# NTSB investigations: Cessna A185F, FL NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB ERA27LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA27LA019.md): Cessna A185F · Tavares, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Investigation open · Oct 19, 2026 · N900JB - [NTSB ERA26FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA115.md): Cessna A185 · Everglades City, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Feb 15, 2026 · N7574N · Substantial damage > On February 15, 2026, about 1155 eastern standard time, a Cessna A185F, N7574N, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Everglades City, Florida. The pilot was seriously injured, and the passenger was fatally injured. The airplane… - [NTSB GAA18CA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA388.md): Cessna A185 · Miami, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 1, 2018 · N14ED · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to retract the wheels of the amphibious airplane on takeoff, which resulted in a nose-over when the airplane landed on water with the wheels extended. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to use appropriate checklists. - [NTSB ERA15LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA372.md): Cessna A185F · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2015 · N186AZ · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and separation of the left main landing gear wheel from its strut. - [NTSB ERA13CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA207.md): Cessna A185F · Palatka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 16, 2013 · N812F · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear after takeoff from a runway, and his subsequent water landing with the wheels extended. - [NTSB MIA88LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA050.md): Cessna A185F · Naples, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1987 · N60925 · Substantial damage > The plt stated that the flt was low and slow on final apch. As a result the main landing gear collided with a dirt bank located short of the rwy. The gear then collapsed and the acft slid to a stop. - [NTSB MIA87FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA217.md): Cessna 185F · Hollywood, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1987 · N9003H · Substantial damage > The plt stated that he performed a thorough preflight of the acft to include the draining of the sumps & fuel strainer and no water was found. After takeoff while on the downwind leg, the eng quit. The plt attempted to return to the airport; however, the acft… - [NTSB MIA84FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA091.md): Cessna 185F · Key West, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 1984 · N4460R · Destroyed > The acft landed after a previous flt & was refueled & preflight for another mission. According to maintenance personnel, the acft floats were drained once every morning before the 1st flt of the day in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. The… - [NTSB MIA84LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA031.md): Cessna 185 · Gainesville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 1983 · N7318H · Substantial damage > The acft nosed over during landing while on an instructional flt. The instructor plt was demonstrating a touch and go landing at the time of the accident. The landing was made on rwy 28 with the wind from 340 degrees at 7 KTS. The instructor stated that… - [NTSB MIA84LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA011.md): Cessna 185 · Key West, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 1983 · N60925 · Substantial damage > The acft was on a flt from miami, FL to cancum, Mexico when the plt elected to make an en route stop at Key West, FL to check the wx. During the landing, the left main gear collapsed. An exam revealed a wear pattern on the landing gear & fuselage structure in… - [NTSB MIA80DLA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLA34.md): Cessna A185F · Cross City, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 19, 1980 · N8659Q · Substantial damage - [NTSB MIA80DLD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD27.md): Cessna A185F · Oxford, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 6, 1980 · N22CB · Substantial damage - [NTSB MIA80DLD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD01.md): Cessna 185F · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 6, 1979 · N4593E · Substantial damage - [NTSB MIA76FLA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLA25.md): Cessna 185F · Gainesville, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Nov 19, 1975 · N1301F · Substantial damage ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'FL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072821', '2070107')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072821&state=FL --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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