Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II crash, Jul 4, 2010 (5 killed)
Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II accident on July 4, 2010 near Alpine-Casparis, Texas, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: The pilot did not set the...
- Date: July 4, 2010
- Aircraft: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II
- Location: Alpine-Casparis, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot did not set the flaps and retract the landing gear after takeoff, degrading climb performance. Pilot fatigue was a contributing factor.
A Cessna 421B air ambulance departed Alpine-Casparis for Midland carrying a patient and his wife, two flight nurses and the pilot. It crashed about a mile east of the airport shortly after takeoff. The NTSB found no mechanical faults and concluded the landing gear and flaps were still extended, which degraded climb performance. All five people on board were killed.