Cessna 305 accidents
The NTSB database holds 222 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 305, recorded between 1964 to 2025. 14 of them were fatal (6%), and 21 people died.
The deadliest year was 1999, with 3 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (55 records).
Most of these records are from United States and Canada.
112 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
222
Records
14
Fatal
21
Deaths
6%
Share fatal
1964 to 2025
Period
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110 of 222 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
Operators involved
All 222 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2010 | Cessna 305A | Toms River, New Jersey, United States | Aerial Advertising Agency LLC | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 2010 | Cessna 305A | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 2009 | Cessna 305A | Rochester, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2009 | Cessna 305A | Helena, Montana, United States | Davis BOB F | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2008 | Cessna 305A | El Cajon, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 2008 | Cessna 305-A | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | Honolulu Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2007 | Cessna 305-C | Chino, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2006 | Cessna 305A | Lewistown, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 2006 | Cessna 305A | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2006 | Cessna 305A | Seboeis, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2005 | Cessna 305A | Bartow, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2004 | Cessna 305A | Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2004 | Cessna 305A | Frankfort, Michigan, United States | Northwest Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 2004 | Cessna 305 A | Taunton, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 2004 | Cessna 305A | Bozeman, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2004 | Cessna 305A | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | Edward M. Robinson | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2003 | Cessna 305A | New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2001 | Cessna 305 | Vichy, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2001 | Cessna 305A | Winslow, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 2000 | Cessna 305A | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 2000 | Cessna 305A | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 2000 | Cessna 305A | Jackson, California, United States | James Hoyle | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1999 | Cessna 305A | Akron, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1999 | Cessna 305A | Torrance, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1999 | Cessna 305C | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1999 | Cessna 305A | Warehouse Point, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1999 | Cessna 305 | Grundy, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1999 | Cessna 305A | Coalinga, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1998 | Cessna 305A | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1998 | Cessna 305 | Lantana, Florida, United States | Ronald Krolick | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1998 | Cessna 305 | Fredricktown, Missouri, United States | John Robert Francis | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1997 | Cessna 305A (L-19) | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1997 | Cessna 305A | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1996 | Cessna 305A | San Diego, California, United States | Air ADS, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1996 | Cessna 305A | Erie, Colorado, United States | Chris E. Turner | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1995 | Cessna 305A | Hemet, California, United States | Sherrifs Aviation Unit | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1995 | Cessna 305A | Warren, Vermont, United States | Sugarbush Soaring Assoc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 May 1994 | Cessna 305A | Franklin, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1993 | Cessna 305A | Beach Haven, New Jersey, United States | Aerial Advertising, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1993 | Cessna 305B | Fulton, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1993 | Cessna 305A | Belen, New Mexico, United States | Bickford/Petmecky | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1993 | Cessna 305A | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | Banner Advertising, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1992 | Cessna 305A | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Daniel J. Sweeney | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1992 | Cessna 305A | Waynesville, Ohio, United States | Soaring Society of Dayton Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1992 | Cessna 305A | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Paul Santopietro | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1991 | Cessna 305 | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | Keith L. Carter | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1991 | Cessna 305A | Keokuk, Iowa, United States | Dorothy P. Gillis | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1990 | Cessna 305A | Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States | Visionaire | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1990 | Cessna 305A | Perry, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 May 1990 | Cessna 305A | Woodstock, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |