Swearingen Metro II Accident (Mexico)
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | Tuesday 2 June 2015 |
| Time: | ca 14:35 |
| Type: | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II |
| Operator: | Aeronaves TSM |
| Registration: | XA-UKP |
| C/n / msn: | TC-376 |
| First flight: | 1980 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Querétaro Airport (QRO) ( Mexico) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Querétaro Airport (QRO/MMQT), Mexico |
| Querétaro Airport (QRO/MMQT), Mexico |
A Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II turboprop aircraft was destroyed when it burst into flames after impacting the side of a highway, shortly after takeoff from Querétaro Airport (QRO), Mexico. All five on board suffered fatal injuries, according to authorities.
Preliminary reports indicate the aircraft operated on a post-maintenance test flight. Local news sources report that the aircraft went down on the side of Highway 57 Querétaro-Mexico City close to the TransporMex building, some 11 km southwest of the airport.
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