Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III crash, Nov 10, 2012 (2 killed)
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III accident on November 10, 2012 near Shaver Lake, California, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot failed to...
- Date: November 10, 2012
- Aircraft: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III
- Location: Shaver Lake, California, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot failed to regain control after a sudden rapid descent during cruise, leading to an in-flight breakup. Contributing factors were the decision to fly with a failed vacuum pump, at high altitude and at night (NTSB).
A Cessna 421C flown by a private pilot, with his father as passenger, returned from Salinas toward Omaha at night. After reaching cruise altitude it began a sudden rapid descent, and the airplane broke apart in flight near Shaver Lake, California. Both occupants were killed and the wreckage was partly burned.