Cessna 441 Conquest crash, Jan 2, 1997, Lakeland
Cessna 441 Conquest accident on January 2, 1997 near Lakeland, Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Electronic engine control failure...
- Date: January 2, 1997
- Aircraft: Cessna 441 Conquest
- Location: Lakeland, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Electronic engine control failure causing uncommanded overtorque on the right engine during the takeoff roll, which the pilot could not control after the left engine was retarded to idle. Final NTSB wording not confirmed by the sources reviewed.
A Cessna 441 Conquest II (N441MS) operated by Executive Wings was on a maintenance test flight at Lakeland, Florida, on 2 January 1997. During the takeoff roll the aircraft veered left off the runway and crashed. A post-crash fire destroyed the aircraft. Both occupants survived. The NTSB linked the event to an engine fuel control abnormality, though crew accounts of the takeoff conflict.