Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III crash, Jan 16, 2000, Herings...
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III accident on January 16, 2000 near Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany with no fatalities. Cause: Descent below...
- Date: January 16, 2000
- Aircraft: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III
- Location: Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Descent below minimums on approach in poor weather, leading to collision with trees short of the runway. Formal cause not confirmed in the sources reviewed.
A Cessna 421C positioning flight from Hamburg descended toward Heringsdorf in poor weather, with visibility about 400 metres and a 100 foot ceiling, below minimums. It collided with trees about 750 metres short of runway 28 and burst into flames. The sole occupant, the pilot, was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.