ASN Aircraft accident Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II N622SP Neuquén, NE
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Date:Sunday 15 January 1995
Time:20:32
Type:Silhouette image of generic SW4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II
Operator:City Air Cargo
Registration: N622SP
MSN: TC-218
First flight: 1975
Crew:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Total:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: None
Location:near Neuquén, NE (   Argentina)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Neuquén Airport, NE (NQN/SAZN), Argentina
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
While in climb between 100 and 1,500 feet the copilot went aft to check on the cargo. An observer passenger observed the copilot approach the aft cargo door and manipulate the handle. The door opened and the copilot fell to his death.

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