Cessna 441 Conquest crash, Feb 4, 2015 (1 killed), Denton
Cessna 441 Conquest accident on February 4, 2015 near Denton, Texas, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: NTSB: The pilot's failure to maintain...
- Date: February 4, 2015
- Aircraft: Cessna 441 Conquest
- Location: Denton, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the instrument approach at night, which caused the airplane to exceed its critical angle of attack and enter an aerodynamic stall and spin at low altitude.
On 4 February 2015 a Cessna 441 Conquest II (N441TG) on a cross country flight approached Denton, Texas, in night instrument conditions. The pilot let airspeed fall while descending below the minimum altitude for the approach segment, then made an abrupt elevator input that stalled the airplane, which entered a steep spiral and struck the ground. The pilot was killed, and the NTSB found no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.