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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1979 | Cessna 421B | Trenton, South Carolina, United States | Southern Aircr | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1979 | Cessna 421 | Sevierville, Tennessee, United States | Smokey Mountai | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1979 | Cessna 421C | Kenansville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1979 | Cessna 421 | Lakeway, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1979 | Cessna 421 | Portland, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1979 | Cessna 421 | Redding, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1979 | Cessna 421B | Cadillac, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1979 | Cessna 421B | Marion, Ohio, United States | Nachurs Plant | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1979 | Cessna 421 | Big Piney, Wyoming, United States | Skyline Constr | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1979 | Cessna 421B | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | Biddle Manufac | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1979 | Cessna 421A | Craig, Colorado, United States | Colorado Corp | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1979 | Cessna 421B | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Acft Investmnt | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1978 | Cessna 421 | Beziers, Europe | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1978 | Cessna 421 | Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1978 | Cessna 421A | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1978 | Cessna 421B | Dayton, Ohio, United States | Stolle Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1978 | Cessna 421B | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | Guinn Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1978 | Cessna 421C | BR00MFIELD, Colorado, United States | Park Place INV | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1978 | Cessna 421B | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1978 | Cessna 421B | Mt Vernon, Ohio, United States | Kings C0 | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1978 | Cessna 421B | Crystal, Minnesota, United States | CPT Corp | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1978 | Cessna 421 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1978 | Cessna 421C | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | Hudson Marine | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 421 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 421B | Truxton, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1978 | Cessna 421C | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | Atchafalaya CM | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1978 | Cessna 421A | Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States | Dura-Clad Syst | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1978 | Cessna 421B | St.joseph, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1978 | Cessna 421B | Columbus, Indiana, United States | Rhoades Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1977 | Cessna 421C | Bay Minette, Alabama, United States | Raygus Corp | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1977 | Cessna 421B | Houston, Texas, United States | Equip Renewal | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1977 | Cessna 421B | Sheridan, Indiana, United States | Biddle Manufac | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1977 | Cessna 421B | Chillicothe, Missouri, United States | Churchill Truc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1977 | Cessna 421 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1977 | Cessna 421 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1977 | Cessna 421B | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Nasworthy Avia | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1977 | Cessna 421A | Morgan Hill, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1977 | Cessna 421B | Manville, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1977 | Cessna 421B | Soda Springs, Idaho, United States | Wheeler MacHin | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1977 | Cessna 421 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | Breed Sales Co | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1977 | Cessna 421 | Corona, California, United States | Dreger Industr | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1977 | Cessna 421A | Sandpoint, Idaho, United States | L.d.mcfarland | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1976 | Cessna 421B | Bellaire, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1976 | Cessna 421B | Findlay, Ohio, United States | D S Brown Co | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1976 | Cessna 421B | Syracuse, New York, United States | Bradley Air SE | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1976 | Cessna 421A | Intl Falls, Minnesota, United States | Larry Pinney & | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1976 | Cessna 421B | Massena, New York, United States | Federal Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 29 Feb 1976 | Cessna 421 | Destin, Florida, United States | State Industri | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1976 | Cessna 421 | Iowa Park, Texas, United States | Lanchart Indus | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1976 | Cessna 421 | Concord, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |