Cessna 208 accidents
The NTSB database holds 339 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 208, recorded between 1985 to 2026. 121 of them were fatal (36%), and 416 people died.
The deadliest year was 1997, with 26 deaths.
Most of these records are from United States, Canada and Mexico.
90 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
339
Records
121
Fatal
416
Deaths
36%
Share fatal
1985 to 2026
Period
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249 of 339 have coordinates
By decade
All 339 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 2002 | Cessna 208B | Rockford, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Oct 2002 | Cessna 208B | Spanish Fort, Alabama, United States | Mid Atlantic Freight Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Mar 2002 | Cessna 208B | Alma, Wisconsin, United States | Priority Air Charter | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 May 2001 | Cessna 208B | Steamboat Spngs, Colorado, United States | Corporate Air, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Oct 2000 | Cessna 208B | Lummi Island, Washington, United States | Empire Airlines Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Apr 1998 | Cessna 208B | Bismarck, North Dakota, United States | Corporate Air, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Mar 1998 | Cessna 208B | Clarksville, Tennessee, United States | Baron Aviation Services Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1998 | Cessna 208B | Maiden, North Carolina, United States | Mountain Air Cargo, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Nov 1996 | Cessna 208B | Bethel, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Mar 1995 | Cessna 208B | Reno, Nevada, United States | Union Flights | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1995 | Cessna 208B | Pleasanton, California, United States | West Air, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jan 1995 | Cessna 208B | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | Empire Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Aug 1993 | Cessna 208B | Valensol, France | NOT Reported | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Nov 1991 | Cessna 208B | Destin, Florida, United States | Baron Aviation Services Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Dec 1990 | Cessna 208 | False Pass, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Feb 1990 | Cessna 208A | Denver, Colorado, United States | P. M. Air, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jan 1990 | Cessna 208B | Schuyler Falls, New York, United States | E.w. Wiggins Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jan 1990 | Cessna 208A | Leadville, Colorado, United States | P.m. Air, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Oct 1987 | Cessna 208A | Fairfield, California, United States | Union Flights | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jan 1987 | Cessna 208 | Cima, California, United States | California Air Charter | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 May 2026 | Cessna 208B | Shelton, Washington, United States | Kapowsin Air Sports Ltd | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Cessna 208 | North Canton, Ohio, United States | Castle Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2026 | Cessna 208 | Kansar, India | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Cessna 208 | Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka | Saffron Aviation PVT Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Cessna 208 | Kalumburu, Australia | - | Unknown | - |
| 23 Sep 2025 | Cessna 208B | Healy, Alaska, United States | Wright Air Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2025 | Cessna 208B | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | J & M Alaska Air Tours | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Cessna 208 | Monroe, New Jersey, United States | Arne Aviation LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Cessna 208B | Dallas, Texas, United States | Martinaire Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2024 | Cessna 208 | Migori, Kenya | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 2024 | Cessna 208 | Whitewright, Texas, United States | Skydive Spaceland Dallas | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2024 | Cessna 208 | Gap-tallard, France | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 2024 | Cessna 208 | Ellington, Connecticut, United States | Connecticut Parchutists | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 2024 | Cessna 208 | Puerto Escondido, Mexico | WIN WIN Aviation Inc | Fatal | - |
| 19 Jan 2024 | Cessna 208 | Dulles, Virginia, United States | Southern Airways LLC | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 2024 | Cessna 208B | Lizard Island, Australia | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2023 | Cessna 208 | Barwon Heads Geelong, Australia | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Cessna 208 | Limpopo Province, South Africa | - | Unknown | - |
| 17 Jul 2023 | Cessna 208B | Chrcynno, Poland | - | Unknown | - |
| 3 Jul 2023 | Cessna 208B | Suffolk, Virginia, United States | Arne Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 2023 | Cessna 208B | Puente de Ixtla, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 2023 | Cessna 208B | Kualapuu, Hawaii, United States | Kamaka Air LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2022 | Cessna 208 | Al Ajban, United Arab Emirates | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 2022 | Cessna 208B | Timika, Indonesia | - | Unknown | - |
| 14 Jul 2022 | Cessna 208B | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Corporate Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2022 | Cessna 208 | Elfin Cove, Alaska, United States | Kalinin Partners LLC | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2022 | Cessna 208 | Ellington, Connecticut, United States | Connecticut Parachutist Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2022 | Cessna 208B | Grapevine, Texas, United States | Martinaire Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 2022 | Cessna 208B | Campbellton, Texas, United States | Revolution Flight | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 2022 | Cessna 208B | Oceanside, California, United States | GoJump | Serious injuries | - |