Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II crash, Apr 29, 1993 (2 killed)
Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II accident on April 29, 1993 near Chesterfield-Spirit of St Louis, Missouri, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Improper...
- Date: April 29, 1993
- Aircraft: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II
- Location: Chesterfield-Spirit of St Louis, Missouri, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Improper planning and decision making by the pilot, leading to fuel exhaustion, plus the pilot's failure to control the aircraft during the emergency approach; failure to refuel before the flight was a related factor.
The two pilots flew a VFR trip with an incorrect fuel plan and no record of refuelling. Vectored far from home, they asked to return and then declared a fuel emergency. The Cessna went out of control while approaching to land and crashed, killing both pilots.