NTSB investigations: Cessna 421C

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 421C, where the first occurrence was “Overrun”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19822026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 421C per year, 1982–2026: 5 cases
19821
19831
19951
19961
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duckdb -csv -c "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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2076016', '2076017')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 340))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB NYC98LA057Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 421C · Elkins, WVThe flight instructor's failure to identify an unsafe runway condition and his delay in aborting the takeoff. Contributing was the aircraft's maximum takeoff weight exceeded, and a snow-covered runway.Dec 28, 1997 · N1348T · DestroyedNTSB LAX96LA296Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 421C · Avalon, CAthe pilot's failure to initiate a go-around when a landing overshoot became apparent. Factors which contributed to the accident were: the pilot's excessive airspeed and misjudged distance during landing, his lack of flying experience in the Cessna, and…Aug 4, 1996 · N6209V · Substantial damageNTSB LAX95LA315Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 421C · Chinle, AZthe pilot's selection of a runway inappropriate for the tailwind condition and his resultant failure to achieve a touchdown point which would allow the aircraft to stop prior to over running the departure end. The rough condition of the dirt runway, the lack…Aug 28, 1995 · N745CA · Substantial damageNTSB DEN83LA081Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 421C · Gunnison, COThe plt began taking off on rwy 06 with a wind from 190 deg at 8 KTS. He stated that max power & RPM were obtained. He noted that he obtained 39 inches of manifold pressure & 2235 RPM at 100 KTS IAS. Reportedly, the acft rotated properly, but began to vibrate…Mar 18, 1983 · N67943 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82FKG12Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 421C · Atlanta, GADuring arrival, the pilot was cleared for an ILS approach to runway 20L. The pilot stated that the approach was normal in moderate to heavy rain and he broke out at about 800 ft AGL. He crossed the end of the runway with full flaps, was high, and touched down…Apr 25, 1982 · N6823C · Destroyed