Aeronaves TSM Swearingen 226 plane crash
Key facts
- Airline
- Aeronaves TSM
- Aircraft
- Swearingen 226
- Location
- Querétaro, Mexico
- Date
- 2nd June, 2015
- People on board
- 5
- Fatalities
- 5
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Accident account
The Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II turboprop aircraft, operated by Aeronaves TSM took off from Querétaro Airport, Mexico, for a test flight. The plane was supposed to return to Querétaro Airport after the flight. 2 crewmembers and 3 passengers were onboard. The plane crashed shortly after takeoff. All 5 people onboard were killed.
The plane was operating a post-maintenance test flight. It fell almost vertically and burst into flames after impacting the side of a highway, 11 km southwest of the airport. A video caught by a security camera shows the plane plummeting from the sky, followed by another aircraft part. This is consistent with an in-flight break-up of the aircraft structure.
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Accident of a Swearingen SA226 operated by Aeronaves in Mexico in 2015
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2 juin 2015, Querétaro, Mexique - Vidéo de l'accident du Swearingen SA226 exploité par Aeronaves TSM. L'avion effectuait un vol d’essai post-maintenance. Il s’est écrasé peu après son décollage, chutant quasiment verticalement. Sur cette vidéo, on distingue deux morceaux de l’appareil qui tombent du ciel.
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