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Aero Tropics Air Services Swearingen 227 plane crash
Iron Range, Australia

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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 the 15 passengers and crew members were killed.

Aircraft similar to the one which crashed (Swearingen 227)
Iron Range, Australia

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