Cessna 425 Conquest crash, Feb 11, 1992 (1 killed), Lakeland
Cessna 425 Conquest accident on February 11, 1992 near Lakeland, Florida, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of control in flight by the pilot...
- Date: February 11, 1992
- Aircraft: Cessna 425 Conquest
- Location: Lakeland, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control in flight by the pilot for undetermined reasons, according to the NTSB (MIA92FA085).
A Cessna 425 Conquest on a positioning flight from Bartow found Lakeland fogged in and the pilot, the only person aboard, was cleared for an instrument approach. He broke out of the cloud at about 100 feet in a left bank and yawed, then struck the ground short of the runway and left of centerline. A post-crash fire partially consumed the wreckage and the pilot was killed.