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Revised: September 21, 2007
Copyright © 1997-2010 by Jean Charles Barroux - jbarroux@LAMilitary.org

Only one Cessna 421C Golden Eagle saw use with the Royal Bahamas Defence Force after being seized from drug runners in 1988.

On January 17, 2002 DF-1001 experienced engine troubles while returning from a flight to Crooked Island and was forced to ditch itself in Lake Killarney, near the HMBS Coral Harbour base. No injuries were reported by the five marines on-board at the time of the incident. The aircraft was partially submerged in about four feet of water and has been effectively written off. A replacement aircraft has arrived in the form of a single Raytheon Beechcraft King Air 350 (DF-103).

Cessna 421C Golden Eagle

Cessna 421C Golden Eagle six seats pressurised cabin twins utility

Designation: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle
Manufacturer: Cessna, U.S.A.
Crew: 2
Passengers: 4
Construction: All metal
Engine: 2 x Continental GTSIO-520-D
Engine Type: Geared, turbocharged and fuel injected flat six piston engine
Engine Thrust: 280 kW (374 hp)
Propeller: 2 x 3 bladed constant speed McCauley
Length: 10.29 m
Height: 3.56 m
Wing Span: 12.15 m
Wing Area: 18.6 m2
Empty Weight: 2,132 kg
Max. Weight: 3,103 kg
Max. Speed: 444 km/h
Stall Speed: --- km/h
Max. Speed at Sea Level: --- km/h
Max. Cruising Speed: 420 km/h
Normal Cruising Speed: 197 km/h
Initial Rate of Climb: 1,680 ft./min
Ceiling: 27,000 ft.
Fuel Capacity: --- lts
Range on Internal Fuel: 1,570 km
Range with Max. Fuel: 2,756 km
Range with Max. Payload: --- km
Endurance: --- Hrs
Useful Load: --- kg
Take-off Distance: --- m
Landing Distance: --- m
Radar: ---
EW: None.
Avionics: ---
Weapons: None.
Format: 1.0
Notes: These technical specifications are for the 421A model. The 421C model
   has a bonded wet wing with no tip tanks, higher vertical tail, more
   efficient props. and new trailing link undercarriage.

S/N       C/N        Unit          Built       Bought      Disposition         Notes
DF-1001   421-1206   RBDFAW        --/---/---- --/---/1988 w/o 17/Jan/2002     Ex-N26587, ditched at Lake Killarney, near the Coral Harbour base.

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