Cessna 441 Conquest crash, Aug 10, 1992, Gainesville-Lee...
Cessna 441 Conquest accident on August 10, 1992 near Gainesville-Lee Gilmer, Georgia, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot's poor decisions...
- Date: August 10, 1992
- Aircraft: Cessna 441 Conquest
- Location: Gainesville-Lee Gilmer, Georgia, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Pilot's poor decisions after a partial engine power loss, including shutting down the wrong engine and not following the emergency checklist. The bird strike was a contributing factor.
A Cessna 441 Conquest II climbing out of Gainesville, Georgia, struck a flock of birds and lost power on its right engine. The pilot shut down the wrong engine, did not run the emergency checklist, and left the gear and flaps extended, so the aircraft could not hold altitude. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot was seriously injured.