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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 1997 | Cessna 421A | Tomahawk, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1997 | Cessna 421C | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1997 | Cessna 421C | Cedar City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1996 | Cessna 421C | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | James L. Kingston | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1996 | Cessna 421B | Olympia, Washington, United States | Crossings Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1996 | Cessna 421B | Conchas, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1996 | Cessna 421C | Avalon, California, United States | Sarkis Badzhaksizyan | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1996 | Cessna 421B | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1995 | Cessna 421 | Peachtree City, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1995 | Cessna 421 | Romeo, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1995 | Cessna 421B | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1995 | Cessna 421C | Chinle, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1995 | Cessna 421 | Creswell, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1995 | Cessna 421C | Angola, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1994 | Cessna 421C | Chinle, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1994 | Cessna 421A | Sparks, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1994 | Cessna 421B | Stuart, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1994 | Cessna 421C | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1994 | Cessna 421C | Polacca, Arizona, United States | Randsburg Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1994 | Cessna 421A | Richlands, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1994 | Cessna 421B | Lagrange, Georgia, United States | Federal Aviation Admin | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1994 | Cessna 421C | Tulare, California, United States | Arie van RYN | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1993 | Cessna 421 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1993 | Cessna 421B | Oak Grove, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1993 | Cessna 421A | Aruba, Aruba | Kimura, KIM | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1993 | Cessna 421B | Attalla, Alabama, United States | Vanliere, David L. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1993 | Cessna 421B | Fort Payne, Alabama, United States | Southern Airways Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1992 | Cessna 421C | Santa Maria, California, United States | Farroll Equipment Compnany | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1992 | Cessna 421B | Shelter Cove, California, United States | Dana L. Brenneman | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1992 | Cessna 421B | Hayward, California, United States | Professional Pilot Associates | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1992 | Cessna 421B | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Shoeware Limited | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1992 | Cessna 421C | Window Rock, Arizona, United States | Navajo Nation | Unknown | - |
| 5 Dec 1991 | Cessna 421 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | ARR Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1991 | Cessna 421B | San Andreas, California, United States | Stanford P. Kibbe | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1991 | Cessna 421B | Battle Creek, Michigan, United States | Aviation Specialist, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1991 | Cessna 421C | Santa Monica, California, United States | Dalton, Timothy V. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1991 | Cessna 421B | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | Ralph Lowry Aircraft, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1991 | Cessna 421C | Auburn, California, United States | Edward Mueller | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1991 | Cessna 421B | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Abrams, Stanley E. | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1991 | Cessna 421 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Executive Airmotive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1991 | Cessna 421 | El Monte, California, United States | David Ahlzadeh | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1991 | Cessna 421B | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Deer Valley Aviation, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1991 | Cessna 421C | Fort Morgan, Colorado, United States | Kansas State University | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1990 | Cessna 421B | Morganfield, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1990 | Cessna 421B | Pompano Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1990 | Cessna 421 | Concord, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1990 | Cessna 421B | El Paso, Texas, United States | Nelson, Walter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1990 | Cessna 421C | Lancaster, California, United States | Pacifica Corporation | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1989 | Cessna 421B | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | Mid Eastern Airways, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1989 | Cessna 421C | Waterville, Maine, United States | Daniel C.hostetter | No injuries | - |