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 Argentina 1

Operators involved

Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc. 5 Frontier Flyin 4 Homer Air Serv 4 Intracoastal S 3 Green River AV 3 Foster Aviatio 3

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
17 Aug 2000	Cessna 185 N1205F	Kaktovik, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Aug 2000	Cessna 185 N185M	Yakutat, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
12 Aug 2000	Cessna 185F N20752	Barrow, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
6 Jun 2000	Cessna 185B N185RL	Moab, Utah, United States	-	No injuries	-
19 May 2000	Cessna 185F N1789	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
18 May 2000	Cessna 185 N9955X	Borrego Springs, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
30 Apr 2000	Cessna 185F N6535E	Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States	-	No injuries	-
7 Mar 2000	Cessna 185 N4021Y	Incline Village, Nevada, United States	Glen Bruno Lubbe	Minor injuries	-
12 Feb 2000	Cessna 185 N8425Q	Saratoga Sprngs, New York, United States	-	No injuries	-
23 Dec 1999	Cessna 185 N70021	Chenega Bay, Alaska, United States	Dennis Perry	No injuries	-
19 Sep 1999	Cessna 185F N60859	Pilot Point, Alaska, United States	C-Air	No injuries	-
15 Sep 1999	Cessna 185F N85LC	Delta Junction, Alaska, United States	Tamarack Air Ltd.	Minor injuries	-
22 Jul 1999	Cessna 185 N4949E	Kodiak, Alaska, United States	Melvan E. Morris, JR.	Minor injuries	-
14 Jul 1999	Cessna 185 N532PC	Renton, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
9 Jul 1999	Cessna 185 N6XS	Beckwourth, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
23 Jun 1999	Cessna 185E N3385L	East Haddam, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
27 Apr 1999	Cessna 185 N93311	Juneau, Alaska, United States	Ward Air, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
23 Apr 1999	Cessna 185E N3539F	Haines, Alaska, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
30 Mar 1999	Cessna 185 N185MN	Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States	-	No injuries	-
1 Mar 1999	Cessna 185 N9823X	Durango, Colorado, United States	-	No injuries	-
2 Nov 1998	Cessna 185E N185Z	Tucson, Arizona, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Sep 1998	Cessna 185E N1613M	Mesa, Arizona, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Sep 1998	Cessna 185F N93904	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States	Jerald D. Stansel	No injuries	-
1 Sep 1998	Cessna 185E N333DG	Talkeetna, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
30 Aug 1998	Cessna 185E N1987U	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
25 Aug 1998	Cessna 185 N114LS	Westport, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
17 Aug 1998	Cessna 185 N8482D	Susanville, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
12 Aug 1998	Cessna 185F N4810	Venice, Louisiana, United States	-	No injuries	-
23 Jul 1998	Cessna 185 N5892T	Kenai, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Jul 1998	Cessna 185E N2750J	McGrath, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
5 Jul 1998	Cessna 185 N3347L	Homer, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
1 Jul 1998	Cessna 185E N4574F	Iliamna, Alaska, United States	Iliaska Lodge, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Jun 1998	Cessna 185F N80596	Chitina, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Jun 1998	Cessna 185E N85CF	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
13 Jun 1998	Cessna 185 N70195	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	Donald R. Rogers	Minor injuries	-
10 Jun 1998	Cessna 185 N2902Q	Skwentna, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
9 Jun 1998	Cessna 185 N9855X	Chickaloon, Alaska, United States	Hudson Air Service, Inc.	No injuries	-
5 Jun 1998	Cessna 185F N32663	Iliamna, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
29 May 1998	Cessna 185 N4761Q	Kotzebue, Alaska, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
3 Apr 1998	Cessna 185F N1205F	Coldfoot, Alaska, United States	North Quest Aviation	No injuries	-
24 Mar 1998	Cessna 185E N1987U	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	Jeff Dursen	No injuries	-
12 Mar 1998	Cessna 185 N21546	McGrath, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
24 Feb 1998	Cessna 185E N4535F	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
31 Oct 1997	Cessna 185F N61500	Barrow, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
23 Oct 1997	Cessna 185C N725	Farmington, New Mexico, United States	-	No injuries	-
5 Oct 1997	Cessna 185F N17SR	Oakland, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
21 Sep 1997	Cessna 185E N70122	Wasilla, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
3 Sep 1997	Cessna 185 N185QB	Kotzebue, Alaska, United States	Alaska Island Air	No injuries	-
31 Aug 1997	Cessna 185F N93276	Kotzebue, Alaska, United States	Craig M. Schweitzer	No injuries	-
27 Aug 1997	Cessna 185E N2743J	Igiugig, Alaska, United States	Brian W. Kraft	Serious injuries	-