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
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34 of 181 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 181 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1972 | Cessna 205 | Blackfoot, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1972 | Cessna 205 | Fayette, Maine, United States | Skylane Flight | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1972 | Cessna 205 | Littleton, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1972 | Cessna 205A | Oberlin, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1972 | Cessna 205 | Abilene, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1972 | Cessna 205 | E.tawas, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1971 | Cessna 205 | El Mirage, California, United States | Progressive AI | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1971 | Cessna 205 | Northport, Michigan, United States | Triple A Flyin | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 May 1971 | Cessna 205 | Grass Vally, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1971 | Cessna 205 | San Felipe, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1970 | Cessna 205 | Winston, Montana, United States | C.s.s Flying C | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1970 | Cessna 205 | Van Nuys, California, United States | Western Land | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1970 | Cessna 205 | Meta, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1970 | Cessna 205 | Harlan, Iowa, United States | Lincs Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1970 | Cessna 205 | Clarksville, Tennessee, United States | Colemille Ente | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Cessna 205 | Ocean City, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1970 | Cessna 205 | Mooresville, North Carolina, United States | Sunset Auto Co | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1970 | Cessna 205 | Angola, Indiana, United States | Flying Educati | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1970 | Cessna 205 | Jackpot, Nevada, United States | Intermountain | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1970 | Cessna 205 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Sierra Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1970 | Cessna 205 | Stockton, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1969 | Cessna 205 | Lake Village, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1969 | Cessna 205 | Spring City, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1969 | Cessna 205 | Roscoe, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1969 | Cessna 205 | Vacaville, California, United States | L.k.hollenbeak | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1968 | Cessna 205 | Belle Glade, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1968 | Cessna 205 | Gooding, Idaho, United States | Gooding Air In | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1968 | Cessna 205 | Clyde, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1967 | Cessna 205 | Princeton, Indiana, United States | Mid States Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1967 | Cessna 205 | Van Nuys, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1967 | Cessna 205 | Othello, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1967 | Cessna 205 | Long Beach, California, United States | Air Oasis Comp | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1967 | Cessna 205 | Annville, Pennsylvania, United States | Aviation Servi | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1967 | Cessna 205 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Chapman-Spittl | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1967 | Cessna 205A | Portage, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1967 | Cessna 205 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Ward W Crow | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1967 | Cessna 205 | Minot N Dak, North Dakota, United States | Capital Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1967 | Cessna 205 | Greencastle, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1966 | Cessna 205 | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1966 | Cessna 205 | Lake Park Fla, Florida, United States | Skyway Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1966 | Cessna 205 | Oak Creek Wis, Wisconsin, United States | Wal-Co-Wis Air | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1966 | Cessna 205 | Culebra Pr, Puerto Rico, United States | Inter Island A | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1966 | Cessna 205 | Healy Alas, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 17 Jul 1966 | Cessna 205 | Kingfield Me, Maine, United States | Aero Enterpris | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1966 | Cessna 205 | Orleans Calif, California, United States | Pierce Fly SER | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1966 | Cessna 205 | Erron Utah, Utah, United States | Stratton Bros | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1966 | Cessna 205 | E.stroudsburg Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | H.t.hamlen | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1966 | Cessna 205 | Charleston W Va, West Virginia, United States | Charleston Fly | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1966 | Cessna 205 | Opa Locka Fla, Florida, United States | Florida Armtve | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1966 | Cessna 205 | Rossberg Ohio, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |