Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II crash, May 27, 1999 (4 killed)
Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II accident on May 27, 1999 near Jefferson City, Missouri, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's failure to...
- Date: May 27, 1999
- Aircraft: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II
- Location: Jefferson City, Missouri, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, with partial power loss from an exhaust valve fatigue failure as a contributing factor.
A Cessna 421B on an approach to Jefferson City lost power from one engine and the aircraft rolled, nosed over and crashed inverted in a sod field. Lab work found a fatigued exhaust valve stem on one cylinder, and the pilot and three passengers were killed.