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NTSB Blames Inexperienced Pilot for Accident That Killed Three

The NTSB cites a lack of pilot experience in the 2019 loss of a Cessna 421 Golden Eagle that killed three people in DeLand, Florida.

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The NTSB cites a lack of pilot experience in the 2019 loss of a Cessna 421 Golden Eagle that killed three people in DeLand, Florida.

Armand Girouard, 27, and Shawna Carbonaro, 34, both of DeLand, and Ernedro Philippe, 32, of Kissimmee, Florida, were killed when the multiengine airplane they were in went down in a wooded area the afternoon of September 29, 2019.

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.

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