Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II crash, Aug 6, 1998, Columbus-...
Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II accident on August 6, 1998 near Columbus-Municipal (Bakalar), Indiana, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The...
- Date: August 6, 1998
- Aircraft: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II
- Location: Columbus-Municipal (Bakalar), Indiana, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot-in-command failed to maintain airspeed, resulting in a stall, with an open baggage door and inadequate preflight preparation as contributing factors.
A Cessna 421B chartered to carry employees to Detroit lost its nose baggage door shortly after takeoff from Columbus, Indiana. The pilot turned back toward the airport and the stall warning sounded during the turn, and the aircraft struck the terrain. Both pilots had done part of the preflight and no written procedures existed for the two-pilot division of duties.