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
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287 of 507 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 507 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2009 | Cessna 421B | Alpine, Texas, United States | O'hara Flying Service II LP | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 2009 | Cessna 421C | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Fly High Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 2009 | Cessna 421B | Nassau, Bahamas | Glen Pratt | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 2008 | Cessna 421C | Mesa, Arizona, United States | DRY Force Inc | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2008 | Cessna 421C | Greenville, North Carolina, United States | Taft, Taft, and Haigler | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 2008 | Cessna 421 | Caldwell, New Jersey, United States | Antranig Aslanian, Jr. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 2008 | Cessna 421C | Sterling, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2007 | Cessna 421B | Oceanside, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 2007 | Cessna 421 | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 May 2007 | Cessna 421C | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | Miller, Dave | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 2007 | Cessna 421 | Pocatello, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 2006 | Cessna 421 | Brackettville, Texas, United States | Thomas Westberry | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 2006 | Cessna 421C | Moline, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2006 | Cessna 421B | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 May 2006 | Cessna 421B | Marathon, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 2006 | Cessna 421C | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2005 | Cessna 421C | Readington, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2005 | Cessna 421C | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 2005 | Cessna 421B | Medina, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 2005 | Cessna 421B | Lake Havasu Cit, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2005 | Cessna 421C | Muncie, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 2004 | Cessna 421C | Henderson, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2004 | Cessna 421B | Portland, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2004 | Cessna 421B | Bend, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2004 | Cessna 421 | Ravenna, Ohio, United States | Nicholas Pate | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 2004 | Cessna 421C | Window Rock, Arizona, United States | Scenic Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2003 | Cessna 421B | Driggs, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2003 | Cessna 421C | Crescent City, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2003 | Cessna 421C | San Francisco, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2002 | Cessna 421B | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2002 | Cessna 421 | Ithaca, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2002 | Cessna 421C | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2002 | Cessna 421C | Hailey, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 2001 | Cessna 421 | Carcassome, France | Air Euro Trans | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2001 | Cessna 421B | New Braunfels, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2001 | Cessna 421C | Greenville, Mississippi, United States | James M. Scroggin | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 2001 | Cessna 421C | Angwin, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 2000 | Cessna 421B | Pensacola, Florida, United States | Lifeguard Air Ambulance, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2000 | Cessna 421A | Homewood, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1999 | Cessna 421C | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | Flight Line Incorporated | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1999 | Cessna 421B | Montague, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1999 | Cessna 421C | Santa Monica, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1999 | Cessna 421B | Polacca, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1999 | Cessna 421B | Youngstown, Ohio, United States | Hawkeye Charter Service, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1999 | Cessna 421C | Shelbyville, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1998 | Cessna 421C | Eagle Pass, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1998 | Cessna 421B | Columbus, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 May 1998 | Cessna 421B | Nassau, Bahamas | Edward Quinn | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1998 | Cessna 421B | Show Low, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1997 | Cessna 421C | Elkins, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |