Crash of a Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III near Wada: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 11, 1987 at 1440 LT
Registration:
JA5273
Survivors:
No
MSN:
421C-1100
YOM:
1981
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route, the right engine failed. The pilot was unable to feather the propeller and the aircraft lost height until it crashed on the slope of a mountain located west of Wada, in the prefecture of Nagano. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right engine after the piston head of the second cylinder broke in flight.
Final Report:
