Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II crash, Jan 30, 2006 (4 killed)
Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II accident on January 30, 2006 near Chicago-Executive (Palwaukee), Illinois, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: The...
- Date: January 30, 2006
- Aircraft: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II
- Location: Chicago-Executive (Palwaukee), Illinois, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the landing approach, which led to an inadvertent stall and an uncontrolled descent into the ground.
A Cessna 421B on a private flight from Olathe crashed during approach to runway 34 at Palwaukee, killing all four occupants. Radar data showed the airspeed decaying in a left turn in the pattern before the aircraft struck the ground. Both engines were producing power at impact.