Cessna A185F accidents

The NTSB database holds 377 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna A185F, recorded between 1973 to 2026. 58 of them were fatal (15%), and 115 people died.

The deadliest year was 1973, with 9 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (36 records).

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

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

377

Records

Fatal

115

Deaths

15%

Share fatal

1973 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 276 of 377 have coordinates

By decade

1970s 41

1980s 107

1990s 71

2000s 66

2010s 46

2020s 46

Where these happened

United States 368 Canada 5 Indonesia 1 Mexico 1 Guatemala 1 Unknown/Not Reported 1

Operators involved

Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 2 Cook Inlet AVI 2 Southern Seaplane, Inc. 2 Indian Marine Inc. 1 Joseph G. Folsom 1 Adventure Airways 1

All 377 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
30 Sep 1998	Cessna A185F N1236F	Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States	-	No injuries	-
4 Sep 1998	Cessna A185F N1005F	Bottineau, North Dakota, United States	-	No injuries	-
18 Jul 1998	Cessna A185F N1481F	Moneta, Virginia, United States	George F. Marshall	No injuries	-
16 Jun 1998	Cessna A185F N185DG	Talkeetna, Alaska, United States	Douglas Geeting Aviation, Inc.	No injuries	-
16 May 1998	Cessna A185F N1473F	Talkeetna, Alaska, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
13 May 1998	Cessna A185F N7140H	Isanti, Minnesota, United States	-	No injuries	-
21 Mar 1998	Cessna A185F N9620Q	Homer, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
2 Oct 1997	Cessna A185F N105NR	Roseau, Minnesota, United States	-	No injuries	-
2 Jul 1997	Cessna A185F N5054R	Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States	Jerry T. Gonsoulin	Minor injuries	-
28 Jun 1997	Cessna A185F N39CC	Charlton, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
19 Aug 1996	Cessna A185F N61609	Midland, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
4 Aug 1996	Cessna A185F N2431Y	Casa Grande, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
22 Jan 1996	Cessna A185F N6034N	Belle Chase, Louisiana, United States	-	No injuries	-
9 May 1995	Cessna A185F N1684R	Oroville, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
23 Dec 1994	Cessna A185F N8389Q	Erie, Colorado, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
23 Oct 1994	Cessna A185F N9667Q	N New Portland, Maine, United States no coordinates	Austin J Lopez	No injuries	-
15 Oct 1994	Cessna A185F N20752	Kotzebue, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
7 Sep 1994	Cessna A185F N5387H	Conrad, Montana, United States	Karlee Leasing, Inc.	No injuries	-
24 Jul 1994	Cessna A185F N1758R	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	Hulbert, Ward A.	No injuries	-
25 May 1994	Cessna A185F N8527Q	Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States	Coffman, Edward K.	No injuries	-
13 May 1994	Cessna A185F N30NC	Hempstead, New York, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
8 Apr 1994	Cessna A185F N8191Q	Paxson, Alaska, United States	Gulkana Air Service, Inc.	No injuries	-
10 Feb 1994	Cessna A185F N4833C	Valley Springs, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
30 Nov 1993	Cessna A185F N6613N	Maybell, Colorado, United States	-	No injuries	-
8 Nov 1993	Cessna A185F N185FK	Chefornak, Alaska, United States	Hageland Aviation Services	No injuries	-
2 Sep 1993	Cessna A185F N6279E	Pilottown, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
21 Jul 1993	Cessna A185F N124KT	Denali Nat'l Pk, Alaska, United States	James Okonek	Serious injuries	-
5 Jun 1993	Cessna A185F N2171F	Gulkana, Alaska, United States	U.s. Department of Interior	Unknown	-
31 May 1993	Cessna A185F N333DG	Kahiltna Glacie, Alaska, United States	Doug Geeting Aviation	No injuries	-
27 May 1993	Cessna A185F N2215T	Bellevue, Washington, United States	Lofgren, Loren R.	No injuries	-
22 May 1993	Cessna A185F N3588	Timbalier Isle, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Southern Seaplane Inc.	No injuries	-
23 Apr 1993	Cessna A185F N5077G	Goose Bay, Alaska, United States	Alaska Wing Civil Air Patrol	No injuries	-
23 Feb 1993	Cessna A185F N37BC	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States	Williamson, KEN R.	No injuries	-
30 Jan 1993	Cessna A185F N5391R	Inglewood, Washington, United States	Johnson, Everett H.	No injuries	-
26 Aug 1992	Cessna A185F N185RF	St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States	Freese, Robert A. & Roberta G.	No injuries	-
19 Aug 1992	Cessna A185F N1867Q	Amelia, Louisiana, United States	C. Hammon's Flying Service Inc	No injuries	-
13 Aug 1992	Cessna A185F N1207Q	Ennis, Montana, United States	Singleton, James L.	No injuries	-
7 Aug 1992	Cessna A185F N4766E	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States	Edwin E. Johnson	No injuries	-
21 Jul 1992	Cessna A185F N1823R	Maxton, North Carolina, United States	Cunningham, Michael K	No injuries	-
25 Jun 1992	Cessna A185F N4690C	Ronan, Montana, United States	Mikkelsen, Alan & Lynette	Minor injuries	-
23 May 1992	Cessna A185F N61167	Spray, Oregon, United States	John L. Hirons	No injuries	-
9 Apr 1992	Cessna A185F N135NC	Billings, Montana, United States	Smith, Vern G.	No injuries	-
28 Mar 1992	Cessna A185F N3332S	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States	R & M Consultants, Inc.	No injuries	-
6 Oct 1991	Cessna A185F N1681R	Amber Bay, Alaska, United States	Windy's MAG Air, Inc.	No injuries	-
23 Sep 1991	Cessna A185F N21753	Koliganek, Alaska, United States	William H. Woodin	Serious injuries	-
2 Sep 1991	Cessna A185F N93272	Conchas Dam, New Mexico, United States	Ralph A. Hassall	No injuries	-
21 Jul 1991	Cessna A185F N185GS	Vernon, Ohio, United States no coordinates	George H. Siegel	Minor injuries	-
9 Jul 1991	Cessna A185F N185JV	Norton, West Virginia, United States	Dewey B. Durrett	Serious injuries	-
3 May 1991	Cessna A185F N2450J	Orting, Washington, United States	William E. Nordstrom	No injuries	-
21 Mar 1991	Cessna A185F N735HB	Galena, Alaska, United States	Dept of the Interior	Minor injuries	-