N264DC (Cessna 421C) — accident record & aircraft history

This airframe was written off — TSB records the aircraft destroyed on July 18, 2024. No route data will appear.

Safety history

July 18, 2024AccidentHull loss
The privately registered Cessna 421C aircraft was conducting a recreational instrument flight rules (IFR) flight from Tofino-Long Beach Airport (CYAZ), British Columbia (BC), to Portland International Airport (KPDX), Oregon, United States, carrying one pilot and two passengers. The aircraft departed runway 16 at approximately 1242LT.
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III · 2 fatalities
An in-flight fire, located in the right engine nacelle, occurred just after takeoff. The fire characteristics were consistent with a turbocharger exhaust fire resulting from a disconnected turbocharger exhaust pipe. It is unknown if the aircraft fire warning system activated. Full accident record

Worst recorded outcome: destroyed (July 18, 2024).

July 18, 2024Accidentdestroyed
Cessna 421 C · Tofino · 2 fatalities · A24P0074
N264DC, a privately registered Cessna 421C departed Tofino/Long Beach Airport (CYAZ), BC, on a recreational flight under instrument flight rules to Portland International Airport (KPDX), USA, with 1 pilot, and 2 passengers on board. The aircraft departed Runway 16 at approximately 1242 Pacific Daylight Time and…