Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II crash, Dec 27, 1989, Zurich-K...
Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II accident on December 27, 1989 near Zurich-Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland with no fatalities. Cause: An excessive nose-down,...
- Date: December 27, 1989
- Aircraft: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II
- Location: Zurich-Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: An excessive nose-down, unstabilized attitude while transitioning from instrument to visual conditions, with a possible optical illusion and frost on the windshield as contributing factors.
A Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II (9H-ABN) of Eagle Aviation Malta, on a training flight from Malta with stops in Rome and Basel, crashed during an ILS approach to runway 14 at Zurich Kloten on 27 December 1989. It descended below the glide path and struck the ground about 1,500 metres short of the runway. Both occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was written off.