Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II crash, Dec 10, 2000 (2 killed)
Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II accident on December 10, 2000 near Norman-University of Oklahoma Westheimer, Oklahoma, United States with 2 fatalities....
- Date: December 10, 2000
- Aircraft: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II
- Location: Norman-University of Oklahoma Westheimer, Oklahoma, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to follow the instrument approach procedure and his continued descent below the minimum descent altitude. Contributing factors were the pilot's drug impairment, low ceiling, fog and dark night (NTSB).
A Cessna 421B flying from Altus to Norman was cleared on an ILS-type approach to runway 03 in fog and low ceilings at night. The aircraft flew past the missed approach point and descended below minimums, overflying the runway before crashing about a mile from the airport. Both occupants were killed, and toxicology found methamphetamine and amphetamine in the pilot.