Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III crash, Mar 20, 1980 (2 killed)
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III accident on March 20, 1980 near Decatur-Crystal Lake, Arkansas, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Collision with...
- Date: March 20, 1980
- Aircraft: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III
- Location: Decatur-Crystal Lake, Arkansas, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Collision with wires and poles during a go-around after the pilot continued VFR flight into adverse weather. Contributing factors were fog, high obstructions, weather below minimums, fog on the runway, runway lights on, and an inoperative VASI.
A Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III (N31LP) operated by Peterson Industries was flying from Little Rock to Decatur at night. The pilot cancelled his IFR flight plan and continued under visual rules into fog. On a go-around from an instrument approach to Decatur-Crystal Lake Airport he struck power lines and crashed in flames. Both occupants were killed.