Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III crash, Jan 29, 1986 (2 killed)
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III accident on January 29, 1986 near Troy-Oakland County, Michigan, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The NTSB...
- Date: January 29, 1986
- Aircraft: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III
- Location: Troy-Oakland County, Michigan, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The NTSB attributed the initial power loss to total engine assembly failure, and the loss of control to the pilot failing to retract the gear, feather the propeller and use the throttle correctly.
A Cessna 421C flying from Troy to Lansing, Michigan, lost power from its right engine shortly after takeoff on 29 January 1986. The aircraft rolled inverted after a turn and struck a carport, where a post-impact fire destroyed it. Both occupants were killed.