# Accident 20260418003369A: Cessna 421C, Richmond, VA, April 18, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2026, 13:55 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5052° N, 77.3197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHMOND INTL (RIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5052&lon=-77.3197&mi=10
- Aircraft: C-GTGR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-D
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 3,001 total, 1,340 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260418003369A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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