Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I crash, Dec 17, 2004 (3 killed)
Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I accident on December 17, 2004 near Denver-Centennial, Colorado, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Loss of engine power...
- Date: December 17, 2004
- Aircraft: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I
- Location: Denver-Centennial, Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of engine power from fuel starvation caused by a jammed throttle and fuel control assembly and a restricted fuel flow in the left engine, combined with the instructor's failure to control the aircraft and to abort the takeoff in time.
A Cessna 421A was being flown in a model-specific training flight at Denver-Centennial when its engines quit repeatedly during starting. On the takeoff roll the pilot reported an engine problem, the aircraft drifted off the runway, rolled and cartwheeled. All three aboard were killed.