Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II crash, Jun 9, 1988 (1 killed)
Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II accident on June 9, 1988 near Knoxville, Tennessee, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Encounter with adverse weather in...
- Date: June 9, 1988
- Aircraft: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II
- Location: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Encounter with adverse weather in flight, with poor decision making by the pilot in command and drug impairment as contributing factors.
A Cessna 421B registered N700SC, flying from Indianapolis to Jacksonville, broke up in flight at about 17,000 feet near Knoxville, Tennessee, on 9 June 1988. The lone pilot was killed. The investigation attributed the accident to an encounter with adverse weather in flight, with poor decision making by the pilot and drug impairment as contributing factors.