Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II crash, Sep 26, 2017 (2 killed)
Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II accident on September 26, 2017 near Noviny pod Ralskem, Liberec Region, Czech Republic with 2 fatalities. Cause: AAII (CZ...
- Date: September 26, 2017
- Aircraft: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II
- Location: Noviny pod Ralskem, Liberec Region, Czech Republic
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: AAII (CZ 17 0932, per BAAA): An inner mechanical defect in the left engine, past its overhaul limit, caused a forced stall. The right propeller did not feather during shutdown.
A Valnetis Air Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II on a charter from Pribram to Gdansk declared an emergency after both engines failed at 14,100 feet. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in woodland near Noviny pod Ralskem in the Czech Republic, burning. Both occupants were killed, and the Czech investigators found an inner mechanical defect in the left engine.