Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II crashes

74 crashes involving the Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II since 1980, with 149 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 74
• Fatal crashes: 51
• Fatalities: 149
• First recorded: February 26, 1980
• Most recent: June 19, 2026

Deadliest

1. January 5, 1991: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Muskogee-Davis, Oklahoma, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
2. October 20, 1987: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Stansted, Essex, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
3. March 5, 1984: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Cullman, Alabama, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
4. July 4, 2010: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Alpine-Casparis, Texas, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
5. December 22, 2006: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Greenhead, Florida, USA, United States (5 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (49)
• Bahamas (3)
• France (3)
• Denmark (2)
• Mexico (2)
• Venezuela (2)
• Australia (1)
• Austria (1)
• Bosnia & Herzegovina (1)
• Canada (1)
• Czech Republic (1)
• Honduras (1)

Years

• 2006 (5)
• 1980 (4)
• 1981 (4)
• 1989 (4)
• 1993 (4)
• 1987 (3)
• 1992 (3)
• 1999 (3)
• 2015 (3)
• 1982 (2)
• 1984 (2)
• 1985 (2)

All crashes

• June 19, 2026: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, La Baule-Escoublac, Loire-Atlantique, France (2 fatalities)
• May 1, 2023: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela (3 fatalities)
• March 11, 2021: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Franklin-Macon County, North Carolina, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 10, 2021: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Old Bethpage, New York, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 17, 2019: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Delaware, Ohio, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• June 5, 2018: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Rock Sound, South Eleuthera, Bahamas (3 fatalities)
• September 26, 2017: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Noviny pod Ralskem, Liberec Region (Liberecký kraj), Czech Republic (2 fatalities)
• March 4, 2017: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• April 26, 2016: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Foley, Alabama, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 1, 2016: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Sabaneta de Palmas, Zulia, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
• October 14, 2015: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Hammond-Northshore, Louisiana, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• September 24, 2015: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Ozren, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia & Herzegovina (1 fatality)
• August 9, 2015: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Clovis, New Mexico, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 14, 2013: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada (2 fatalities)
• April 6, 2013: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Morelia-General Francisco Mujica, Michoacán, Mexico (0 fatalities)
• September 5, 2012: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Fort Worth-Spinks, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 13, 2011: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Castries-George F. L. Charles (Vigie), All Saint Lucia, Saint Lucia, St. Lucia (0 fatalities)
• July 4, 2010: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Alpine-Casparis, Texas, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• March 10, 2010: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Tegucigalpa-Toncontin, Francisco Morazán, Honduras (3 fatalities)
• April 17, 2009: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Fort Lauderdale-Executive, Florida, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• September 14, 2008: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, San Antonio del Bravo, Chihuahua, Mexico (4 fatalities)
• December 22, 2006: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Greenhead, Florida, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• December 15, 2006: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, La Fonda Ranch, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 14, 2006: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Big Bear Lake, California, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• May 8, 2006: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Marathon, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 30, 2006: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Chicago-Executive (Palwaukee), Illinois, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
• December 2, 2004: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Collegedale, Tennessee, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• October 29, 2003: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Kelso, California, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• February 19, 2002: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Libourne-Les Artigues-de-Lussac, Gironde, France (3 fatalities)
• August 30, 2001: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Carcassonne, Aude, France (0 fatalities)
• December 10, 2000: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Norman-University of Oklahoma Westheimer, Oklahoma, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 2, 2000: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Telluride, Colorado, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• May 27, 1999: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Jefferson City, Missouri, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
• May 21, 1999: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Stauning, Midtjylland, Denmark (0 fatalities)
• March 8, 1999: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, North Bend, Oregon, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• August 6, 1998: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Columbus-Municipal (Bakalar), Indiana, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• May 11, 1998: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
• August 30, 1996: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Conchas, New Mexico, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 3, 1996: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines (1 fatality)
• September 21, 1995: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Coldwater-Branch County, Michigan, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• November 6, 1993: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Greensburg, Indiana, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• September 30, 1993: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Genoa, Liguria, Italy (5 fatalities)
• June 10, 1993: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Gadsden, Alabama, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 29, 1993: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Chesterfield-Spirit of St Louis, Missouri, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 4, 1992: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Shelter Cove, California, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• June 24, 1992: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Monterey, California, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• January 4, 1992: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Steamboat Springs-Bob Adams, Colorado, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• January 5, 1991: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Muskogee-Davis, Oklahoma, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
• November 9, 1990: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Flamingo, Florida, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• September 25, 1990: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Jefferson-Jackson County, Georgia, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• December 27, 1989: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Zurich-Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland (0 fatalities)
• November 28, 1989: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Chesapeake, Virginia, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 31, 1989: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Hoffmans Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas (1 fatality)
• March 3, 1989: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, San Antonio, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 16, 1988: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Tooele Valley, Utah, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• June 9, 1988: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• December 7, 1987: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Gaaden, Lower Austria, Austria (2 fatalities)
• October 20, 1987: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Stansted, Essex, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
• October 7, 1987: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, DeLand, Florida, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• July 29, 1986: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Kalundborg, Sjælland, Denmark (5 fatalities)
• December 1, 1985: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Franktown, Colorado, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• April 2, 1985: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Johnson City, New York, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 6, 1984: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Mankera, Punjab, Pakistan (3 fatalities)
• March 5, 1984: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Cullman, Alabama, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
• December 11, 1982: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Savannah, Georgia, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
• September 24, 1982: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Afton, Oklahoma, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• December 12, 1981: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Perryton, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 24, 1981: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Camarillo, California, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• March 27, 1981: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Lafayette-Erie (ex Tri-County), Colorado, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• February 17, 1981: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Zavala, Itapúa, Paraguay (4 fatalities)
• December 29, 1980: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Muskegon, Michigan, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• November 26, 1980: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County, Michigan, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 14, 1980: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Tucson-Ryan, Arizona, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• February 26, 1980: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Dysart, Queensland, Australia (1 fatality)