ASN Aircraft accident Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III CP-2321 Trinidad Airport (TDD)
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Date:Wednesday 31 December 1997
Type:Silhouette image of generic SW4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III
Operator:Aerosur
Registration: CP-2321
MSN: AC-643
First flight: 1986
Engines: 2 Garrett TPE331-11U-611G
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Trinidad Airport (TDD) (   Bolivia)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Trinidad Airport (TDD/SLTR), Bolivia
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Lost control on takeoff and ran off the side of the runway; the left main gear failed.

Classification:
Runway excursion

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photo of Swearingen-SA227-AC-Metro-III-CP-2321
accident date: 31-12-1997
type: Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III
registration: CP-2321
photo of Swearingen-SA227-AC-Metro-III-CP-2321
accident date: 31-12-1997
type: Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III
registration: CP-2321
 
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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