Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III crash, Aug 24, 2000 (1 killed)
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III accident on August 24, 2000 near Hunt, Texas, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of left engine power from an...
- Date: August 24, 2000
- Aircraft: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III
- Location: Hunt, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of left engine power from an engine with metal contamination that was not overhauled, followed by a forced landing in unsuitable terrain. The pilot's decision to fly with the gear extended contributed.
A Cessna 421C on a private ferry flight with its landing gear extended lost power in the left engine, which had metal contamination and had not been overhauled. The pilot tried to reach a suitable landing site, but the aircraft struck trees and a fence and came to rest inverted on a road where it burned. The single occupant was killed.