Fatal NTSB investigations: Cessna 185A

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 185A. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19642026
Fatal NTSB investigations: Cessna 185A per year, 1964–2026: 8 cases
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072804'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB SEA98LA007Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185A · Damascus, ORfailure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from terrain. Factors relating to the accident included: darkness, and hilly/mountainous terrain.Oct 23, 1997 · N714 · DestroyedNTSB SEA93FA205Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 185A · De Borgia, MTThe pilot's poor in-flight planning/decision and his failure to maintain airspeed above a stall.Sep 22, 1993 · N4176Y · DestroyedNTSB ANC88FA021Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 185 · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot and his two passengers were returning from a hunting trip when the airplane crashed 7 miles from the Fairbanks international airport. The airplane struck the ground in a vertical attitude at a high rate of speed. Evidence at the scene suggests that…Nov 27, 1987 · N4056Y · DestroyedNTSB SEA87FA162Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportHughes 369D · Ketchikan, AKN58318 (Hughes 369, under contract with us geological survey) was inbnd fm se to lnd at Ketchikan-temsco heliport (6Z4) as N73WS (Cessna 185 amphibian) was depg se fm Ketchikan intl arpt (ktn). Ktn & 6Z4 were located in tongass narrows withmtns NE & sw. Rprtd…Aug 12, 1987 · N58318 · 2 aircraft · DestroyedNTSB ANC80FA023Accident · 7 fatalClosedCessna 185 · Shungnak, AKJan 14, 1980 · N1690Z · DestroyedNTSB ANC69A0035Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 185 · Missing AircraftJan 9, 1969 · N1656Z · DestroyedNTSB MIA66A0118Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 185A · Lafollette, TNApr 8, 1966 · N4184Y · DestroyedNTSB UNK65X0298Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 185A · Fish Lake, IDOct 16, 1964 · N1687Z · Destroyed