Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II crash, Nov 14, 2006 (3 killed)
Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II accident on November 14, 2006 near Big Bear Lake, California, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the left...
- Date: November 14, 2006
- Aircraft: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II
- Location: Big Bear Lake, California, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Failure of the left turbocharger turbine wheel shaft during initial climb, combined with the pilot's failure to attain and maintain safe single-engine airspeed, leading to a loss of control.
A Cessna 421B took off from Big Bear Lake for Las Vegas. Just after rotation the left engine lost power, and the aircraft yawed left and banked into a steep descent over the lake. The NTSB found a fractured left turbocharger turbine shaft, and the pilot could not maintain single-engine climb.