Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III crash, Apr 22, 1989 (7 killed)
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III accident on April 22, 1989 near Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg, Germany with 7 fatalities. Cause: The pilot misjudged...
- Date: April 22, 1989
- Aircraft: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III
- Location: Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot misjudged his height above the terrain while descending through fog and heavy rain toward Stuttgart.
A Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III flying back to Stuttgart from Corsica crashed into the slope of the Bargauer Horn near Schwabisch Gmund, Baden Wurttemberg, on 22 April 1989. The pilot misjudged his height above the terrain in fog and heavy rain. All seven people on board were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.