Cessna 411 crash, May 8, 1986 (6 killed), Shreveport-Down...
Cessna 411 accident on May 8, 1986 near Shreveport-Downtown, Louisiana, United States with 6 fatalities. Cause: Partial loss of engine power and loss...
- Date: May 8, 1986
- Aircraft: Cessna 411
- Location: Shreveport-Downtown, Louisiana, United States
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Partial loss of engine power and loss of control after takeoff with unmaintained airspeed; the aircraft was over gross weight and the right engine had run on a mix of gasoline and jet fuel.
A Cessna 411A took off from Shreveport on 8 May 1986 on a flight to Baton Rouge. The engines popped and emitted black smoke during the takeoff roll, the takeoff continued, and the aircraft lost airspeed in the climb and went inverted before impact, killing all six people on board.