Cessna U206 accidents

The NTSB database holds 254 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna U206, recorded between 1965 to 2026. 56 of them were fatal (22%), and 134 people died.

The deadliest year was 2017, with 13 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (62 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Venezuela and Brazil.

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

254

Records

Fatal

134

Deaths

22%

Share fatal

1965 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 86 of 254 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 34

1970s 84

1980s 54

1990s 13

2000s 12

2010s 40

2020s 17

Where these happened

United States 216 Venezuela 6 Brazil 4 Mexico 4 Australia 3 Costa Rica 3

Operators involved

Alaska Bush CA 4 Aftons Flying 2 Washington AER 2 Cessna Aircraf 2 Baker Aviation, Inc. 2 Bruce Sumner L 1

All 254 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
23 Jul 2017	Cessna U206 XB-MUM	Culiacan, Mexico	-	Fatal	7
30 Jun 1991	Cessna U206 N90236	Missing, Bahamas no coordinates	Scavella, Earle J.	Fatal	6
1 Jul 1989	Cessna U206 N5304U	Pettigrew, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	6
23 Sep 1977	Cessna U206 N1452M	Salida, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Salida Flying	Fatal	6
25 Nov 2024	Cessna U206 TI-GER	Cantón Central San José y Distrito de Pavas, Costa Rica no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
23 Nov 2018	Cessna U206 Z-BRS	Chemajenjera Hill, Zimbabwe no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
22 Mar 2014	Cessna U206-G VH-FRT	Caboolture, Australia no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
2 Jan 2006	Cessna U206 VH-UYB	Brisbane, Australia	Brian Scoffel	Fatal	5
1 Jul 1981	Cessna U206 N72258	Moose Pass, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
26 Dec 1975	Cessna U206 N138ND	Harrison, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	Jamestown Avia	Fatal	5
3 Dec 2018	Cessna U206 XB-NGU	Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico	Jorge Ivan Joya de la Cruz	Fatal	4
12 Feb 1991	Cessna U206 N8014Z	Yampa, Colorado, United States	DLS Contractors, Inc.	Fatal	4
21 Sep 1982	Cessna U206 G N5331X	Near Kotzebue, Alaska, United States	Baker Aviation, Inc.	Fatal	4
11 Aug 1977	Cessna U206 N8062Z	Engle, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	Southwest Avia	Fatal	4
24 Jul 1972	Cessna U206 N5290U	Aspen, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
17 Aug 2018	Cessna U206 C-FNEQ	Fort Simpson, Canada no coordinates	Simpson Air (1981) Limited	Fatal	3
9 Feb 2005	Cessna U206 N206AR	Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States	Jeremy S. Davis	Fatal	3
17 Nov 1984	Cessna U206 N35699	Dixie, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	3
15 Jul 1981	Cessna U206 N5289U	Naknek, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
13 Feb 2024	Cessna U206 YV-1396	Canaima, Venezuela	-	Fatal	2
11 Mar 2019	Cessna U206 YV1801	Bolivar, Venezuela no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
10 Dec 2017	Cessna U206 N732DF	Maunaloa, Hawaii, United States	-	Fatal	2
5 Sep 2017	Cessna U206 TI-AGM	San Jose, Costa Rica	Airbell Air Charter	Fatal	2
15 Sep 2013	Cessna U206-G VH-WAV	Croydon, Australia	-	Fatal	2
25 Apr 2008	Cessna U206 F-GSGT	Ciudad Real, Spain no coordinates	Private Individual	Fatal	2
13 Feb 2002	Cessna U206 TG-SAC	Cackchila, Guatemala no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Mar 1984	Cessna U206 N735KE	Stevenson, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
25 Jun 1983	Cessna U206 N5413X	Cortez, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
19 Mar 1980	Cessna U206 N756SM	York, Alabama, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Mar 1979	Cessna U206 N733CT	Nightmute, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Village, Aviati	Fatal	2
18 Apr 2026	Cessna U206 PT-XRI	Sao Paulo, Brazil no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 Aug 2019	Cessna U206 N5364Q	Hopedale, Louisiana, United States	Ultra Light Flights LLC	Fatal	1
21 Feb 2019	Cessna U206 8R-GHB	Eteringbang, Guyana no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
24 Sep 2018	Cessna U206 N1738R	Rainy Pass, Alaska, United States	Regal Air	Fatal	1
11 Oct 2017	Cessna U206 PT-LSC	Itaituba, Brazil no coordinates	Joilma Souza Gomes de Oliveira	Fatal	1
27 Jul 2017	Cessna U206 N1749R	Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States	Alaska Skyways, Inc.	Fatal	1
18 Sep 2015	Cessna U206 N8615Z	Spring Hill, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	1
1 Aug 2009	Cessna U206 5Y-LMB	Nairobi, Kenya	African Inland Mission	Fatal	1
26 Jun 2006	Cessna U206 YV-229C	Chiguao, Venezuela no coordinates	Rutaca	Fatal	1
9 Jun 1992	Cessna U206-F N8117Q	Live Oak, Florida, United States	Suwannee County Sheriff	Fatal	1
28 Jun 1989	Cessna U206 N9627G	Eveleth, Minnesota, United States	Stuart, Milton J.	Fatal	1
22 May 1983	Cessna U206 N3852G	South Prairie, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	1
28 Nov 1980	Cessna U206 N1EH	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
12 Nov 1980	Cessna U206 N9046H	West Hurley, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 Jan 1979	Cessna U206 N4970C	Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Executive Char	Fatal	1
27 Dec 1978	Cessna U206 N29078	Ogden, Utah, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 Jun 1978	Cessna U206 N2189F	Erie, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 Dec 1977	Cessna U206 N29275	Little River, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
27 Oct 1976	Cessna U206 N3945G	Joseph City, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
15 Jul 1976	Cessna U206 N4922F	Blackstone, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1