Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II crash, Jan 5, 1991 (6 killed)
Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II accident on January 5, 1991 near Muskogee-Davis, Oklahoma, United States with 6 fatalities. Cause: The pilot lost control...
- Date: January 5, 1991
- Aircraft: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II
- Location: Muskogee-Davis, Oklahoma, United States
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot lost control of the aircraft due to spatial disorientation at night in instrument conditions. Darkness, adverse weather and the pilot's physical impairment from a sinus infection contributed.
A Cessna 421B departing Muskogee, Oklahoma at night in instrument conditions crashed about 1.5 miles from the runway after takeoff. The aircraft struck the ground in a steep right bank and nose down attitude at high speed. The NTSB found the pilot lost control through spatial disorientation, and the aircraft had unrepaired defects noted in a prior inspection.