Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I crash, Jun 17, 1989, Eloy
Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I accident on June 17, 1989 near Eloy, Arizona, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Failure of the number three exhaust...
- Date: June 17, 1989
- Aircraft: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I
- Location: Eloy, Arizona, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Failure of the number three exhaust valve on the left engine; high density altitude meant the airplane could not sustain flight on one engine (NTSB LAX89LA217).
A Cessna 421A Golden Eagle (N421S) lost power from its left engine just after takeoff from Pinal Airpark near Picacho, Arizona, on 17 June 1989. The pilot feathered the propeller and landed in a cotton field, where the left tip tank caught fire and the aircraft was destroyed, but all four occupants survived.