Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III crash, Nov 10, 2023, Sunshin...
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III accident on November 10, 2023 near Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: Left engine failure...
- Date: November 10, 2023
- Aircraft: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III
- Location: Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Left engine failure over water with the propeller unable to feather, and excess ferry fuel that could not be jettisoned quickly. Other factors: loading above the ferry permit limits, an unapproved fuel system modification and pilots without the right approvals (ATSB).
A Cessna 421C on a ferry flight to Pago Pago lost its left engine 50 minutes after leaving Sunshine Coast, could not maintain altitude because the propeller would not feather, and ditched at sea. Both pilots were rescued by helicopter 32 minutes later. The ATSB cited the engine failure, overweight ferry fuel loading and an unapproved fuel system modification.