Cessna 411 crash, Oct 23, 2005 (1 killed), East Hampton
Cessna 411 accident on October 23, 2005 near East Hampton, New York, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed...
- Date: October 23, 2005
- Aircraft: Cessna 411
- Location: East Hampton, New York, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering with one engine inoperative. Contributing were the left engine failure and the pilot's lack of multiengine certification.
A pilot flying a twin he had just bought for the first time, without a multiengine rating, lost the left engine on the flight from Georgia to Massachusetts. Near East Hampton the airplane slowed well below minimum single-engine control speed, banked left and hit a road. The pilot was killed.