An ‘Inevitable’ Ditching

A Cessna 421C was 50 minutes into the first leg of a trans-Pacific ferry flight when the left engine failed with a “loud muffled bang”; the pilots observed oil streaming from the engine, noted a large bulge in the cowling, and turned back toward Sunshine Coast Airport in Queensland, Australia, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).

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