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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1979 | Cessna 305A | Amarillo, Texas, United States | Civil Air Patr | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Cessna 305A | Overton, Nevada, United States | Civil Air Patr | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1978 | Cessna 305A | Rochester, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1978 | Cessna 305A | Lee Vining, California, United States | Bishop CAP | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1978 | Cessna 305 | Point Lay, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1978 | Cessna 305A | Belgrade, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1978 | Cessna 305A | Troutdale, Oregon, United States | Portland CAP | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1978 | Cessna 305 | Gainesville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1977 | Cessna 305A | Wink, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1977 | Cessna 305A | Crowley, Louisiana, United States | Civil Air Ptrl | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1977 | Cessna 305A | Park Forrest, Illinois, United States | Air Display In | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1977 | Cessna 305A | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1977 | Cessna 305A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1977 | Cessna 305A | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1977 | Cessna 305A | Minot, North Dakota, United States | Civil Air Patr | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1976 | Cessna 305A | Park Rapids, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1976 | Cessna 305 | Manhattan, Kansas, United States | Fort Riley Fly | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1976 | Cessna 305A | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | Redstone Arsen | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1976 | Cessna 305 | Waynesboro, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1976 | Cessna 305A | Warren, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1976 | Cessna 305A | Ft. Pierce, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1975 | Cessna 305A | James Bay, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1975 | Cessna 305A | Elizabethtown, North Carolina, United States | Civil Air Patr | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1975 | Cessna 305A | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1975 | Cessna 305A | Elysian, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1975 | Cessna 305A | Fort Ord, California, United States | Ft.ord Fly CLB | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1974 | Cessna 305A | Vincent, Alabama, United States | Civil Air Patr | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1974 | Cessna 305A | Hopewell, Virginia, United States | Civil Air Patr | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1974 | Cessna 305A | Summerville, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1974 | Cessna 305A | Oklahoma Cty, Oklahoma, United States | Oklahoma CAP | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1974 | Cessna 305 | Ugashik, Alaska, United States | Ft.richardson | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1974 | Cessna 305C | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1974 | Cessna 305A | Quincy, Ohio, United States | Civil Air Patr | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1974 | Cessna 305A | Killeen, Texas, United States | Ft.hood Flying | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1974 | Cessna 305 | Huntley, Illinois, United States | Civil Air Patr | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1974 | Cessna 305A | N Conway, New Hampshire, United States | Northeast Ligh | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1974 | Cessna 305 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | FT Richardson | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1974 | Cessna 305A | Buena, Washington, United States | Wash Wing CAP | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1974 | Cessna 305A | Lumberton, North Carolina, United States | Fort Bragg Fly | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1973 | Cessna 305B | Willow, Alaska, United States | FT Richardson | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1973 | Cessna 305 | Susitna, Alaska, United States | Ft.richardson | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1973 | Cessna 305A | Ogden, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1973 | Cessna 305A | Spearfish, South Dakota, United States | Civil Air Patr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1973 | Cessna 305 | Almyra, Arkansas, United States | Grand Prairie | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1973 | Cessna 305A | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 May 1973 | Cessna 305A | Tracy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1973 | Cessna 305A | Springdale, Arkansas, United States | Civil Air Patr | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 305A | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States | Civil Air Patr | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1973 | Cessna 305A | Bismarck, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1973 | Cessna 305A | Forest, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |