Gadsden - Huntsville

On June 10, 1993 at 05:27 PM, Gadsden - Huntsville experienced a crash involving Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, operated by Five Star Aviation, with the event recorded near Gadsden Alabama.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) 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 technical failure. The airline transport pilot reported that shortly after takeoff from runway 36, he heard a loud noise from the left engine area, and observed smoke trailing the left engine nacelle. He confirmed that the left engine was losing power, and he feathered the left propeller. He was unable to maintain altitude, and the aircraft was force landed on wooded terrain. The aircraft caught fire on the ground after colliding with trees and was destroyed. An inspection of the left engine turbocharger revealed that the rotor shaft was seized, with evidence of metal transfer to the bearing journals.

Aircraft reference details include registration N699DT, MSN 421B-0540, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.0128°, -86.0030°.