Dad recently brought to my son his original, one-owner, NDH, always hangared Cessna 205 amphib. Since my son is still young, I guess you could say I’m the caretaker for now. I learned much about flying in this plane, and I’m thrilled it gets to stay in the family.


Even though we currently have a newer airplane on straight floats, I like the 205 better and frankly think it’s a better looking plane as well. I really hope my son gets as much out of this plane as I did and I’m lucky we have room for both.


Oh yes, pics or it didn’t happen are below. Both shown in the hangar ready for flight.

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You got me!

FWIW; the C205 (nee: C210-5) ... ain't approved for floats/SES. Cessna tried.

Why? Insufficient pitch authority and lateral stability. The C206 gets a ventral fin and 6" more elevator and horizontal stab on each side.

I couldn’t quite tell if it was a 205 or 206. As pristine as it is, the data plate was unreadable.

Cute. One of those toys is in our collection. Procured from the SPA at Airventure for authenticity.

Nice...keep an eye out for corrosion. Bath water can be a killer.

Ours left the factory around 1987 and suffered some toy box rash with one of the struts terribly bent. Then a comparatively large creature attacked it leaving hail dents which look suspiciously like Basset hound teeth marks. She is still flown regularly by one of the grand kids who doesn't mind the damage history and missing log books.

I tried to convert mine back to fixed gear, it worked for a while then suffered a collapse.

Ours suffered a strut failure. Attempted repair with a soldering iron... sold for parts..