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
All 2,729 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 1971 | Cessna 180C | Syracuse, Kansas, United States | Mid Continent | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1971 | Cessna 180 | Ringgold, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1971 | Cessna 180 | Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1971 | Cessna 180 | Seldovia, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1971 | Cessna 180 | Smithville, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1971 | Cessna 180 | Tamiment, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 May 1971 | Cessna 180 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Alaska Mission | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 May 1971 | Cessna 180 | Galena, Alaska, United States | Mary ANN Schik | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1971 | Cessna 180E | Lutsen, Minnesota, United States | Voyageur Aviat | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1971 | Cessna 180 | Little Fork, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1971 | Cessna 180 | Honobia, Oklahoma, United States | DON Dozier | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1971 | Cessna 180H | Fullerton, California, United States | Missionary AVI | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1971 | Cessna 180 | Baring, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1971 | Cessna 180 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1971 | Cessna 180 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Hilton D Hobbs | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1971 | Cessna 180 | Creson, Iowa, United States | Adolph Stephen | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1971 | Cessna 180H | Aniak, Alaska, United States | Samuelson Flyi | Fatal | - |
| 2 Apr 1971 | Cessna 180 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Delmer L Curti | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1971 | Cessna 180A | Ashland, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1971 | Cessna 180 | Abingdon, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1971 | Cessna 180 | Jeffersonvile, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 180H | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Harry Faulkner | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1971 | Cessna 180 | Longmont, Colorado, United States | Manfred H Neub | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1971 | Cessna 180H | Delacroix, Louisiana, United States | Fred Williams | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1971 | Cessna 180 | Intrcoastl Cty, Louisiana, United States | Pelican Aviati | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1971 | Cessna 180 | Aitkin, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1971 | Cessna 180 | Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States | Williams Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1971 | Cessna 180D | Simmler, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1971 | Cessna 180 | Longton, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1971 | Cessna 180 | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1971 | Cessna 180 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1971 | Cessna 180 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Harbor Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1971 | Cessna 180 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | North Star IND | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1971 | Cessna 180 | Elizabeth, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1971 | Cessna 180 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Christiansen F | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1971 | Cessna 180 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Fairbanks Air | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Cessna 180B | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Omah Sky Diver | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1971 | Cessna 180 | Denver, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1971 | Cessna 180 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Iliaska Air TA | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1971 | Cessna 180 | Chatham, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1970 | Cessna 180H | Rampart, Alaska, United States | Tanana Air TAX | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1970 | Cessna 180 | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1970 | Cessna 180 | Leeville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Cessna 180 | Donald, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1970 | Cessna 180 | Hollister, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1970 | Cessna 180 | Jenks, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1970 | Cessna 180 | Eureka, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1970 | Cessna 180G | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Southcoast Air | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1970 | Cessna 180H | Billings, Montana, United States | Big Horn Imple | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1970 | Cessna 180 | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |