Cessna Safety Record
Complete NTSB accident and incident history. 28016 events recorded from 1974 to 2026.
| Date | Location | Reg# | Severity | Damage | Probable Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 04, 1988 | MIDLAND, TX | N6576C | Fatal (1) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Jan 02, 1988 | PARKLAND, FL | N24480 | Fatal (1) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Jan 02, 1988 | RAVENNA, OH | N5364M | Fatal (2) | substantial | Investigation pending |
| Dec 30, 1987 | MOLALLA, OR | N2758F | Fatal (3) | destroyed |
THE RECENTLY CERTIFICATED, NON-INSTRUMENT RATED, PVT PLT FLEW INTO THE AN AREA OF LOW CEILINGS, LOW VIS, RAIN & SNW W/O FILING A FLT PLAN. NO RECORD O…THE RECENTLY CERTIFICATED, NON-INSTRUMENT RATED, PVT PLT FLEW INTO THE AN AREA OF LOW CEILINGS, LOW VIS, RAIN & SNW W/O FILING A FLT PLAN. NO RECORD OF A WX BRIEFING WAS FND. A SURVIVING PAX RPRTD THAT DRG FLT, THE PLT FLEW INTO CLDS THAT WERE INITIALLY SCATTERED, BUT AS THE FLT CONTD, THE CLDS BCM THICKER & DARKER. THE PAX SAID THEY FLEW INTO 'ICE CLOUDS.'ICE ACCUMULATED ON THE ACFT & THE ENG BGN TO FALTER. RPRTDLY, CARB HEAT WAS APPLIED TOO LATE TO PREVENT ENG STOPPAGE. A DISTRESS CALL WA MADE AT 1501 PST. SOON THEREAFTER, THE PLT TRANSMITTED THEY WERE 'GOING DOWN' & THEN RADAR & RADIO CTC WERE LOST. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES ON MTN TERRAIN & CRASHED. THE EMERG LOCATOR BCN (ELT) DID NOT OPER. THE ACFTWAS NOT FND UNTIL 1012 PST THE NEXT DAY APRX 1 MI FM WHERE RADAR CTCT WAS LOST. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT SNW & ICE HAD ACCUMULATED IN THE ENG AIR FILTER. ICE WAS FND IN THE WIRE SCREEN & PLENUM BHND THE FILTER. CARB HEAT WAS ON. RESIDENTS APRX 5 MI AWAY SAID HVY SNW WAS FALLING. TWO DEFECTIVE TRANSISTORS WERE FND IN THE ELT WHICH WOULD HAVE PREVENTED OPN. |
| Dec 29, 1987 | LAS VEGAS, NV | N8819T | Fatal (1) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Dec 27, 1987 | ST. BARTHELEMY, WN | N8209Q | Fatal (1) | — | Investigation pending |
| Dec 24, 1987 | DESTIN, FL | N7005S | Fatal (1) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Dec 23, 1987 | CHADRON, NE | N105GP | Fatal (2) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Dec 22, 1987 | SANDWICH, MA | N5571C | Fatal (1) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Dec 21, 1987 | MISSING, | N757EQ | Fatal (1) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Dec 11, 1987 | HILTON HEAD ISL, SC | N777RC | Fatal (2) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Dec 11, 1987 | AMBLER, AK | N9979M | Fatal (1) | substantial | Investigation pending |
| Dec 10, 1987 | AFTON, WY | N1868Q | Fatal (2) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Dec 08, 1987 | BENSON, AZ | N234ZN | Fatal (1) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Dec 07, 1987 | HECTOR, NY | N5052J | Fatal (1) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Dec 06, 1987 | SPRINGFIELD, NE | N46TD | Fatal (2) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Dec 05, 1987 | CAT ISLAND, BF | N422TA | Fatal (1) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Dec 05, 1987 | MARION, IL | N7533G | Fatal (1) | substantial | Investigation pending |
| Nov 30, 1987 | SOUTH HILL, VA | N8886X | Fatal (1) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Nov 27, 1987 | FAIRBANKS, AK | N4056Y | Fatal (3) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Nov 27, 1987 | OLIVER SPRINGS, TN | N98BS | Fatal (1) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Nov 26, 1987 | SKANEATELES, NY | N5136Y | Fatal (4) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Nov 24, 1987 | PALM COAST, FL | N246ER | Fatal (1) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Nov 24, 1987 | BLANCHESTER, OH | N5548J | Fatal (1) | destroyed | Investigation pending |
| Nov 22, 1987 | PORT TOWNSEND, WA | N4956U | Fatal (1) | destroyed | Investigation pending |