Cessna A185 accidents
The NTSB database holds 74 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna A185, recorded between 1979 to 2026. 9 of them were fatal (12%), and 13 people died.
The deadliest year was 2019, with 5 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1 records).
Most of these records are from United States, Canada and Venezuela.
5 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
74
Records
9
Fatal
13
Deaths
12%
Share fatal
1979 to 2026
Period
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69 of 74 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 74 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2021 | Cessna A185 | Laguna Negra, Paraguay | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Cessna A185 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Sep 2019 | Cessna A185 | Conroe, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Feb 2026 | Cessna A185 | Everglades City, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Dec 2023 | Cessna A185 | Dorotea, Colombia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 May 2020 | Cessna A185 | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | Webster James M | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Aug 2019 | Cessna A185 | Upper Raft Lake, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 May 2019 | Cessna A185 | Whittier, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Mar 2019 | Cessna A185 | Bocona, Venezuela | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Cessna A185 | Luverne, Minnesota, United States | TS 185 LLC | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2024 | Cessna A185 | Loveland, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2020 | Cessna A185 | Richland, Washington, United States | Barr Air Patrol LLC | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2020 | Cessna A185 | Bellaire, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 2020 | Cessna A185 | Lime Village, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2020 | Cessna A185 | Kalispell, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2020 | Cessna A185 | Susanville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2020 | Cessna A185 | Rochester, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2020 | Cessna A185 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2020 | Cessna A185 | Port Townsend, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2020 | Cessna A185 | San Diego, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 2020 | Cessna A185 | Anoka, Minnesota, United States | C Y Transport Llc | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 2020 | Cessna A185 | Hawley, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2019 | Cessna A185 | San Carlos, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2019 | Cessna A185 | Rangeley Lake, Maine, United States | Acadian Aircraft Leasing Llc | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2019 | Cessna A185 | Saginaw, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2019 | Cessna A185 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2019 | Cessna A185 | Stanley, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2019 | Cessna A185 | Ashland, Maine, United States | Varney Aviation Llc | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 2019 | Cessna A185 | Northway, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 2019 | Cessna A185 | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 2019 | Cessna A185 | Kalispell, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2019 | Cessna A185 | Nome, Alaska, United States | National Park Service, Alaska Region | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2019 | Cessna A185 | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2018 | Cessna A185 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 2018 | Cessna A185 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | Blue Skies Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2018 | Cessna A185 | Reardan, Washington, United States | The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 2018 | Cessna A185 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2018 | Cessna A185 | Bullhead City, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2018 | Cessna A185 | McCall, Idaho, United States | Sawtooth Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2018 | Cessna A185 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2018 | Cessna A185 | Miami, Florida, United States | Tropic Ocean Airways LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 May 2018 | Cessna A185 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 2018 | Cessna A185 | Sterling, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 2018 | Cessna A185 | Lowman, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 2017 | Cessna A185 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | Blue Skies Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2017 | Cessna A185 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2017 | Cessna A185 | Aniak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2017 | Cessna A185 | Nampa, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2017 | Cessna A185 | Arctic Village, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2017 | Cessna A185 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |