# Accident 20260327006249A: Cessna 421B, Sedona, AZ, March 27, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2026, 16:30 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Sedona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8500° N, 111.7900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8500&lon=-111.7900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N799TF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N799TF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,341 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260327006249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING THE PRE-LANDING CHECKS, THE PILOT OBSERVED THREE GREEN LANDING GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS, INDICATING ALL THREE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES WERE DOWN AND LOCKED. FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 21, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO YAW TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND INITIALLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY CENTERLINE ALIGNMENT.

AS THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT YAW RESUMED AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING SEVERAL TAXIWAY SIGNS. ALL THREE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH A DITCH BEFORE COMING TO REST UPRIGHT IN A GRASSY AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.

POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND FUSELAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR26LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA145), Mar 27, 2026: Cessna 421B (N799TF), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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