Cessna 180 accidents

The NTSB database holds 2,729 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 180, recorded between 1962 to 2026. 208 of them were fatal (8%), and 408 people died.

The deadliest year was 1968, with 29 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (869 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Canada and Mexico.

216 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 1,517 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

2,729

Records

208

Fatal

408

Deaths

Share fatal

1962 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 2,513 of 2,729 can be placed (1,517 approximate)

By decade

1960s 640

1970s 841

1980s 435

1990s 293

2000s 219

2010s 192

2020s 109

Where these happened

United States 2,667 Canada 24 Mexico 18 Unknown/Not Reported 6 Other-Foreign Countries 2 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 2

Operators involved

Armstrong Air* 8 Samuelson Flyi 5 Bush Support S 4 Peninsula Airw 4 Nalco Chemical 4 Northern Commu 3

All 2,729 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
21 Aug 1995	Cessna 180 N9407C	Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Aug 1995	Cessna 180 N9797G	Nikiski, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
13 Jul 1995	Cessna 180K N63336	King Salmon, Alaska, United States	Sherwood, Robert V.b.	No injuries	-
6 Jul 1995	Cessna 180 N2975C	Naknek, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
5 Jul 1995	Cessna 180E N8676X	Springdale, Arkansas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
26 Jun 1995	Cessna 180 N2362C	Chandler, Arizona, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
23 Jun 1995	Cessna 180 N5177E	Minto, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
23 Jun 1995	Cessna 180H N2790X	Monroe, Washington, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
20 Jun 1995	Cessna 180H N2728X	Chatsworth, New Jersey, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 Jun 1995	Cessna 180 N3149D	Clear Lake, Minnesota, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
3 Jun 1995	Cessna 180F N2198Z	Cartago, California, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
28 May 1995	Cessna 180 N9115C	Phillipsburg, Montana, United States	-	No injuries	-
25 May 1995	Cessna 180D N8611X	Eveleth, Minnesota, United States	-	No injuries	-
12 May 1995	Cessna 180 N9336C	Orr, Minnesota, United States	-	No injuries	-
5 May 1995	Cessna 180 N180JV	Little Rock, Arkansas, United States	-	No injuries	-
23 Apr 1995	Cessna 180 N4928A	Los Banos, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Apr 1995	Cessna 180A N9736B	Bethel, Alaska, United States	Kusko Aviation	No injuries	-
15 Apr 1995	Cessna 180D N180WH	Nyssa, Oregon, United States	-	No injuries	-
3 Mar 1995	Cessna 180J N180BF	West Dover, Vermont, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
25 Feb 1995	Cessna 180J N9900N	El Paso, Texas, United States approximate position	El Paso SW Aircraft Sales, Inc	No injuries	-
18 Feb 1995	Cessna 180J N52172	Cotton, Minnesota, United States	-	No injuries	-
11 Feb 1995	Cessna 180 N626RP	Camas, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Jan 1995	Cessna 180 N2985K	Camilla, Georgia, United States	Georgia Forestry Service	Unknown	-
8 Dec 1994	Cessna 180 N1594C	Lonetree, Wyoming, United States	Deboer, Paul M.	No injuries	-
1 Oct 1994	Cessna 180 N2707X	Aniak, Alaska, United States	Hall, Wayne	No injuries	-
28 Sep 1994	Cessna 180B N5112E	East Moriches, New York, United States	Frederick B. Spadaro	Serious injuries	-
25 Sep 1994	Cessna 180 N9425C	Denton, Texas, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
15 Sep 1994	Cessna 180G N4734U	Cut Bank, Montana, United States	Walter, Francis D.	No injuries	-
2 Sep 1994	Cessna 180B N5143E	Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
19 Aug 1994	Cessna 180 N9944N	Sedona, Arizona, United States	Jerold L. Freeman	No injuries	-
18 Aug 1994	Cessna 180K N2732K	Hite, Utah, United States	Mountain Flying Service	No injuries	-
27 Jul 1994	Cessna 180H N180BK	Elko, Nevada, United States approximate position	Furrh, Larry W.	Minor injuries	-
24 Jul 1994	Cessna 180 N601RF	Waynesburg, Ohio, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
18 Jul 1994	Cessna 180 N9278C	Palmer, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Jul 1994	Cessna 180 N333QB	Battle Lake, Minnesota, United States	-	No injuries	-
25 Jun 1994	Cessna 180 N63419	Elko, Nevada, United States	Samuel Kent Howard	No injuries	-
11 Jun 1994	Cessna 180H N4764U	Wickenburg, Arizona, United States approximate position	O'leary, Dorman S.	Serious injuries	-
9 Jun 1994	Cessna 180J N180DK	Sedona, Arizona, United States	-	No injuries	-
30 Mar 1994	Cessna 180 N4646B	Austin, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
18 Mar 1994	Cessna 180 N2423F	Eureka Lodge, Alaska, United States	Kirk Olsen	No injuries	-
10 Feb 1994	Cessna 180A N288LS	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	Mears, Willard A.	No injuries	-
7 Oct 1993	Cessna 180K N61946	Garfield, Washington, United States	Chapman, Wallace J.	No injuries	-
3 Oct 1993	Cessna 180H N9002M	Denton, Montana, United States	Hohenberger, Kirk J.	Serious injuries	-
22 Sep 1993	Cessna 180C N9211T	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	Streb, Norbert	No injuries	-
21 Sep 1993	Cessna 180 N4563B	Pumice Creek, Alaska, United States	Larose, Gary R.	No injuries	-
20 Sep 1993	Cessna 180A N9600B	Charlie Lake, Alaska, United States	Cunningham, Raymond E.	No injuries	-
19 Sep 1993	Cessna 180H N9704G	New Philadelphi, Ohio, United States	Robert Henry	No injuries	-
11 Sep 1993	Cessna 180 N7541K	Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States	Sixty-Thirty North	Serious injuries	-
9 Sep 1993	Cessna 180 N4719B	Watkins, Colorado, United States	-	No injuries	-
6 Sep 1993	Cessna 180 N180TM	Sweet Lucy Lake, Alaska, United States not on the map	Joyner, James M.	No injuries	-