Aircraft Photo of EC-GKK | Fairchild SA-227AC Metro III | AirHistory.net #272900
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:EC-GKK
Aircraft Original Type:Swearingen SA-226 Metro
Aircraft Generic Type:Fairchild SA-227 Merlin IV/Metro/Expediter (C-26)
Aircraft Version:Fairchild SA-227AC Metro III
C/n (msn):AC-730
Location
City / Airport:Madrid - Adolfo Suarez / BarajasMap
Country:Spain
Airport Codes:ICAO: LEMD   IATA: MAD   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:9 March 2003
Photo by:Toni Marimón
Photo ID: 272900
Photo Comment

When operating for Ibertrans Aérea, this Metro went off the runway after landing on a flight from Alicante to Djerba in the 11th january 1997, running through a ditch and collapsing the undercarriage. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair but the 21 occupants survived.

This photo is copyright © Toni Marimón, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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