Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III crash, Apr 28, 2009, Hamburg...
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III accident on April 28, 2009 near Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Hamburg, Germany with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined in the...
- Date: April 28, 2009
- Aircraft: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III
- Location: Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Hamburg, Germany
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined in the sources reviewed; reported causes are the loss of navigation instruments and difficulty extending the landing gear.
A Cessna 421C on a positioning flight from Hamburg lost its navigation instruments soon after takeoff and was cleared to divert to Finkenwerder. On final approach the pilot had difficulty lowering the landing gear, and he ditched in the Elbe. The aircraft came to rest inverted in about 0.8 m of water and was destroyed. The pilot escaped with minor injuries.