Plane Crash List

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
8%
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

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

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
27 May 1987 Cessna 180
N2933C
Upton, Wyoming, United States Lawrence Materi No injuries -
26 Apr 1987 Cessna 180
N2936C
Fullerton, California, United States
approximate position
Wright, Michael J. No injuries -
4 Apr 1987 Cessna 180B
N5207E
Boulder, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
3 Apr 1987 Cessna 180H
N9731G
Frostproof, Florida, United States James Franklin No injuries -
12 Mar 1987 Cessna 180
N61537
Cordova, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
28 Feb 1987 Cessna 180
N4786B
Oatman, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
28 Feb 1987 Cessna 180B
N9141T
Palmer, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
17 Feb 1987 Cessna 180H
N9708G
New Paltz, New York, United States - Minor injuries -
24 Jan 1987 Cessna 180J
N46362
Anchorage, Alaska, United States Douglas L. Owens Minor injuries -
2 Jan 1987 Cessna 180
N3296D
Wadsworth, Ohio, United States - Serious injuries -
1 Jan 1987 Cessna 180
N9388C
Goffstown, New Hampshire, United States
approximate position
Herbert W.carter Serious injuries -
11 Dec 1986 Cessna 180
N26DL
Olathe, Kansas, United States - No injuries -
24 Nov 1986 Cessna 180J
N9907N
Juneau, Alaska, United States
approximate position
- Fatal -
22 Oct 1986 Cessna 180K
N64212
Burlington, Washington, United States - No injuries -
4 Oct 1986 Cessna 180
N1750C
Lucerne Valley, California, United States - No injuries -
23 Sep 1986 Cessna 180
N9138T
Dry Bay, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
1 Sep 1986 Cessna 180B
N3539E
Clear, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
1 Aug 1986 Cessna 180
N2913C
Anchorage, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
20 Jul 1986 Cessna 180
N7583K
Thomas Creek, Idaho, United States
approximate position
Bryant F. Morris No injuries -
11 Jul 1986 Cessna 180
N6455X
Skwentna, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
10 Jul 1986 Cessna 180B
N5159E
Kvichak, Alaska, United States
approximate position
Edward G. Brock No injuries -
4 Jul 1986 Cessna 180H
N7935V
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States - Minor injuries -
30 Jun 1986 Cessna 180H
N9001M
Eureka, Alaska, United States Phillip Wendell Bach No injuries -
28 Jun 1986 Cessna 180H
N180SR
Anchorage, Alaska, United States Cleve Embree McDonald No injuries -
22 Jun 1986 Cessna 180
N3166D
Olathe, Kansas, United States Mark & Kevin J. Nugent No injuries -
22 Jun 1986 Cessna 180K
N61999
Ronan, Montana, United States - No injuries -
19 Jun 1986 Cessna 180
N2393C
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Juan Paul Robertson No injuries -
14 Jun 1986 Cessna 180
N3887C
Tanunak, Alaska, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
6 Jun 1986 Cessna 180
N3253D
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States Gregory C. Cover No injuries -
4 Jun 1986 Cessna 180K
N20379
Timbalier, Louisiana, United States
not on the map
- Minor injuries -
20 Apr 1986 Cessna 180G
N180BK
Roosevelt, Utah, United States Larry W. Furrh No injuries -
14 Apr 1986 Cessna 180-H
N700HJ
Cordova, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
9 Apr 1986 Cessna 180K
N644FM
Emigrant Pass, Nevada, United States - No injuries -
21 Mar 1986 Cessna 180J
N46362
Anchorage, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
3 Mar 1986 Cessna 180J
N9923N
Casper, Wyoming, United States Willard McMillen No injuries -
20 Jan 1986 Cessna 180
N3165D
Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
30 Dec 1985 Cessna 180J
N180HS
Hibbing, Minnesota, United States - No injuries -
27 Dec 1985 Cessna 180
N3186D
Homer, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
4 Nov 1985 Cessna 180D
N15721
Wrangell, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
29 Sep 1985 Cessna 180A
N5353D
Glennallen, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
22 Sep 1985 Cessna 180
N8062V
Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
15 Sep 1985 Cessna 180
N2490C
Tutna Lake, Alaska, United States
not on the map
- No injuries -
10 Sep 1985 Cessna 180
N7694A
Issaquah, Washington, United States - No injuries -
9 Sep 1985 Cessna 180
N3657C
Farewell, Alaska, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
7 Sep 1985 Cessna 180-J
N420SB
Egegik, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
5 Sep 1985 Cessna 180B
N1895X
Placerville, California, United States - Minor injuries -
4 Sep 1985 Cessna 180F
N25722
Cordova, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
18 Aug 1985 Cessna 180A
N9607B
Buxton, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
8 Aug 1985 Cessna 180
N5163E
Mule Creek Jct, Wyoming, United States
not on the map
- No injuries -
29 Jul 1985 Cessna 180
N3161C
Ames, Iowa, United States Richard A. George No injuries -