# Fatal NTSB investigations: Cessna 441 NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB WPR26FA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA309.md): Cessna 441 · Cape Newenham, AK · Accident · 8 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Aug 20, 2026 · N128EZ · Destroyed > On August 20, 2026, at about 1145 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 441, N128EZ, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Cape Newenham, Alaska. The two pilots and six passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of… - [NTSB ERA25FA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA246.md): Cessna 441 · Warren, OH · Accident · 6 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jun 29, 2025 · N441LS · Substantial damage > On June 29, 2025, about 0654 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 441, N441LS, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Warren, Ohio. The airline transport pilot and five passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code… - [NTSB ERA21LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA124.md): Cessna 441 · Belvidere, TN · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 7, 2021 · N44776 · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to follow the published instrument approach procedure by prematurely descending the airplane below the final approach fix altitude to fly under the low ceiling conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. - [NTSB CEN19FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA030.md): Cessna 441 · Harmon, ND · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Nov 18, 2018 · N441CX · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane in dark night conditions that resulted in an in-flight positive overload failure of the wings and the subsequent in-flight breakup of the airplane. - [NTSB CEN18FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA107.md): Cessna 441 · Rossville, IN · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 23, 2018 · N771XW · Destroyed > An in-flight loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence. - [NTSB ERA16FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA035.md): Cessna 441 · Climax, GA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 2015 · N164GP · Destroyed > The pilot’s loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation. Also causal to the accident was the pilot’s impairment by the combined effects of multiple medications and drugs. - [NTSB CEN15FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA136.md): Cessna 441 · Argyle, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 5, 2015 · N441TG · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the instrument approach in night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall/spin at a low altitude. - [NTSB ERA12FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA120.md): Cessna 441 · Nashville, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 2011 · N48BS · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain minimum control airspeed after a loss of power to the right engine, which resulted in an uncontrollable roll into an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the airplane's right engine for… - [NTSB SEA08FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA161.md): Cessna 441 · Sunriver, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 2008 · N441HK · Destroyed > The pilot's misjudged landing flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the go-around after one of the airplane's propellers struck the runway. - [NTSB MIA04FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA037.md): Cessna 441 · Greenacres City, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 2003 · N111RC · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent uncontrolled descent into a canal. A factor was the pilot's impairment by the drug chlorpheniramine. - [NTSB ATL04FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA049.md): Cessna 441 · Vestavia Hills, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 10, 2003 · N441W · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during climb in icing conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent stall / spin of the airplane and subsequent uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain. A factor was the accumulation of airframe ice. - [NTSB CHI02FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA074.md): Cessna 441 · Winfield, KS · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 30, 2002 · N441AR · Destroyed > The pilot's spatial disorientation resulting in a loss of control and collision with the ground. Additional factors included the pilot operating the airplane with known deficiencies and the instrument flight conditions. - [NTSB ATL02FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA031.md): Cessna 441 · Rio Grande, PR · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 5, 2002 · N441AW · Destroyed > The pilot continued visual flight flight into instrument flight conditions resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain. Low clouds were a factor. - [NTSB CHI95MA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95MA044.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Bridgeton, MO · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Nov 23, 1994 · N954U · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The Cessna 441 pilot's mistaken belief that his assigned departure runway was runway 30R, which resulted in his undetected entrance onto runway 30R, which was being used by the MD-82 for its departure. Contributing to the accident was the lack of Automatic… - [NTSB LAX87FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA119.md): Cessna 441 · Flagstaff, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 1987 · N6858S · Destroyed > The acft was on an emerg med svc (ems/med-evac) flt with a plt & flt nurse aboard to transport a maternity patient fm Flagstaff to phoenix. Drg a ngt arrival, the plt bgn a vor-a apch in IMC, then he rprtd a problem with his avionics & elected to make a… - [NTSB CHI87FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA009.md): Cessna 441 · West Chicago, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 23, 1986 · N241FW · Destroyed > The plt (a part time employee of the owner) was ferrying the acft for maintenance. Witnesses, who saw the plt bfr take- off, noted that his speech was slurred & that he seemed angry because a tug would not start. One witness characterized him as being 'very… - [NTSB CHI86FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA172.md): Cessna 441 · Norton Shores, MI · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1986 · N6857E · Destroyed > N6857E was transporting executives from holland, MI, to muskegon. The pilot was executing an asr approach to runway 06. The mda is 537 ft AGL. Co-pilot called out 1200 feet then below 1000 feet, pilot continued approach. Aircraft struck trees two miles from… - [NTSB CHI86MA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86MA025.md): Cessna 441 · Derry, PA · Accident · 5 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 1985 · N59MD · Destroyed > Drg arrival, the plt was advised the destn wx was: estd 500' overcast, vis 1 mi with fog, arpt blo mins. The plt electedto make an NDB rwy 23 apch, but said he would divert if a missed apch was made. He was provided radar vectors & was clrdfor the apch. At… - [NTSB FTW85FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA086.md): Cessna 441 · Marble Falls, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 1984 · N441CM · Destroyed > The acft crashed aprx 1.5 miles south of the departure end of rwy 17 during an attempted rwy 17 NDB apch. The acft was cleared for the apch at 2012 CST and the plt canceled IFR reporting the arpt in sight at 2014. A witness located aprx 1 mile south of the… - [NTSB DEN80FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA031.md): Cessna 441 · Butte, MT · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Apr 1, 1980 · N36941 · Destroyed - [NTSB IAD80AA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80AA018.md): Cessna 441 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jan 11, 1980 · N441NC · Destroyed - [NTSB MIA78FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA013.md): Cessna 441 · Greensboro, AL · Accident · 7 fatal · Closed · Nov 15, 1977 · N9971G · Destroyed ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2076020')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=2076020 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.