Savannah - West Columbia

On January 15, 1986 at 09:50 AM, Savannah - West Columbia experienced a crash involving Cessna 441 Conquest, operated by Colonial Oil Industries, with the event recorded near West Columbia South Carolina.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. During final approach the pilot noticed aircraft flying 'unusual' and elected go-around. During power-up, the aircraft lost power and a forced landing was made on a residential street near the airport. The pilot stated that he had inadvertently placed the fuel selector in crossfeed and had exhausted the fuel supply in the right wing by feeding both engines. There were no reported mechanical problems prior to the accident.

Aircraft reference details include registration N441CD, MSN 441-0131, year of manufacture 1980.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.9919°, -81.0640°.