trinidad, Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• January 11, 1997: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Djerba, Gabès Governorate, Tunisia (0 fatalities)
• January 5, 1997: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Bullhead City, Arizona, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• May 3, 1996: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Saint George, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 25, 1996: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Rincón de Los Sauces, Neuquén, Argentina (0 fatalities)
• September 16, 1995: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia (2 fatalities)
• May 1, 1995: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada (3 fatalities)
• September 19, 1993: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Troyes, Aube, France (0 fatalities)
• November 12, 1992: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Trinidad, Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• September 18, 1992: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, San Antonio, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 25, 1992: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• February 1, 1991: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Los Angeles, California, USA, United States (12 fatalities)
• November 8, 1990: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky, Kentucky, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 15, 1990: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Elko, Nevada, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• September 26, 1989: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Terrace, British Columbia, Canada (7 fatalities)
• February 19, 1988: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, USA, United States (12 fatalities)
• February 8, 1988: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Kettwig, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (21 fatalities)
• January 19, 1988: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Durango-La Plata County, Colorado, USA, United States (9 fatalities)
• September 24, 1987: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 31, 1985: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, London-Corbin-Magee Field, Kentucky, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 7, 1982: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Pueblo, Colorado, USA, United States (2 fatalities)