Aero Tropics Air Services Swearingen 227 plane crash

Iron Range, Australia 7th May, 2005

Key facts

Airline: Aero Tropics Air Services
Aircraft: Swearingen 227
Location: Iron Range, Australia
Date: 7th May, 2005
People on board: 15
Fatalities: 15

Updated on 29th August 2026

Accident account

The Fairchild Metroliner 227, on a passenger flight from Bamaga to Iron Range, crashed shortly before landing into a fog shrouded hillside surrounding the airport. The bad weather conditions could be the root cause of the accident. All 15 passengers and crew members were killed.