Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II crash, Jul 4, 1992, Shelter Cove
Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II accident on July 4, 1992 near Shelter Cove, California, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's inadequate...
- Date: July 4, 1992
- Aircraft: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II
- Location: Shelter Cove, California, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to ensure the control surface locks were removed before takeoff.
A Cessna 421B on a charter flight from Shelter Cove to Oakland, California, overran the runway on 4 July 1992. The pilot found the control lock still installed at about 100 knots and could not remove it before the runway end. The aircraft struck a county sewage treatment building, separating the wings from the fuselage. All four occupants were seriously injured.