Cessna 401 crashes

54 crashes involving the Cessna 401 since 1980, with 101 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 54
Fatal crashes: 33
Fatalities: 101
First recorded: April 7, 1980
Most recent: April 19, 2026

Deadliest

August 29, 1986: Cessna 401, Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico (8 fatalities)
August 28, 2006: Cessna 401, Whick, Kentucky, USA, United States (7 fatalities)
March 27, 2021: Cessna 401, Hermosillo-General Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia, Sonora, Mexico (6 fatalities)
October 23, 2019: Cessna 401, Las Juntas, Michoacán, Mexico (6 fatalities)
March 2, 1998: Cessna 401, Chaitén, Región de Los Lagos, Chile (5 fatalities)

Countries

Years

1980 (6)
1986 (4)
1981 (3)
1982 (3)
1984 (3)
2021 (3)
1989 (2)
1991 (2)
1992 (2)
1999 (2)
2000 (2)
2011 (2)

All crashes

April 19, 2026: Cessna 401, Grand Oaks, Florida, USA, United States (1 fatality)
October 19, 2021: Cessna 401, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico (1 fatality)
March 27, 2021: Cessna 401, Hermosillo-General Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia, Sonora, Mexico (6 fatalities)
January 19, 2021: Cessna 401, Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas, Mexico (0 fatalities)
August 28, 2020: Cessna 401, Arnsberg-Menden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (0 fatalities)
August 1, 2020: Cessna 401, Lake Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
October 23, 2019: Cessna 401, Las Juntas, Michoacán, Mexico (6 fatalities)
April 1, 2018: Cessna 401, Pelagiada, Stavropol Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
October 4, 2017: Cessna 401, Salters, South Carolina, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
November 17, 2014: Cessna 401, Fulton, Missouri, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
May 11, 2012: Cessna 401, Chanute, Kansas, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
November 12, 2011: Cessna 401, Gladewater, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
October 21, 2011: Cessna 401, Nairobi, Nairobi City District, Kenya (2 fatalities)
June 19, 2010: Cessna 401, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
July 24, 2009: Cessna 401, Salt Cay, All Turks and Caicos Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turks & Caicos Islands (0 fatalities)
January 31, 2007: Cessna 401, Narsarsuaq, Kommune Kujalleq, Greenland (0 fatalities)
August 28, 2006: Cessna 401, Whick, Kentucky, USA, United States (7 fatalities)
June 20, 2005: Cessna 401, Houston-William P. Hobby, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
July 13, 2003: Cessna 401, Gustavus, Alaska, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
June 2, 2000: Cessna 401, La Romana, La Romana, Dominican Republic (1 fatality)
May 9, 2000: Cessna 401, Pacific Ocean, World (2 fatalities)
October 31, 1999: Cessna 401, Madrid-Cuatro Vientos, Madrid, Spain (2 fatalities)
October 2, 1999: Cessna 401, Caldwell, New Jersey, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
March 2, 1998: Cessna 401, Chaitén, Región de Los Lagos, Chile (5 fatalities)
January 22, 1997: Cessna 401, Crystal, Minnesota, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
January 8, 1996: Cessna 401, Spokane-Intl (Geiger Field), Washington, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
February 24, 1994: Cessna 401, Minot-Intl, North Dakota, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
April 23, 1992: Cessna 401, New Port Richey, Florida, USA, United States (1 fatality)
January 6, 1992: Cessna 401, Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela (5 fatalities)
September 11, 1991: Cessna 401, Jackson-McKellar Sipes, Tennessee, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
August 1, 1991: Cessna 401, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, USA, United States (1 fatality)
December 26, 1990: Cessna 401, Marsh Harbour, Central Abaco, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
August 3, 1989: Cessna 401, Cockburn Town, All Turks and Caicos Islands, Turks & Caicos Islands (1 fatality)
June 4, 1989: Cessna 401, Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan (ex Timehri, ex Atkinson Field), Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana (2 fatalities)
November 6, 1986: Cessna 401, Henderson, Nevada, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
August 29, 1986: Cessna 401, Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico (8 fatalities)
March 13, 1986: Cessna 401, Silver City, New Mexico, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
January 27, 1986: Cessna 401, South Lake Tahoe, California, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
March 17, 1985: Cessna 401, Dorset, Vermont, USA, United States (1 fatality)
December 17, 1984: Cessna 401, Raton, New Mexico, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
July 25, 1984: Cessna 401, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
February 24, 1984: Cessna 401, Córdoba-Ambrosio Taravella (Pajas Blancas), Córdoba, Argentina (5 fatalities)
August 23, 1982: Cessna 401, Dzaoudzi, Mayotte, France (0 fatalities)
March 18, 1982: Cessna 401, Sunflower, Arizona, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
February 10, 1982: Cessna 401, Jesup-Wayne County, Georgia, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
July 22, 1981: Cessna 401, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
June 30, 1981: Cessna 401, Muskegon, Michigan, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
April 21, 1981: Cessna 401, State College-University Park, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (1 fatality)
November 9, 1980: Cessna 401, Fort Pierce-St Lucie County, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
September 12, 1980: Cessna 401, Houma-Terrebonne, Louisiana, USA, United States (1 fatality)
August 12, 1980: Cessna 401, Tewksbury-Tew Mac, Massachusetts, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
July 11, 1980: Cessna 401, Spirit Lake-Lake Okoboji, Iowa, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
May 12, 1980: Cessna 401, Gainesville, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
April 7, 1980: Cessna 401, Linville, North Carolina, USA, United States (1 fatality)