Madrid – Alicante – Djerba

On January 11, 1997 at 07:00 PM, Madrid – Alicante – Djerba experienced a crash involving Swearingen SA227 Metro III, operated by Ibertrans Aérea, with the event recorded near Djerba Gabès Governorate (<U+0648><U+0644><U+0627><U+064A><U+0629> <U+0642><U+0627><U+0628><U+0633><U+200E>).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

21 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 21 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 19, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

After touchdown, the crew started the braking procedure when the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest in a ditch. All 21 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration EC-GKK, MSN AC-730, year of manufacture 1989.