2016 Malta Fairchild Merlin crash
On 24 October 2016, a twin turboprop Fairchild SA227-AT Merlin IVC operated by CAE Aviation crashed near Kirkop, Malta, shortly after take-off from Malta International Airport. The aircraft was to operate in the vicinity of Misrata in Libya on a surveillance mission by the French Ministry of Defence. All five people on board the aircraft died in the crash, making it the deadliest aviation accident in Malta since 1975.
N577MX, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in 2011 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 October 2016 |
| Summary | Mechanical Failure |
| Site | Malta International Airport, near Kirkop, Malta 35°50′38.5″N 14°29′29.3″E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fairchild SA227-AT Merlin IVC |
| Operator | CAE Aviation |
| Registration | N577MX |
| Flight origin | Malta International Airport |
| Destination | Malta International Airport |
| Occupants | 5 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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