Cessna 305
202 on the U.S. register across 8 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1950 to 1972; half of them date from 1951 or earlier. Texas has the most (27). 40% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the 305 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Cont Motor O-470 Series (161), Cont Motor 0-470-11 (3), None None (2)
- Seats
- 2
- Cruise speed
- about 99 mph
- Built of
- aluminium · The Bird Dog, the Army's version of the 170.
- Maker on the register
- Cessna
- Registered
- earliest certificate October 13, 1976; newest September 2, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 103 | 51% |
| Corporation | 43 | 21% |
| LLC | 31 | 15% |
| Co-owned | 18 | 9% |
| Partnership | 6 | 3% |
| Government | 1 | 0.5% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 305A | 166 | 1950 to 1972 | 82.2% |
| 305C (0-1E) | 21 | 1956 to 1963 | 10.4% |
| 305 | 4 | 1951 | 2.0% |
| 305F | 3 | 1953 to 1962 | 1.5% |
| 305B | 3 | 1955 to 1971 | 1.5% |
| 305E | 2 | 1955 to 1957 | 1.0% |
| 305A (O-1A) | 2 | — | 1.0% |
| 305 D | 1 | 1951 | 0.5% |
When they were built by decade · 60 with no year on file
Registration status
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 174 | 86% |
| None on file | 14 | 7% |
| Restricted | 8 | 4% |
| Multiple | 5 | 2% |
| Experimental | 1 | 0.5% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Simmons Aviation Services LLC | 4 |
| Musick Aircraft CORP | 2 |
| Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee | 2 |
| Air Repair INC | 2 |
| Yellow Peril Aero LLC | 1 |
| Wings of the North INC | 1 |
| Whitlock Holdings LLC | 1 |
| Warhawk Air Museum | 1 |
| Warbird Heritage Foundation INC | 1 |
| Vermont Flight Academy | 1 |
| Southern Airmotive INC | 1 |
| Snowdog LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Simmons Aviation Services LLC · Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee · Air Repair INC · Vermont Flight Academy · Southern Airmotive INC
Accident history NTSB records · 121 cases since 1982, 9 fatal
The 8 most recent of 121 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Cessna 305 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
202 as of October 26, 2026, counting 8 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Cessna 305s?
Texas, with 27.
Who owns the Cessna 305?
40% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Cessna 305s on the register built?
Between 1950 and 1972; half of them in 1951 or earlier.
How many Cessna 305 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
121 accidents and incidents since 1982, 9 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Cessna 305 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The Bird Dog, the Army's version of the 170. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Cessna 305 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The Bird Dog, the Army's version of the 170. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 41 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 11 of them in the last ten years: about 0.9 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is electrical power.
Failure reports 41 since 1995 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 95 | 2 |
| 98 | 3 |
| 99 | 1 |
| 01 | 15 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 4 |
| 05 | 2 |
| 06 | 1 |
| 10 | 2 |
| 12 | 2 |
| 13 | 1 |
| 14 | 3 |
| 15 | 2 |
| 16 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical power | 15 | 37% |
| Engine | 12 | 29% |
| Airframe structure | 6 | 15% |
| Flight controls | 3 | 7% |
| Landing gear | 3 | 7% |
| Fuel system | 1 | 2% |
| Heating, ice protection and utility systems | 1 | 2% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Alternator | 9 |
| Retainer | 4 |
| Control Cable | 3 |
| Guide | 3 |
| Hinge | 3 |
| Reinforcement | 3 |
| Spring | 3 |
| Axle | 1 |
| Bracket | 1 |
| Charger | 1 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 45 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: seat rail (4), brake disc (3), tailwheel (2), landing gear (2), flap seal (2), exhaust manifold (2), cone (2), carbon steel (2), windshield (1), window (1).
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the 305 links to the rest of the register
- Cessna 72,685 aircraft on the register
- Cessna 305A 166 registered
- Cessna 305C (0-1E) 21 registered
- Cessna 305 4 registered
- Cessna 305B 3 registered
- Cessna 305F 3 registered
- Cessna 305A (O-1A) 2 registered
- 2 more versions
- Built of aluminium · The Bird Dog, the Army's version of the 170.
- Continental O-470 series 161 of these aircraft · 230 hp
- Continental O-470-11 3 of these aircraft · 213 hp
- Continental IO-470 series 3 of these aircraft · 260 hp
- Continental O-470-15 1 of these aircraft · 213 hp
- Continental GTSIO-520 series 1 of these aircraft · 300 hp
- Texas 27 of these aircraft
- California 12 of these aircraft
- Florida 11 of these aircraft
- Montana 9 of these aircraft
- Idaho 8 of these aircraft
- Simmons Aviation Services LLC 4 of these aircraft
- Musick Aircraft CORP 2 of these aircraft
- Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee 2 of these aircraft
- Air Repair INC 2 of these aircraft
- Yellow Peril Aero LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the 305 121 cases since 1982 · 9 fatal
- FAA filings this year on these aircraft 6 filings · 4 bill of sale, 2 loan or lien
- Failure reports filed on the 305 41 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/cessna/305.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 202
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N5247G | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Guam |
None on file | 2026-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5285G | Cessna 305A |
Globe Motorcycles Limited INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Standard | 2026-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5074Z | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2026-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73TZ | Cessna 305A |
Hangar 113 LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N305FU | Cessna 305A |
Dustoff LLC Concord, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2026-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5201G | Cessna 305A |
Airmo LLC Monrovia, Indiana |
Standard | 2026-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5199G | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32FL | Cessna 305E |
Army Aviation Heritage Foundation and Museum Hampton, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65AG | Cessna 305A |
Southern Airmotive INC Texico, New Mexico |
Standard | 2025-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19LD | Cessna 305A |
Danper INC Livingston, Montana |
Multiple | 2025-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5309G | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5673B | Cessna 305A |
Doobalachie Fish Camp INC Aberdeen, Washington |
Standard | 2025-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64835 | Cessna 305A |
Vermont Flight Academy South Burlington, Vermont |
Standard | 2025-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777VN | Cessna 305A |
Carlsbad Raceway CORP Hemet, California |
Standard | 2025-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64553 | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N305DF | Cessna 305A |
Precision Delta CORP Ruleville, Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5299G | Cessna 305A |
Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5188G | Cessna 305A |
Plane and Simple Leasing LLC Delano, Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87971 | Cessna 305A (O-1A) |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2025-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5259G | Cessna 305A |
Snowdog LLC Litchfield Park, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38032 | Cessna 305A |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2024-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N801F | Cessna 305C (0-1E) |
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2024-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5639V | Cessna 305C (0-1E) |
Honolulu Soaring INC Waipahu, Hawaii |
Restricted | 2024-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N305RH | Cessna 305F |
Greater Boston Soaring Club INC Sterling, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2024-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5307G | Cessna 305A |
Co-owned owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2024-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12WW | Cessna 305C (0-1E) |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5075N | Cessna 305A |
Retroair Restoration LLC Big Lake, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N919BD | Cessna 305C (0-1E) |
Colorado Mustang Specialists INC Strasburg, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N140R | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N269TH | Cessna 305A |
Wings of the North INC Eden Prairie, Minnesota |
None on file | 2024-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5178G | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Experimental | 2024-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N305BJ | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5306G | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2024-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N497 | Cessna 305C (0-1E) |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5292G | Cessna 305A |
Sideline Services LLC Pearland, Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5167G | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5175G | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5298G | Cessna 305A |
Dmgf LLC Bertram, Texas |
Standard | 2023-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9025U | Cessna 305A |
Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5269G | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2023-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5293G | Cessna 305A |
Shamrock Aviation LLC Seabrook, New Hampshire |
Restricted | 2023-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72BD | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49236 | Cessna 305A |
Lakeland Aero Club INC Lakeland, Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9623Q | Cessna 305A |
Ov-10 Bronco Association INC Fort Worth, Texas |
Standard | 2023-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N201SS | Cessna 305A |
Eagles Nest of the Ozarks Springfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2023-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5264G | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N305JP | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2023-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5172G | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2023-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5169G | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5073U | Cessna 305A |
Mutha Fokker Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14418 | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10445 | Cessna 305A |
Hartz Mark e Stuttgart, Arkansas |
Restricted | 2023-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2BK | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N305BD | Cessna 305A |
Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2023-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5237G | Cessna 305A |
Co-owned owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5174G | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8WP | Cessna 305B |
Yellow Peril Aero LLC Richmond, Texas |
Standard | 2022-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5207G | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2022-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38010 | Cessna 305A |
Bht Aero LLC Seymour, Indiana |
Standard | 2022-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5179G | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2022-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5073W | Cessna 305A |
Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2022-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8818 | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2021-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44431 | Cessna 305 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5073Y | Cessna 305A |
Lone Star Flight Museum Houston, Texas |
Multiple | 2021-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N305AD | Cessna 305A |
Screaming Rubber Chicken Aviation LLC Boise, Idaho |
Standard | 2021-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5192G | Cessna 305A |
Carey International Aviation Services LLC Long Beach, New York |
Standard | 2021-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N112MC | Cessna 305A |
Forgotten Heroes Foundation INC Chesapeake, Virginia |
Standard | 2021-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N305AB | Cessna 305A |
L-19 Birddog LLC Huntington, Indiana |
Standard | 2021-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22796 | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2021-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1172D | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5075K | Cessna 305A |
Celebrate Freedom Foundation West Columbia, South Carolina |
Standard | 2021-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5075S | Cessna 305A |
Whitlock Holdings LLC Honey Grove, Texas |
Standard | 2021-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51BD | Cessna 305A |
Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2021-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1827 | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Restricted | 2021-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5212G | Cessna 305A |
Simmons Aviation Services LLC Pawcatuck, Connecticut |
Standard | 2021-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N432WC | Cessna 305 |
Individual owner Maine |
None on file | 2021-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N219TH | Cessna 305A |
P Hiliarde Enterprises Salida, Colorado |
Standard | 2021-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46TM | Cessna 305C (0-1E) |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2021-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5262G | Cessna 305A |
Doerstling Alexander Wolfgang Waco, Texas |
Standard | 2020-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53650 | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2020-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6735Q | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Utah |
None on file | 2020-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N413US | Cessna 305A |
Co-owned owner Washington |
None on file | 2020-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N119BD | Cessna 305F |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5214G | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Multiple | 2020-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5289G | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5286G | Cessna 305A |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2020-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5075U | Cessna 305A |
Co-owned owner Virginia |
Standard | 2020-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N305CR | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2020-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N533PE | Cessna 305A |
Delaware Aviation Museum Foundation Georgetown, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5294G | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88688 | Cessna 305C (0-1E) |
Boerne Flight Options LLC Boerne, Texas |
Standard | 2020-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4819R | Cessna 305A |
Continental Title Trust LLC Wichita, Kansas |
None on file | 2020-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5170G | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2020-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6620N | Cessna 305A (O-1A) |
Hatbright Farm LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90R | Cessna 305A |
Musick Aircraft CORP Greenwood, Mississippi |
Standard | 2019-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14441 | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2019-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5472V | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2019-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5308G | Cessna 305A |
East Iowa Air INC Bennett, Iowa |
Standard | 2019-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70XH | Cessna 305A |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2019-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62TX | Cessna 305C (0-1E) |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
