Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II crash, Dec 15, 2006, La Fonda...
Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II accident on December 15, 2006 near La Fonda Ranch, Texas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's failure to...
- Date: December 15, 2006
- Aircraft: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II
- Location: La Fonda Ranch, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to keep proper runway alignment on final approach and his delayed decision to go around in dark conditions. The inoperative runway edge lights contributed.
A Cessna 421B on a night approach to a private ranch strip near Del Rio lost its alignment with the runway after the pilot misread the lights as houses. He delayed the go-around, touched down beside the runway and went off the left side into brush. A post-impact fire destroyed the aircraft, but the pilot walked away unhurt.