Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III crash, Oct 18, 1984 (1 killed)
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III accident on October 18, 1984 near Addison, Texas, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The NTSB narrative attributes the...
- Date: October 18, 1984
- Aircraft: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III
- Location: Addison, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The NTSB narrative attributes the power loss to failure of the left engine number six connecting rod after oil exhaustion, the engine having a history of high oil consumption.
A Cessna 421C on a private flight from Addison, Texas to Naples, Florida lost power in its left engine about seven minutes after takeoff. The pilot feathered the engine and turned back, but the aircraft descended steeply, struck a building roof and a utility pole, and burned, killing the sole occupant.