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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 1975 | Cessna 421B | Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States | Mesaba Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1975 | Cessna 421B | Alice, Texas, United States | Bledsoe Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1975 | Cessna 421B | Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States | Mesaba Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1975 | Cessna 421B | Mobile, Alabama, United States | Southern Indus | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1975 | Cessna 421B | Mobile, Alabama, United States | Southern Indus | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1975 | Cessna 421B | Ambler, Pennsylvania, United States | Deferred Comp | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1975 | Cessna 421B | Rifle, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1974 | Cessna 421B | Mt Vernon, Ohio, United States | Coal Resources | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1974 | Cessna 421 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Channing Const | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1974 | Cessna 421B | Rockford, Illinois, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1974 | Cessna 421B | Imperial, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1974 | Cessna 421B | Toledo, Ohio, United States | Mereen Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1974 | Cessna 421A | Pearsall, Texas, United States | Thurman Compan | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1974 | Cessna 421 | Westfield, Massachusetts, United States | Brdgport Aero | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1974 | Cessna 421 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Wichita Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1974 | Cessna 421B | Jeffrey City, Wyoming, United States | MAX Rouse & SO | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1974 | Cessna 421B | Flint, Michigan, United States | Vlasic Foods I | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1974 | Cessna 421 | Farmingdale, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1973 | Cessna 421B | Aspen, Colorado, United States | Advanced Trans | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1973 | Cessna 421B | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | Colonial Mobil | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1973 | Cessna 421 | Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States | Spencer Foods | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1973 | Cessna 421 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1972 | Cessna 421 | Kalispell, Montana, United States | Sierra Researc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1972 | Cessna 421 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Kenway Enginee | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1972 | Cessna 421A | Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States | Carolina Fleet | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1972 | Cessna 421 | Bishop, California, United States | Colony Kitchen | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1972 | Cessna 421B | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1972 | Cessna 421B | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1972 | Cessna 421 | Midland, Texas, United States | Smith Intl Inc | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1972 | Cessna 421A | Oklahoma Cty, Oklahoma, United States | East Coast EQU | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1972 | Cessna 421B | Denver, Colorado, United States | Marion Corp | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1971 | Cessna 421 | Crystal, Minnesota, United States | Midwest Piper | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1971 | Cessna 421A | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Eckerd Drugs | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1971 | Cessna 421 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | S.k.associates | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1971 | Cessna 421A | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Enmar, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1971 | Cessna 421B | Ennis, Montana, United States | Harry M Daum K | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1971 | Cessna 421 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Western Equiti | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1971 | Cessna 421A | St Petersburg, Florida, United States | Houdaille-Duva | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1971 | Cessna 421 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | General Method | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1971 | Cessna 421B | Dortmund, Europe | Cessna Aircraf | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1971 | Cessna 421B | Gannett, Idaho, United States | Western Skyway | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1971 | Cessna 421 | Reed City, Michigan, United States | Kysor Industri | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1971 | Cessna 421 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1970 | Cessna 421A | Beatrice, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1970 | Cessna 421A | Gainesville, Florida, United States | Majic Servants | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1970 | Cessna 421 | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States | Narco Scientif | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1970 | Cessna 421A | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | John McShain, I | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1969 | Cessna 421A | Friendshp Arpt, Maryland, United States | John McShain I | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1969 | Cessna 421A | Waco, Texas, United States | Sigma Airways | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1969 | Cessna 421 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Harvard Indust | No injuries | - |