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 Nalco Chemical 4 Bush Support S 4 Peninsula Airw 4 Harry Faulkner 3

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
19 Apr 1964	Cessna 180 N2442C	Ft Lauderdale Fla, Florida, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
16 Apr 1964	Cessna 180 N3330D	St Anthony Id, Idaho, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
16 Apr 1964	Cessna 180 N2197Z	Dix Nebr, Nebraska, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
15 Apr 1964	Cessna 180C N9342T	Hopedale la, Louisiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
14 Apr 1964	Cessna 180 N3125D	Concord Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
8 Apr 1964	Cessna 180 N9253C	El Paso Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 Apr 1964	Cessna 180 N5127E	Boomer Nc, North Carolina, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
30 Mar 1964	Cessna 180 N9007C	Chapel Hill Nc, North Carolina, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
29 Mar 1964	Cessna 180 N370G	W Memphis Ark, Arkansas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
27 Mar 1964	Cessna 180 N3245D	Craig Colo, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
13 Mar 1964	Cessna 180 N9571B	Hot Springs Ut, Utah, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
13 Mar 1964	Cessna 180 N2134Z	Cheyenne Wyo, Wyoming, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
26 Feb 1964	Cessna 180 N7858A	Glenallen Alas, Alaska, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
26 Feb 1964	Cessna 180 N3259D	Lancaster Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Feb 1964	Cessna 180 N7710A	New Orleans la, Louisiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
17 Feb 1964	Cessna 180 N513T	Ville Platte la, Louisiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
16 Feb 1964	Cessna 180 N3128C	Norfolk Va, Virginia, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
16 Feb 1964	Cessna 180 N3880C	Lancaster Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
15 Feb 1964	Cessna 180 N7741A	Kasigluk Alas, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
13 Feb 1964	Cessna 180 N2202C	Judith Basin Mont, Montana, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
12 Feb 1964	Cessna 180 N970T	Edwards Miss, Mississippi, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
9 Feb 1964	Cessna 180 N1709C	Elyria Ohio, Ohio, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
6 Feb 1964	Cessna 180F N2101Z	New Orleans la, Louisiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
17 Jan 1964	Cessna 180 N5296D	Rainy Lake Canada, Canada not on the map	-	Minor injuries	-
14 Jan 1964	Cessna 180 N5297D	McGrath Alas, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
12 Sep 1963	Cessna 180 N5398D	Egegik, Alaska, United States approximate position	Western Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
10 Apr 1963	Cessna 180A N5331D	McIntyre Pt, Alaska, United States not on the map	Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
7 Apr 1962	Cessna 180A N5351D	Shungnak, Alaska, United States approximate position	Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Feb 1962	Cessna 180A N7858A	Nyac, Alaska, United States approximate position	Northern Consolidated Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-