Accident records / CESSNA 185 accidents

Every civil aviation accident the National Transportation Safety Board has published, from 1962 to the present, newest first. Pick a value on any row to narrow the list; counts on a row reflect the rows above it. n is accidents, not flights, and nothing here is a rate.

Injury severity

All181,494 Fatal31,311 Serious10,591 Minor24,931 None105,283 Not recorded9,378

Damage

All181,494 Destroyed19,001 Substantial68,478 Minor2,900 Not recorded91,115

Operation

All181,494 Part 121 (Air carrier)2,689 Part 135 (Charter)3,951 Other86,548 Not recorded88,306

Category

All181,494 Jet3,386 Turboprop3,638 Piston single61,692 Piston twin6,119 Helicopter8,901 Glider1,460 Balloon734 Gyroplane455 Weight-shift190 Other424 Not recorded94,495

Homebuilt

Either181,494 No85,572 Yes8,883 Not recorded87,039

Manufacturer

All181,494 AERO COMMANDER1,610 AERONCA2,132 AEROSPATIALE476 AEROSTAR186 AIR TRACTOR1,080 AIRBUS542 ALON140 AMERICAN CHAMPION120 AVIAT373 AVID196 AYRES312 BEDE134 BEECH12,896 BELL5,288 BELLANCA2,256 BENSEN395 BOEING5,231 BOMBARDIER196 BRANTLY270 CALLAIR371 CAMERON118 CESSNA57,749 CGS157 CHAMPION1,546 CIRRUS625 CONVAIR275 CUBCRAFTERS125 CURTISS144 DE HAVILLAND860 DIAMOND223 DOUGLAS998 EMBRAER308 ENSTROM495 ERCOUPE899 EUROCOPTER343 FAIRCHILD450 FLIGHTSTAR116 GLASAIR287 GLOBE422 GREAT LAKES233 GROB155 GRUMMAN2,910 GRUMMAN AMERICAN1,190 GULFSTREAM245 HELIO249 HILLER932 KITFOX414 KOLB285 LAKE335 LANCAIR470 LEARJET328 LET166 LOCKHEED441 LUSCOMBE1,584 MAULE969 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS855 MD HELICOPTERS2,071 MITSUBISHI241 MONNETT153 MOONEY3,378 NAVION190 NORTH AMERICAN704 PILATUS130 PIPER36,815 PITTS1,239 PZL MIELEC114 QUAD CITY157 QUICKIE488 QUICKSILVER499 RAND ROBINSON187 RANS270 RAVEN124 RAYTHEON130 REPUBLIC116 ROBINSON1,914 ROCKWELL537 ROTORWAY303 RUTAN427 RYAN262 SCHEMPP-HIRTH105 SCHLEICHER239 SCHWEIZER1,356 SEAREY126 SIKORSKY425 SMITH327 SOCATA157 STEARMAN146 STEEN136 STINSON1,441 STOLP370 SWEARINGEN268 TAYLORCRAFT1,063 THORP154 VANS (HOMEBUILT)984 WACO258 WEATHERLY161 WEEDHOPPER122 ZENITH393 Other10,709

Model

All57,749 120578 1401,433 140A145 1505,393 150D122 150E192 150F733 150G662 150H609 150J560 150K268 150L909 150M802 1522,949 170525 170A401 170B1,062 1725,177 172A144 172B159 172C113 172D203 172E253 172F308 172G324 172H378 172I131 172K509 172L292 172M1,171 172N1,397 172P715 172R183 172RG271 172S414 175492 1771,002 177B265 177RG395 1801,905 180A127 180H209 180J128 180K108 1822,724 182A398 182B195 182C163 182D105 182E180 182F155 182G151 182H176 182J197 182K167 182L178 182M162 182N126 182P538 182Q328 182R106 185669 185F160 188433 188B228 195313 195A102 205159 206498 207264 207A101 208133 208B200 210961 210D127 210L210 305A167 310450 310C134 310D109 310J103 310Q158 310R146 337225 340123 340A130 402140 402B185 402C117 411116 414149 421132 421B178 421C152 A185E106 A185F392 A188163 A188B587 P210N225 R172K127 R182157 T188C135 T210161 T210L258 T210M240 T210N284 TR182136 TU206G114 U206257 U206F127 U206G146 Other6,497

Decade

All669 1960s106 1970s232 1980s142 1990s97 2000s60 2010s18 2020s14

1–50 of 669, newest first

ReportTailAircraftDateSeverityCause
GAA26WA314 N
185
2026-09-07 Serious Unknown Unknown or undetermined
GAA26WA054 LV-ASL
185
2025-10-09 None Taxi-to runway Landing gear collapse
CEN25LA153 N1526F
185
2025-04-07 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
ANC24LA059 N748WP
185
2024-06-24 None Landing Dragged wing/rotor/float/other
ANC23LA075 N34VV
185
2023-09-12 None Landing-landing roll Nose over/nose down
ANC23LA059 N9855X
185
2023-08-04 None Landing-landing roll Nose over/nose down
GAA23WA148 PP-NIK
185
2023-04-30 Fatal Landing-flare/touchdown Loss of control on ground
WPR22LA181 N23FG
185
2022-05-12 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
ANC21LA053 N185YT
185
2021-07-06 None Takeoff Collision during takeoff/land
ANC21FA015 N9725Z
185
2021-02-04 Fatal Enroute-cruise Aircraft structural failure
ANC21LA002 N850WB
185
2020-10-20 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
WPR20CA149 N185
185
2020-05-17 None Landing-flare/touchdown Abnormal runway contact
ANC20CA049 N185SZ
185
2020-05-06 None Maneuvering-low-alt flying Low altitude operation/event
ERA20CA091 N1557F
185
2020-01-17 None Takeoff Loss of control on ground
GAA19CA327 N4057Y
185
2019-06-08 None Landing Loss of control on ground
GAA19CA152 N10044
185
2019-02-25 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
GAA18CA488 N62882
185
2018-08-12 None Takeoff Windshear or thunderstorm
GAA18CA468 N9867X
185
2018-08-05 None Enroute-cruise Loss of engine power (total)
GAA18CA351 N9964X
185
2018-06-15 None Landing Loss of control on ground
GAA17CA245 N4017Y
185
2017-04-23 None Landing-flare/touchdown Abnormal runway contact
GAA16CA503 N5892T
185
2016-09-22 Minor Takeoff Loss of lift
ANC15LA033 N1694M
185
2015-06-01 Serious Approach-VFR pattern final Midair collision
ANC15LA023 N4554F
185
2015-04-23 None Takeoff Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)
ANC14CA077 N432X
185
2014-09-07 None Takeoff Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)
CEN14CA154 N4764B
185
2014-03-09 None Takeoff Loss of control on ground
ANC13CA108 N432X
185
2013-09-07 None Landing-flare/touchdown Hard landing
ANC13CA082 N185SN
185
2013-08-16 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
CEN13WA393 OH-CEG
185
2013-06-29 Fatal —
WPR12LA023 N520YH
185
2011-10-28 None Enroute-descent Loss of engine power (total)
ANC11LA068 N9852X
185
2011-07-25 None Enroute-cruise Loss of engine power (partial)
WPR11CA024 N5011X
185
2010-10-22 None Landing-landing roll Runway excursion
ERA11WA004 OB-1808
185
2010-10-02 Fatal Initial climb Loss of engine power (total)
WPR10RA093 P2-MJL
185
2009-12-30 Fatal Enroute-cruise Loss of engine power (partial)
ANC09LA083 N8209U
185
2009-08-16 None Landing-landing roll Aircraft structural failure
CHI08CA278 N80MW
185
2008-09-05 None Approach-VFR pattern final Collision during takeoff/land
ANC08LA085 N80596
185
2008-07-04 None Enroute-cruise Fuel starvation
ANC08CA062 N125KT
185
2008-05-05 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
ANC08CA049 N185AR
185
2008-04-09 None Enroute-cruise Fuel exhaustion
ANC08CA041 N1224F
185
2008-03-05 None Takeoff-rejected takeoff Runway excursion
ANC08LA029 N572E
185
2007-12-23 None —
ANC07CA097 N94260
185
2007-09-11 None —
ANC07LA096 N1758R
185
2007-09-08 None —
ANC07LA100 N3306R
185
2007-08-10 None —
ANC07LA077 N720
185
2007-08-09 None —
SEA07FA134 N9434N
185
2007-05-28 Fatal —
ANC07CA033 N9832X
185
2007-05-10 None —
SEA06CA176 N477G
185
2006-07-24 None —
ANC06LA076 N2217T
185
2006-06-18 None —
ANC06LA024 N120KM
185
2006-03-06 None —
ANC06TA009 N771X
185
2005-11-05 Minor —