Cessna 421 accidents

The NTSB database holds 507 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 421, recorded between 1967 to 2026. 158 of them were fatal (31%), and 449 people died.

The deadliest year was 1995, with 25 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (84 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Bahamas and France.

220 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

507

Records

158

Fatal

449

Deaths

31%

Share fatal

1967 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 287 of 507 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 10

1970s 130

1980s 138

1990s 91

2000s 67

2010s 47

2020s 24

Where these happened

United States 481 Bahamas 6 France 5 Australia 3 Mexico 2 Europe 2

Operators involved

Biddle Manufac 2 Cessna Aircraf 2 John McShain, I 2 Narco Scientif 2 Southern Indus 2 Mesaba Aviatio 2

All 507 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
18 Jul 2024	Cessna 421C N264DC	Tofino, Canada no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
10 Nov 2023	Cessna 421C VH-VPY	Sunshine Coast, Australia	-	Fatal	3
29 Sep 2019	Cessna 421 N731PF	Deland, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	3
5 Jun 2018	Cessna 421B N421MM	Rock Sound, Bahamas	HAT Investments LLC	Fatal	3
11 Jul 2010	Cessna 421 N88DF	Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States	Chase R. Bales	Fatal	3
10 Mar 2010	Cessna 421 TG-JYM	Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Corpreca SA	Fatal	3
14 Nov 2006	Cessna 421B N642BD	Big Bear Lake, California, United States	-	Fatal	3
17 Dec 2004	Cessna 421 N421FR	Englewood, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	3
17 Feb 2003	Cessna 421 N421TJ	Ferguson, Kentucky, United States	Shalabh N. Agarwal	Fatal	3
18 Feb 2002	Cessna 421B F-GHUY	Libourne, France no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
29 Apr 1996	Cessna 421 N341DA	Bernard, Iowa, United States	-	Fatal	3
21 Jan 1994	Cessna 421C N777BE	Titusville, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	3
12 Mar 1993	Cessna 421C N2656N	Eagle Mountain, California, United States	-	Fatal	3
24 Jun 1992	Cessna 421B N628RJ	Monterey, California, United States	Judith REA Enterprises	Fatal	3
4 Jan 1992	Cessna 421B N1974G	Steamboat Spgs, Colorado, United States	Cebco Aviation, Inc.	Fatal	3
9 Nov 1990	Cessna 421B N21ST	Flamingo, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	3
25 Sep 1990	Cessna 421B N316MH	Jefferson, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	3
4 Feb 1988	Cessna 421A N517S	Helena, Montana, United States	Minuteman Aviation	Fatal	3
1 Aug 1984	Cessna 421C N6231G	Fort Lupton, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	3
20 Jul 1984	Cessna 421 N14TC	Birchwood, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	3
21 Nov 1981	Cessna 421C N8369G	Shoshone, Idaho, United States no coordinates	Western Bdcstg	Fatal	3
19 Jun 1979	Cessna 421B N69733	Charleston, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	Lockwood Bros.	Fatal	3
22 Feb 1979	Cessna 421A N77PM	Kansas City, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Phillip Moss A	Fatal	3
18 Sep 1976	Cessna 421B N29RX	Ashdown, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	Owens Company	Fatal	3
24 Oct 1975	Cessna 421B N100QU	Berryville, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	Escalante Coal	Fatal	3
16 Jan 1973	Cessna 421 N42J	Palm Sprngs, California, United States no coordinates	Prescott Valle	Fatal	3
16 Dec 1972	Cessna 421 N121X	Cheektowaga, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
19 Jun 2026	Cessna 421 F-GUST	La Baule-Escoublac, France	-	Fatal	2
31 Aug 2024	Cessna 421C N421GP	Fairview, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	2
17 Jun 2024	Cessna 421 N245T	Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Jul 2021	Cessna 421C N678SW	Monterey, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
15 Feb 2019	Cessna 421 N421NS	Canadian, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 Oct 2015	Cessna 421B N33FA	Hammond, Louisiana, United States	Aero One, Inc.	Fatal	2
11 Nov 2012	Cessna 421C N700EM	Shaver Lake, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
6 Oct 2008	Cessna 421 XB-KWG	Oaxaca, Mexico	Guillermo Gurrion Matias	Fatal	2
7 Mar 2006	Cessna 421C EC-JAX	Labiano, Spain no coordinates	Aerotaxi Los Valles, S.L.	Fatal	2
23 Sep 2004	Cessna 421C N729DM	Bee Caves, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Aug 2004	Cessna 421 HB-LRW	Station Townshi, Australia	-	Fatal	2
25 Dec 2002	Cessna 421 N421D	Akron, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
10 Dec 2000	Cessna 421B N52KL	Norman, Oklahoma, United States	Earl W. Nash	Fatal	2
9 Mar 1999	Cessna 421B N41096	North Bend, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	2
15 Jun 1994	Cessna 421C N421AG	Carlsbad, California, United States	Alexander Greco	Fatal	2
10 Feb 1994	Cessna 421C N741CA	San Antonio, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Jan 1994	Cessna 421C N5468G	McCook, Nebraska, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Apr 1993	Cessna 421B N4939M	Valley Park, Missouri, United States	Private Wing Flugreisen Gmbh	Fatal	2
13 Dec 1992	Cessna 421C N98489	Wilsonville, Oregon, United States	Higgins, Arthur B.	Fatal	2
1 Apr 1990	Cessna 421-C N2655V	Boulder, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Rocky Mountain Intensive	Fatal	2
16 Nov 1988	Cessna 421 N222BL	Tooele, Utah, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
26 Mar 1988	Cessna 421A CGVDG	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
11 Dec 1987	Cessna 421A N777RC	Hilton Head Isl, South Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	2