Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III crash, Oct 18, 1998, Eagle P...
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III accident on October 18, 1998 near Eagle Pass-Maverick County, Texas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: A downdraft...
- Date: October 18, 1998
- Aircraft: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III
- Location: Eagle Pass-Maverick County, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A downdraft that exceeded the aircraft's climb performance, with thunderstorms in the vicinity of the airport as a contributing factor.
A Cessna 421C air ambulance departed Eagle Pass, Texas, before dawn with a patient and crew. During the initial climb it met a strong downdraft near thunderstorms around the airport, and the descent rate exceeded what the climb could overcome. The aircraft struck trees and terrain and burned after impact.