Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III crash, Apr 19, 2012 (1 killed)
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III accident on April 19, 2012 near Gulf of Mexico, World with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot incapacitation, which left the pilot...
- Date: April 19, 2012
- Aircraft: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III
- Location: Gulf of Mexico, World
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot incapacitation, which left the pilot unable to control the airplane and led to the ocean impact, as determined by the NTSB.
A Cessna 421C (N48DL) was lost after its pilot became incapacitated during a flight from Slidell. The aircraft strayed off its assigned route and altitude, NORAD fighters saw the pilot slumped over and unresponsive, and the airplane circled for about three hours before entering the Gulf of Mexico. The pilot was killed and neither the aircraft nor the pilot was recovered.