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.

1,733 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

2,729
Records
208
Fatal
408
Deaths
8%
Share fatal
1962 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map 996 of 2,729 have coordinates

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
22 Sep 2017 Cessna 180
N9624B
Danbury, Connecticut, United States - No injuries -
21 Sep 2017 Cessna 180
N180SA
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States - No injuries -
5 Sep 2017 Cessna 180
N8249V
Ambler, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
28 Aug 2017 Cessna 180J
N180LP
Gaylord, Michigan, United States - Serious injuries -
20 Aug 2017 Cessna 180
N1585C
Newport, New Hampshire, United States - No injuries -
4 Aug 2017 Cessna 180
N5236D
Willow, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
2 Aug 2017 Cessna 180
N9455C
Puntilla, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
22 Jul 2017 Cessna 180
N3119D
Austin, Texas, United States Up Above Austin, LLC Minor injuries -
9 Jul 2017 Cessna 180
N4683B
Baker City, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
9 Jul 2017 Cessna 180
N2429C
Anchorage, Alaska, United States - Minor injuries -
4 Jul 2017 Cessna 180
N9961N
Nashua, New Hampshire, United States - No injuries -
11 Jun 2017 Cessna 180
N71MH
Belmar, New Jersey, United States - No injuries -
12 Apr 2017 Cessna 180
N7945V
Manchester, California, United States - No injuries -
12 Apr 2017 Cessna 180
N2144Z
Kenai, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
19 Feb 2017 Cessna 180
N123GT
Bally, Pennsylvania, United States - No injuries -
30 Jan 2017 Cessna 180
N5222E
Tyonek, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
5 Sep 2016 Cessna 180
N451SW
Clemson, South Carolina, United States - No injuries -
3 Sep 2016 Cessna 180
N54AF
Yakutat, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
6 Aug 2016 Cessna 180
N2601Y
Cardington, Ohio, United States - Minor injuries -
6 Jul 2016 Cessna 180
N767MH
New Durham, New Hampshire, United States - No injuries -
4 Jul 2016 Cessna 180
N9203T
Nome, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
15 May 2016 Cessna 180
C-GBLK
St. George, Utah, United States - No injuries -
14 May 2016 Cessna 180
N2423F
Wasilla, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
13 May 2016 Cessna 180
N9370C
California City, California, United States - Minor injuries -
3 May 2016 Cessna 180
N6479X
Naknek, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
31 Mar 2016 Cessna 180D
N180XV
Shiprock, New Mexico, United States - Serious injuries -
26 Mar 2016 Cessna 180A
N9659B
Del Rio, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
13 Mar 2016 Cessna 180
N4696B
Boulder, Utah, United States - No injuries -
13 Mar 2016 Cessna 180
N9925N
South Burlington, Vermont, United States Chamberlin Paul D Serious injuries -
14 Feb 2016 Cessna 180
N2253C
Sleetmute, Alaska, United States Crow Jack R No injuries -
15 Jan 2016 Cessna 180
N64251
Sussex, New Jersey, United States Network Spares No injuries -
4 Nov 2015 Cessna 180
N4611U
Haines, Alaska, United States - Serious injuries -
19 Oct 2015 Cessna 180H
N9780G
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States - No injuries -
24 Sep 2015 Cessna 180
N4673A
McCall, Idaho, United States - No injuries -
13 Sep 2015 Cessna 180H
N4763U
Delta Junction, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
30 Aug 2015 Cessna 180B
N59180
Skwentna, Alaska, United States Above Alaska Aviation No injuries -
22 Aug 2015 Cessna 180
N9588B
Homer, Alaska, United States Smith Timothy E No injuries -
16 Aug 2015 Cessna 180H
N28RR
Ione, Oregon, United States - Minor injuries -
26 Jul 2015 Cessna 180J
N52095
Dixie, Idaho, United States Patrick, Scott No injuries -
30 Jun 2015 Cessna 180
N3888C
Cahokia, Illinois, United States - No injuries -
19 Jun 2015 Cessna 180A
N9699B
Polson, Montana, United States Schantz Matthew T No injuries -
6 Jun 2015 Cessna 180
N180SA
Vichey, Missouri, United States - No injuries -
6 Jun 2015 Cessna 180B
N5067E
Waterloo, Iowa, United States Rickenbach Brothers Aviation LLC No injuries -
2 Jun 2015 Cessna 180-UNDESIGNAT
V3-HHT
Half Moon Caye, Belize
no coordinates
- Unknown -
4 May 2015 Cessna 180
N2724X
Hartland, Maine, United States Comfort Kenneth W No injuries -
1 May 2015 Cessna 180K
N66048
Pearland, Texas, United States Wood Denton A. No injuries -
20 Apr 2015 Cessna 180J
N180UB
Boise, Idaho, United States - No injuries -
9 Feb 2015 Cessna 180
N9280C
Glennallen, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
10 Jan 2015 Cessna 180
N2229C
Jackson, California, United States Cornell David A & Hansen Michael C No injuries -
20 Dec 2014 Cessna 180J
N393B
Nome, Alaska, United States Otton Darrin L No injuries -