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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 1982 | Cessna 421B | Fort Payne, Alabama, United States | Truman Hicks Leasing | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1982 | Cessna 421C | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | Leake Aviation Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1982 | Cessna 421C | Evansville, Indiana, United States | Morris Trading Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1982 | Cessna 421A | Sabetha, Kansas, United States | GUY E. Counselman | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1982 | Cessna 421C | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | R. Harris Russo | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1982 | Cessna 421C | Saratoga Spring, New York, United States | Richmor Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1982 | Cessna 421B | El Paso, Texas, United States | J.d. Abrams, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1982 | Cessna 421C | Bountiful, Utah, United States | Hoskings Exploration Helicopte | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1982 | Cessna 421B | Cotulla, Texas, United States | Oklahoma Acft. Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1982 | Cessna 421B | Clearwater, Florida, United States | Stan-Dan Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1982 | Cessna 421 | Racine, Wisconsin, United States | C.f. Moore Construction Compan | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1982 | Cessna 421C | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Joanne Lecraw | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1982 | Cessna 421B | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Jaime Taurel | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1982 | Cessna 421C | Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1982 | Cessna 421B | Eunice, Louisiana, United States | Performance Air Charter | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1982 | Cessna 421C | Westerly, Rhode Island, United States | Luna Industries, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1982 | Cessna 421B | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | E. A. Miller&Sons Packing Co. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1981 | Cessna 421B | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1981 | Cessna 421C | Olathe, Kansas, United States | Modern Busines | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1981 | Cessna 421 | Perryton, Texas, United States | CMI Corp | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1981 | Cessna 421B | Long Beach, California, United States | Gulf Developme | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1981 | Cessna 421 | Placerville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1981 | Cessna 421C | Hebbronville, Texas, United States | Schaefer Well | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1981 | Cessna 421B | Mulino, Oregon, United States | 421 C M Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1981 | Cessna 421B | Crystal City, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1981 | Cessna 421 | Springfield, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1981 | Cessna 421 | Long Beach, California, United States | R J Mellon Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1981 | Cessna 421C | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | First Natl BAN | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1981 | Cessna 421B | Yukon, Oklahoma, United States | Zircon AVN SVC | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1981 | Cessna 421 | El Reno, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1981 | Cessna 421 | Statesboro, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1981 | Cessna 421 | Spencer, Iowa, United States | Millard Air | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1981 | Cessna 421 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1980 | Cessna 421 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Air-Snyder ENT | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1980 | Cessna 421B | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Standard MacHi | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1980 | Cessna 421C | Junction, Texas, United States | Valley Vacuum | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1980 | Cessna 421 | Orlando, Florida, United States | World Jet | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1980 | Cessna 421 | Palm Springs, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1980 | Cessna 421A | Lancaster, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1980 | Cessna 421 | Redmond, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1980 | Cessna 421B | Fresno, California, United States | Kamur Industri | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Cessna 421B | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States | Brown Flyng SR | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1980 | Cessna 421 | West Plains, Missouri, United States | Modern Handcra | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1980 | Cessna 421B | Ocean Reef, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1979 | Cessna 421B | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1979 | Cessna 421 | Elida, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1979 | Cessna 421A | Crystal, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1979 | Cessna 421B | Friendswood, Texas, United States | Clover Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1979 | Cessna 421 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1979 | Cessna 421B | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | Ballard, Chapar | No injuries | - |