Swearingen plane crashes

218 crashes involving Swearingen aircraft since 1970, with 436 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 218
Fatal crashes: 97
Fatalities: 436
First recorded: January 29, 1970
Most recent: May 19, 2023

Deadliest

February 8, 1988: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Kettwig, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (21 fatalities)
February 8, 1988: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Kettwig, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (21 fatalities)
May 7, 2005: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Lockhart River (Iron Range), Queensland, Australia (15 fatalities)
July 19, 2003: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Lenana Peak, Tharaka-Nithi, Kenya (14 fatalities)
June 12, 1980: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Valley, Nebraska, United States (13 fatalities)

Models

Countries

Years

1988 (16)
1987 (14)
1982 (11)
1985 (10)
1997 (9)
1980 (8)
1993 (8)
1996 (7)
2005 (7)
1981 (6)
1989 (6)
1992 (6)

All crashes (page 1 of 3)

May 19, 2023: Swearingen SA226T Merlin III, Deer Lake, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
November 15, 2022: Swearingen SA227AT Merlin IVC, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States (0 fatalities)
September 15, 2022: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico (0 fatalities)
December 10, 2021: Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IV, Bedford, New Hampshire (approach to Manchester-Boston Regional), United States (1 fatality)
May 12, 2021: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Denver-Centennial, Colorado, United States (0 fatalities)
April 23, 2021: Swearingen SA226T Merlin III, Winslow, Arizona, United States (2 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)
May 26, 2017: Swearingen SA226T Merlin III, Arnprior, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
December 5, 2016: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Camilla, Georgia, 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 (5 fatalities)
June 20, 2016: Swearingen SA226T Merlin III, Farmingdale-Republic, New York, United States (0 fatalities)
April 26, 2016: Swearingen SA226T Merlin III, Andorra-La Seu d'Urgell, Catalonia, Spain (0 fatalities)
April 24, 2016: Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IV, Girona, Catalonia, Spain (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)
December 2, 2013: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, La Alianza, 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)
June 13, 2010: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Lanseria, Gauteng, South Africa (0 fatalities)
December 20, 2009: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Cap-Haïtien, North, Haiti (0 fatalities)
June 20, 2008: Swearingen SA226T Merlin, Bergen, Hordaland, Norway (3 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)
November 8, 2006: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Norway House, Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
August 17, 2006: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Grain Valley, Missouri, United States (0 fatalities)
July 1, 2006: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (0 fatalities)
February 8, 2006: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Paris, Tennessee, United States (1 fatality)
September 19, 2005: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands (0 fatalities)
May 31, 2005: Swearingen SA226T Merlin III, Teterboro, New Jersey, United States (0 fatalities)
May 10, 2005: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Thompson, Manitoba, Canada (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)
April 26, 2005: Swearingen SA26T Merlin II, Lawrenceville-Gwinett County-Briscoe, Georgia, United States (0 fatalities)
March 30, 2005: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Dade-Collier, Florida, 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)
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 29, 2003: Swearingen SA227AT Merlin IVC, Spokane-Felts Field, Washington, United States (1 fatality)
November 27, 2003: Swearingen SA26T Merlin II, Jacksonville-Executive at Craig, Florida, United States (1 fatality)
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)
December 24, 2002: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Aberdeen-Dyce, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 29, 2002: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Hawthorne, California, 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 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)
October 10, 2001: Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IV, Columbretes Islands, Valencian Community, Spain (10 fatalities)
September 20, 2001: Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IV, Kuujjuaq (ex Fort Chimo), Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
February 8, 2001: Swearingen SA227AT Merlin IVC, Beaver Island, Michigan, United States (2 fatalities)
November 28, 2000: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru (0 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)
August 16, 1999: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, San Antonio, Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
July 28, 1999: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Rhodes-Diagoras, South Aegean, Greece (0 fatalities)
January 13, 1999: Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IV, Olbia-Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, Italy (0 fatalities)
November 23, 1998: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina (0 fatalities)
July 28, 1998: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (2 fatalities)
July 7, 1998: Swearingen SA26T Merlin II, Saint George, Alaska, United States (2 fatalities)
June 18, 1998: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Montreal-Mirabel, Quebec, Canada (11 fatalities)
June 3, 1998: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Santa Fe-Sauce Viejo, Santa Fe, Argentina (0 fatalities)
February 19, 1998: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (2 fatalities)
December 31, 1997: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Trinidad, Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
December 19, 1997: Swearingen SA226T Merlin III, Byers, Colorado, United States (1 fatality)
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)
January 11, 1997: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Djerba, Gabès Governorate, Tunisia (0 fatalities)
January 5, 1997: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Bullhead City, Arizona, United States (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 20, 1996: Swearingen SA26T Merlin II, Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada (0 fatalities)
May 3, 1996: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Saint George, Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
April 4, 1996: Swearingen SA226T Merlin III, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (0 fatalities)
January 25, 1996: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Rincón de Los Sauces, Neuquén, Argentina (0 fatalities)
December 15, 1995: Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IV, Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County, Michigan, United States (0 fatalities)
September 18, 1995: Swearingen SA226T Merlin III, Chino, California, United States (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)
June 13, 1994: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Uruapan-General Ignacio López Rayón, Michoacán, Mexico (9 fatalities)
June 1, 1994: Swearingen SA26T Merlin II, Thompson, Manitoba, Canada (2 fatalities)
March 18, 1994: Swearingen SA26T Merlin II, Winchester, Virginia, United States (1 fatality)