Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 205 accidents

The NTSB database holds 181 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 205, recorded between 1964 to 2023. 32 of them were fatal (18%), and 91 people died.

The deadliest year was 1970, with 11 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (72 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Spain.

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

181
Records
32
Fatal
91
Deaths
18%
Share fatal
1964 to 2023
Period
Show these on the map 34 of 181 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 70
1970s 63
1980s 21
1990s 16
2000s 5
2010s 5
2020s 1

Where these happened

United States 173 Mexico 4 Spain 1 Other-Foreign Countries 1 Venezuela 1

Operators involved

Thomas James Sullivan 1 Miami Aviation 1 Deterding, James L. 1 Boeing FLG ASN 1 Robert Bailey, JR 1 Bridgeford Fly 1

All 181 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
9 May 1999 Cessna 205
N8157Z
 Celina, Ohio, United States Robert J. Tangeman Fatal 6
25 May 1997 Cessna 205
N8214Z
 Homestead, Florida, United States Skydive, Inc. Fatal 6
14 Feb 1970 Cessna 205A
N8485Z
 Mercury, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 Voorheis-Trind Fatal 6
10 Jan 1964 Cessna 205
N1849Z
 Vanderbilt Mich, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 6
15 Jun 2003 Cessna 205
N124A
 Jeannette, Pennsylvania, United States - Fatal 4
28 Jul 2001 Cessna 205
N8324Z
 De Queen, Arkansas, United States George E. Nelson Fatal 4
11 May 1991 Cessna 205
N8360Z
 Fallon, Nevada, United States Clifford J. Heaverne Fatal 4
10 Jun 1988 Cessna 205
N8181Z
 Elgin, Texas, United States Christopher, Vijjeswarapu S. Fatal 4
16 Jun 1987 Cessna 205C
N1823Z
 Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States Zeemack Aircraft Sales Fatal 4
4 May 1967 Cessna 205
N1301G
 New Castle, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Greenbriar Air Fatal 4
17 Oct 1965 Cessna 205
N4818U
 El Granada, California, United States
no coordinates
 Penisula Avia. Fatal 4
18 Dec 1995 Cessna 205
N8415Z
 Culebra
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
20 May 1985 Cessna 205
N125ZL
 Chewelah, Washington, United States - Fatal 3
21 Sep 1984 Cessna 205
N8435Z
 Highwood, Montana, United States - Fatal 3
28 Oct 1973 Cessna 205
N8299Z
 Yecora, Mexico
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
13 Aug 1970 Cessna 205A
N4869U
 Chatham, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
6 Nov 1966 Cessna 205A
N4816U
 East Nassau Ny, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Chester Airpor Fatal 3
23 Jan 2009 Cessna 205
N8298Z
 Flagstaff, Arizona, United States - Fatal 2
28 Aug 1977 Cessna 205A
N4874U
 Kirkwood, California, United States
no coordinates
 Santa Barbara Fatal 2
11 Nov 1970 Cessna 205A
N8167Z
 Castro Vlly, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Nov 1969 Cessna 205
N8314Z
 Orangeville, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Jan 1967 Cessna 205
N1881Z
 Dighton, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Beeline Aviati Fatal 2
22 Oct 1965 Cessna 205
N4819U
 St Simons Isle Ga, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
5 Jul 1964 Cessna 205
N8281Z
 Riverside Calif, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
27 Dec 1988 Cessna 205
N8403Z
 Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States Raymund R. Wilbur III Fatal 1
18 May 1973 Cessna 205
N8428Z
 Francistown, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
 Pinkham Associ Fatal 1
14 Apr 1973 Cessna 205A
N8490Z
 Parowan, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
24 Dec 1972 Cessna 205A
N8448Z
 Taylorsville, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
3 Mar 1972 Cessna 205
N8161Z
 Canyonville, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Air Pacific * Fatal 1
2 Oct 1966 Cessna 205
N1852Z
 Fredericktown Mo, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
24 Jan 1965 Cessna 205
N8159Z
 Laredo Tex, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
14 Sep 2023 Cessna 205
L1PL
 La Paragua, Venezuela
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
24 Oct 2019 Cessna 205
N8326Z
 Red Creek, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
4 Oct 2018 Cessna 205
N8495Z
 Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States - Minor injuries -
26 Sep 2016 Cessna 205
N8433Z
 Ellington, Connecticut, United States - No injuries -
8 Apr 2014 Cessna 205A
N4862U
 Leesburg, Virginia, United States Robert Bailey, JR No injuries -
22 Mar 2014 Cessna 205-UNDESIGNAT
EC-GQB
 Albacete, Spain
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
17 Apr 2004 Cessna 205
N1815Z
 Page, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
5 Jul 2000 Cessna 205
N8154Z
 Tacna, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
5 Sep 1999 Cessna 205
N1854Z
 Gualala, California, United States - No injuries -
2 Apr 1999 Cessna 205
N8464K
 Edison, Washington, United States - Minor injuries -
29 Nov 1996 Cessna 205
N1892Z
 Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States - Serious injuries -
18 May 1996 Cessna 205A
N5261G
 Sommerville, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
4 May 1995 Cessna 205
N8312Z
 Anchorage, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
1 Nov 1994 Cessna 205A
N4801U
 Lowell, Idaho, United States Orofino Aviation, Inc. No injuries -
6 Sep 1992 Cessna 205A
N4825U
 Gerlach, Nevada, United States Marin Air Services No injuries -
14 Jan 1992 Cessna 205A
N8352Z
 Spring, Texas, United States Owens, Grady No injuries -
25 Dec 1990 Cessna 205
N8219Z
 Medford, Oklahoma, United States Deterding, James L. No injuries -
10 Jun 1990 Cessna 205
N8469Z
 Jonesburg, Missouri, United States - No injuries -
20 May 1990 Cessna 205
N4807U
 Bluff, Utah, United States - No injuries -