Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III crash, Mar 5, 1995 (4 killed)
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III accident on March 5, 1995 near Taos, New Mexico, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: The pilot continued into known...
- Date: March 5, 1995
- Aircraft: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III
- Location: Taos, New Mexico, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot continued into known adverse weather, and the airplane stalled after airframe ice built up.
A Cessna 421C on an IFR flight to Taos entered icing and freezing rain in cloud while descending over mountains. It went into a steep nose-down descent and hit the ground southeast of the Taos VOR. All four occupants were killed.