VH-VPY (C421) — routes, history & safety record

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Safety history

November 10, 2023AccidentHull loss
On the morning of 10 November 2023, a Cessna 421C, registered VH-VPY, departed the Sunshine Coast Airport, Queensland for a transpacific international ferry flight to Oakland, California in the United States. Two pilots were on board to conduct the flight, where the first leg was planned to stop at Pago Pago, American Samoa.
Cessna Aircraft Company 421C
Contributing factors: - While flying over open water the left engine failed. The nature of the engine failure prevented the propeller from feathering and the excess drag from the windmilling propeller reduced the available performance of the aircraft. Full accident record