Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III crash, Oct 21, 1995 (1 killed)
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III accident on October 21, 1995 near Battle Creek-Kellogg Field-Executive, Michigan, United States with 1 fatality. Cause:...
- Date: October 21, 1995
- Aircraft: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III
- Location: Battle Creek-Kellogg Field-Executive, Michigan, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's decision to fly in icing conditions, airframe ice accumulation, and failure to maintain adequate airspeed, leading to loss of control; icing was a related factor.
A Cessna 421C flying from Broomfield to Battle Creek lost control while receiving radar vectors for an approach and crashed three miles from Kellogg Field, killing the pilot. The NTSB found no mechanical anomaly and identified airframe icing as a factor, since a Boeing 727 reported a rapid ice build-up on the same approach path within the hour.