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
15 Aug 1990	Cessna A185F N8343Q	Ovando, Montana, United States	-	No injuries	-
14 Jul 1990	Cessna A185F N888BL	Discovery Bay, California, United States	Richardson, John	No injuries	-
13 Jun 1990	Cessna A185F N8389Q	Erie, Colorado, United States	-	No injuries	-
11 Feb 1990	Cessna A185F N6045N	Sun River, Oregon, United States	Ronald W. Braatz	Minor injuries	-
14 Jan 1990	Cessna A185F N8785Z	Houston, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Sep 1989	Cessna A185F N79SC	Nenana River, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
8 Sep 1989	Cessna A185F N252W	Big Bear City, California, United States	Downey Construction, Inc.	No injuries	-
25 Aug 1989	Cessna A185F N4840C	Deer Isle, Maine, United States no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
24 Jun 1989	Cessna A185F N5486R	Marksville, Louisiana, United States	Morris, Ivan JR.	No injuries	-
19 Jun 1989	Cessna A185F N7310H	Int'l Falls, Minnesota, United States	Nietz, Donald H.	No injuries	-
28 May 1989	Cessna A185F N1042F	Jackson, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
4 May 1989	Cessna A185F CGCMT	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States	James E. Woodcock	Minor injuries	-
24 Mar 1989	Cessna A185F N4836Q	Lake Arthur, Louisiana, United States	-	No injuries	-
22 Nov 1988	Cessna A185F N20752	Deadhorse, Alaska, United States	Cape Smythe Air Service	No injuries	-
14 Nov 1988	Cessna A185F N4759E	Kasitsna Bay, Alaska, United States	Cook Inlet Aviation	No injuries	-
23 Oct 1988	Cessna A185F N185SH	Trumbauersville, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
17 Aug 1988	Cessna A185F N2450J	Medicine Bow, Wyoming, United States	-	No injuries	-
11 Jul 1988	Cessna A185F N4742E	Georgetown, Alaska, United States no coordinates	R & M Consultants	No injuries	-
2 Dec 1987	Cessna A185F N60925	Naples, Florida, United States no coordinates	Gluhareff, Alexander M.	No injuries	-
12 Oct 1987	Cessna A185F N2525S	Glasgow, Montana, United States	Steve Bell	No injuries	-
23 Aug 1987	Cessna A185F N3463Y	Mt Airy, North Carolina, United States	-	No injuries	-
22 Jul 1987	Cessna A185F N252W	Chandler, Arizona, United States	-	No injuries	-
10 Apr 1987	Cessna A185F N6670N	Gillette, Wyoming, United States	Charles A. Rogler	Minor injuries	-
2 Apr 1987	Cessna A185F N1467F	Topeka, Kansas, United States no coordinates	Line Builders, Inc.	No injuries	-
25 Sep 1986	Cessna A185F N4611E	Hanning Bay, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
14 Aug 1986	Cessna A185F N7373H	Chester, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
8 Aug 1986	Cessna A185F N92BT	Slidell, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
16 Jul 1986	Cessna A185F N6336E	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
19 Jun 1986	Cessna A185F N9937N	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
31 May 1986	Cessna A185F N96158	Orange Grove, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
20 May 1986	Cessna A185F N1096F	Bernie, Missouri, United States	-	No injuries	-
4 May 1986	Cessna A185F N102PM	Georgetown, Texas, United States	Danlaur Corp.	No injuries	-
14 Mar 1986	Cessna A185F N4984Q	Bozeman, Montana, United States	Robert E. Ebeling	No injuries	-
28 Sep 1985	Cessna A185F N9676H	Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States	Wayne, Sandre, Greg Bell	No injuries	-
23 Sep 1985	Cessna A185F N61298	Eastsound, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Sep 1985	Cessna A185F N80124	Cordova, Alaska, United States	Kennedy Air Service	No injuries	-
8 Sep 1985	Cessna A185F N1756R	Lincoln, Nebraska, United States	-	No injuries	-
5 Sep 1985	Cessna A185F N5513E	Port Sulphur, Louisiana, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
12 Jul 1985	Cessna A185F N9905N	Patterson, Louisiana, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
1 Jun 1985	Cessna A185F N61500	Alaktak, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Grant B. Thompson	No injuries	-
29 Apr 1985	Cessna A185F N4691E	Gibson, Louisiana, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Apr 1985	Cessna A185F N93485	Slidell, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	H.t. Bermingham	No injuries	-
20 Feb 1985	Cessna A185F N1169Q	Rifle, Colorado, United States	Allan B. Duckworth	No injuries	-
31 Jan 1985	Cessna A185F N53064	Belle Chase, Louisiana, United States	-	No injuries	-
9 Sep 1984	Cessna A185F-II N61556	Iliamna, Alaska, United States	Iliamna Lake Lodge	No injuries	-
12 Aug 1984	Cessna A185F N802DM	Tomball, Texas, United States	Mort Hall AVN.	No injuries	-
12 Jul 1984	Cessna A185F N61509	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States	Aviaton Associates, Ltd.	Serious injuries	-
4 Jul 1984	Cessna A185F N1299F	Talkeetna, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
18 Jun 1984	Cessna A185F N4942E	New Iberia, Louisiana, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Jun 1984	Cessna A185F N1047F	Talkeetna, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-