Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III crash, Nov 26, 2012 (1 killed)
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III accident on November 26, 2012 near Wells, Texas, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot continued the flight into...
- Date: November 26, 2012
- Aircraft: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III
- Location: Wells, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot continued the flight into an area of extreme weather, leading to a thunderstorm encounter and structural failure of the wings and tail.
A Cessna 421C on an IFR flight from West Houston to Tulsa flew into a thunderstorm in cruise. Radar showed a right turn and then an erratic steep descent, and the airframe broke apart in flight, with the wreckage falling near Wells, Texas. The sole pilot was killed.