Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II crash, Feb 19, 2002 (3 killed)
Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II accident on February 19, 2002 near Libourne-Les Artigues-de-Lussac, Gironde, France with 3 fatalities. Cause: Loss of...
- Date: February 19, 2002
- Aircraft: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II
- Location: Libourne-Les Artigues-de-Lussac, Gironde, France
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control during the initial climb, possibly linked to a power asymmetry between the two engines whose origin could not be determined.
A Cessna 421B departing Libourne-Les Artigues-de-Lussac lost control during the initial climb after making an uncommanded turn, then banked steeply left and crashed in woods about 2 km beyond the runway end, where it burned. All three occupants were killed. The origin of an apparent power asymmetry between the engines was not established.