Plane Crash List

Cessna 401 accidents

The NTSB database holds 144 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 401, recorded between 1967 to 2026. 38 of them were fatal (26%), and 108 people died.

The deadliest year was 1970, with 11 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (37 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Turks And Caicos Islands.

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

144
Records
38
Fatal
108
Deaths
26%
Share fatal
1967 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map 54 of 144 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 7
1970s 45
1980s 49
1990s 18
2000s 10
2010s 7
2020s 8

Where these happened

United States 129 Mexico 6 Turks And Caicos Islands 2 Bahamas 2 Chile 1 France 1

Operators involved

Flying A Flight Service, Inc. 2 Allen-White le 1 Pacific States Charter Service 1 Jack N.bostwic 1 Amigo Aviation, Inc 1 Southeastern S 1

All 144 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
1 Jun 1980 Cessna 401
N3257Q
 Oklawaha, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
12 May 1980 Cessna 401
N7931Q
 Gainsville, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
16 Mar 1980 Cessna 401
N3241Q
 Davis, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
16 Nov 1979 Cessna 401
N3184K
 Colusa, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
7 Sep 1979 Cessna 401
N8410F
 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 Miller Wills No injuries -
26 Jul 1979 Cessna 401
N8299F
 St.louis, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 Dickman Aviati No injuries -
22 Jun 1979 Cessna 401B
N7902Q
 Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
5 Jun 1979 Cessna 401B
N77MG
 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
7 Dec 1978 Cessna 401A
N6247Q
 Rockford, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Internatl Avia Minor injuries -
6 Dec 1978 Cessna 401A
N622DG
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
18 Sep 1978 Cessna 401A
N6238Q
 Garden City, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Transairco No injuries -
3 Aug 1978 Cessna 401A
N555SH
 Aspen, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
26 May 1978 Cessna 401
N32060
 Greeley, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Kelowana FLT Minor injuries -
16 Feb 1978 Cessna 401B
N69WW
 Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Bush Air, Inc No injuries -
13 Feb 1978 Cessna 401
N4091Q
 Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
16 Dec 1977 Cessna 401
N80BW
 W.palm Beach, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
16 Oct 1977 Cessna 401
N32060
 Hickory, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Southeastern S No injuries -
15 Aug 1977 Cessna 401A
N401AC
 Valle, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
4 Feb 1977 Cessna 401B
N7923Q
 Vienna, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
17 Jan 1977 Cessna 401
N3298Q
 Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 St.james Corp. No injuries -
31 Dec 1976 Cessna 401
N111TV
 Tampa, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
24 Oct 1976 Cessna 401
N2WP
 Hot Springs, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 McCray Sumwalt Minor injuries -
28 Jul 1976 Cessna 401
N4010Q
 Farmington, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 Trans-Mo Airli No injuries -
21 Apr 1976 Cessna 401
N18PS
 Tilton, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
4 Sep 1975 Cessna 401
N499V
 Wichita, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
30 Jun 1974 Cessna 401
N3208Q
 Saratoga, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 Royal American No injuries -
23 Jan 1974 Cessna 401
N77151
 Hyannis, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 Mountain Air I No injuries -
1 Jan 1974 Cessna 401
N4076Q
 San Antonio, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 H.h.mccullick No injuries -
20 Mar 1973 Cessna 401A
N501BJ
 Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Triangle Chevr No injuries -
20 Sep 1972 Cessna 401
N7822F
 Gainesville, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Miller Formles No injuries -
22 Mar 1972 Cessna 401
N969SE
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 US Industries No injuries -
28 Jan 1972 Cessna 401
N8433F
 Grass Vally, California, United States
no coordinates
 Lakeworld No injuries -
14 Nov 1971 Cessna 401A
N6238Q
 Amarillo, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Transaire, Inc. No injuries -
17 May 1971 Cessna 401
N8421F
 Crystal River, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 E and I, Inc. No injuries -
2 May 1971 Cessna 401A
N6238Q
 Dalhart, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Transairco, Inc No injuries -
31 Dec 1970 Cessna 401A
N22AW
 Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Allen-White le No injuries -
21 Aug 1970 Cessna 401
N8299F
 Baxter Sprgs, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 McCartney Manu No injuries -
23 Jun 1970 Cessna 401
N8083F
 Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 B.f.myers and No injuries -
19 Jun 1970 Cessna 401A
N6236Q
 League City, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
19 Feb 1970 Cessna 401A
N3119K
 Independence, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
16 Feb 1970 Cessna 401A
N69RH
 Tyler, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
22 Aug 1969 Cessna 401A
N6220Q
 Battle Mntn, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 Aviation Servi Minor injuries -
6 Feb 1969 Cessna 401
N4073Q
 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 Jet Travel Inc No injuries -
24 Oct 1968 Cessna 401
N348E
 Hopewell, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Peterson Indus Serious injuries -