Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III, N425MA, accident occurred on March 6, 2026, at Denver International Airport (DEN/KDEN), Denver, Colorado

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N425MA

 History of Flight:
On March 6, 2026, at about 2140 local time, a Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III, N425MA, registered to, and being operated by Key Lime Air as flight 143, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at Denver International Airport (DEN/KDEN), Denver, Colorado. The pilot was not injured. The cargo flight originated from North Platte Regional Airport-Lee Bird Field (LBF/KLBF), 
North Platte, Nebraska, at 2125 LT.

The FAA reported: "Aircraft landed and left main gear collapsed." According to ADS-B data, the airplane landed on runway 35R when it veered to the left side towards the end of the runway going about 19 knots before coming to rest.

Figure 1: ADS-B exchange

Figure 2: Last few seconds

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