Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I crash, Dec 10, 1987 (2 killed)
Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I accident on December 10, 1987 near Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control in...
- Date: December 10, 1987
- Aircraft: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I
- Location: Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control in flight during the initial climb after a night takeoff in fog (NTSB as summarised in ASN; final report not retrieved).
A Tennessee Wings Cessna 421A (N777RC) departed Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, on a night flight in patchy fog and was lost shortly after takeoff. Both occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB investigated under case ATL88FA059.