Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III crash, Jan 26, 1994 (2 killed)
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III accident on January 26, 1994 near McCook-Ben Nelson, Nebraska, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Improper in-flight...
- Date: January 26, 1994
- Aircraft: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III
- Location: McCook-Ben Nelson, Nebraska, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Improper in-flight planning and decision making by the pilot, combined with airframe ice accumulation that caused an inadvertent stall after both alternators failed and the anti-ice system stopped working.
A Cessna 421C on an on-demand charter from Denver to Columbus, Nebraska, flew into icing and lost both alternators. The pilot diverted to McCook, circled the airport twice, then stalled in a 45 degree bank and crashed through trees. Witnesses saw the aircraft covered in ice. Two of the seven aboard died.