3 fatal · Cessna 421B · 2006-11-14 · Big Bear Lake, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX07FA035
Event ID
20061116X01682
Type
Accident
Date
2006-11-14
Location
Big Bear Lake, CA, USA
Coordinates
34.240554, -116.943054
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
421B
Registration
N642BD
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Failure of the turbine wheel shaft in the left turbocharger during the takeoff initial climb for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to attain and maintain safe single engine airspeed that led to a loss of control.