37.5052° N, 77.3197° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at RICHMOND INTL (RIC), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 18, 2026 · 13:55 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Richmond International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
C-GTGR
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO-520-D
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours
3,001 total1,340 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft veered off runway 16 to the right shortly after power applied and takeoff roll began. Aircraft left wing impacted airport sign and returned to parking. Left wing leading edge damage spans approximately 54 inches. Left wing de ice boot was ripped open as well as the leading edge skin causing fuel to leak from left fuel tank.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY 16 TO THE RIGHT SHORTLY AFTER POWER APPLIED AND TAKEOFF ROLL BEGAN. AIRCRAFT LEFT WING IMPACTED AIRPORT SIGN AND RETURNED TO PARKING. LEFT WING LEADING EDGE DAMAGE SPANS APPROXIMATELY 54 INCHES. LEFT WING DE ICE BOOT WAS RIPPED OPEN AS WELL AS THE LEADING EDGE SKIN CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK FROM LEFT FUEL TANK.