Cessna A185F and Cessna A185F mid-air collision near Lake Simcoe, Ca, August 6, 2005
On August 6, 2005 at about 7:22 pm local time, 2 aircraft, Cessna A185F (CFDXH) and Cessna A185F (N581DB), were involved in a mid-air collision near Lake Simcoe. 2 people were killed; 3 others were unhurt.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 6, 2005 · about 7:22 pm local time · cases in 2005
- Place
- Lake Simcoe, Canada · map
- Type
- Accident · mid-air collision
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed; 3 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft 1
- Cessna A185F · all A185Fs on the register
- Registration
- CFDXH · registered outside the United States
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · non-U.S. private rules
- Aircraft 2
- Cessna A185F · all A185Fs on the register
- Registration
- N581DB · registry record
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · non-U.S. private rules
The factual record for the Cessna A185F from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
The flight
- Departed from: Lake Simcoe at 7:22 pm
- Flight plan: not recorded
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
The factual record for the Cessna A185F from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
The flight
- Departed from: Lake Simcoe at 7:22 pm
- Flight plan: not recorded
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- Cessna A185 Skywagon 1,373 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,677 aircraft on the register
- N581DB on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Cessna A185 Skywagon 1,373 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,677 aircraft on the register
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CHI05WA216.json.
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.