Cessna 185 accidents

The NTSB database holds 1,004 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 185, recorded between 1964 to 2025. 83 of them were fatal (8%), and 176 people died.

The deadliest year was 1977, with 12 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (252 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Canada and Africa.

617 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

1,004

Records

Fatal

176

Deaths

Share fatal

1964 to 2025

Period

Show these on the map 387 of 1,004 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 138

1970s 327

1980s 223

1990s 173

2000s 103

2010s 24

2020s 16

Where these happened

United States 979 Canada 5 Africa 3 Unknown/Not Reported 2 Colombia 2 Venezuela 1

Operators involved

Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc. 5 Homer Air Serv 4 Frontier Flyin 4 Intracoastal S 3 Green River AV 3 Cape Smythe Air Service 3

All 1,004 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
26 Feb 2005	Cessna 185 N80449	Russian Mission, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
19 Jan 2005	Cessna 185 N9452N	Eek, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
29 Oct 2004	Cessna 185 N185CQ	Skwentna, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
10 Oct 2004	Cessna 185F N5001R	King Salmon, Alaska, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
1 Oct 2004	Cessna 185F N714MX	Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Sep 2004	Cessna 185F N29BF	Somerville, New Jersey, United States	Michael Foise	Minor injuries	-
8 Aug 2004	Cessna 185F N61609	Wasilla, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
24 Jun 2004	Cessna 185F N4585F	Bozeman, Montana, United States	-	No injuries	-
13 Jun 2004	Cessna 185 N185AV	Skwentna, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
26 May 2004	Cessna 185E N70233	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
20 May 2004	Cessna 185E N1932U	King Salmon, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 May 2004	Cessna 185A N1624H	Polson, Montana, United States	-	No injuries	-
13 Feb 2004	Cessna 185F N4836Q	Mesa, Arizona, United States	Michael Golder	No injuries	-
14 Jan 2004	Cessna 185F N185WB	Deer Park, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
18 Oct 2003	Cessna 185 N1841R	Trout Lake, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Aug 2003	Cessna 185 N185LC	Emmett, Idaho, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
6 Aug 2003	Cessna 185 N185TB	Iliamna, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
29 Jul 2003	Cessna 185 N913SM	Tyonek, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
21 Jul 2003	Cessna 185 N8383Q	Big Lake, Alaska, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
19 Jul 2003	Cessna 185 C-FHMY	Sinclair Is., Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
29 Jun 2003	Cessna 185 N48061	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States	Gary G. Boles	Serious injuries	-
26 Jun 2003	Cessna 185F N6497E	Lexington, Oregon, United States	-	No injuries	-
9 Jun 2003	Cessna 185 N5246E	Talkeetna, Alaska, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
29 May 2003	Cessna 185 N70162	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States	Bureau of Land Management	No injuries	-
9 Mar 2003	Cessna 185 N1613M	Galena, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
22 Oct 2002	Cessna 185 N7321H	Waterville, Maine, United States	-	No injuries	-
11 Sep 2002	Cessna 185 N1987U	Mc Grath, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
4 Sep 2002	Cessna 185 N9563H	Pilot Point, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
3 Sep 2002	Cessna 185 N9808X	Seward, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
1 Sep 2002	Cessna 185 N185CF	Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
1 Sep 2002	Cessna 185E N7SR	Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Aug 2002	Cessna 185A N4145Y	Fillmore, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
4 Aug 2002	Cessna 185B N11LP	Brainerd, Minnesota, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
30 Jun 2002	Cessna 185 N1078F	Skwentna, Alaska, United States	Richard C. Lathrop	No injuries	-
22 Jun 2002	Cessna 185 N9378H	Chugiak, Alaska, United States	William Scoular	Minor injuries	-
15 Jun 2002	Cessna 185F N333DG	Talkeetna, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
8 Jun 2002	Cessna 185 N749	Kaktovik, Alaska, United States	U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service	No injuries	-
25 May 2002	Cessna 185 N80994	Talkeetna, Alaska, United States	Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc	No injuries	-
29 Apr 2002	Cessna 185F N8081E	Cumberland, Wisconsin, United States	-	No injuries	-
18 Dec 2001	Cessna 185F N5172R	Reno, Nevada, United States	-	No injuries	-
6 Oct 2001	Cessna 185F N9344N	Bethel, Alaska, United States	Office of Aircraft Services	No injuries	-
5 Oct 2001	Cessna 185 N1966U	Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
2 Sep 2001	Cessna 185F N177BM	King Salmon, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
22 Aug 2001	Cessna 185F N111FB	Cordova, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
26 Jul 2001	Cessna 185 N85CG	Yakutat, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
22 Jul 2001	Cessna 185F N1728R	Visalia, California, United States	Mark Daily	No injuries	-
7 Jul 2001	Cessna 185 N2248T	Cantwell, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
5 Nov 2000	Cessna 185F N185CY	Carson City, Nevada, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Oct 2000	Cessna 185F N93981	Driggs, Idaho, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Sep 2000	Cessna 185F N34NC	Burnet, Texas, United States	-	Minor injuries	-