NTSB investigations: Cessna A185E

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna A185E, where the first occurrence was “In flight collision with terrain/water”. 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

19832026
NTSB investigations: Cessna A185E per year, 1983–2026: 6 cases
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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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072818')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 230))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ANC03LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185 · Galena, AKThe failure of the airplane to climb after takeoff which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain during an aborted landing attempt.Mar 9, 2003 · N1613M · Substantial damageNTSB ANC98TA062Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCessna 185 · Kotzebue, AKThe instructor pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor associated with this accident was a downdraft prior to touchdown.May 29, 1998 · N4761Q · Substantial damageNTSB ANC95LA017Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185 · Takotna, AKThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning for the departure. A snow covered runway, flat lighting conditions, and a snowbank were factors in the accident.Dec 12, 1994 · N4552F · DestroyedNTSB ANC93LA170Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185 · Hulahula River, AKThe pilot in command's attempted VFR flight into IMC conditions. Factors contributing to the accident were the high terrain and the obscuration.Aug 30, 1993 · N70087 · DestroyedNTSB ANC93FA081Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna A185E · Anchorage, AKThe pilot in command exceeding the maximum authorized gross takeoff weight of the airplane and his failure to compensate for the wind conditions. A factor in the accident was the gusty wind condition.Jun 6, 1993 · N70020 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC83FA180Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 185 · Valdez, AKThe plt had tried to fly to silver lake, earlier that morning, but had to abort the mission due to low ceiling & visibility. When he had returned at 1110 adt, the ceiling had improved, but there was still layers of stratus & fog below the main cloud base.…Sep 21, 1983 · N4559F · Substantial damage