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

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

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
3 Oct 1967	Cessna 180 N9185C	Snoqualmie P, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
16 May 1965	Cessna 180C N9256T	Z, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
12 Sep 1964	Cessna 180 N3134C	Pine Springs Tex, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
16 Jun 2023	Cessna 180 N91361	Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States	James B. Tweto	Fatal	2
1 Aug 2018	Cessna 180 C-FCDQ	Gold Bridge, Canada no coordinates	Fort Langley Air Ltd	Fatal	2
23 Aug 2015	Cessna 180 N3043E	Kasilof, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
1 Sep 2014	Cessna 180 N6510A	North Hampton, New Hampshire, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 Jul 2011	Cessna 180D N6451X	Santa Paula, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
9 Aug 2008	Cessna 180K N63217	Garden City, Utah, United States	Charles McCall	Fatal	2
30 Jul 2005	Cessna 180 N3188C	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 Nov 2003	Cessna 180 N34AG	Westerly, Rhode Island, United States	-	Fatal	2
10 Apr 2003	Cessna 180 N3166D	Oxford, Alabama, United States	William Sumner Humphrey	Fatal	2
5 Aug 1999	Cessna 180A N8TL	Kenai, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
27 Jul 1996	Cessna 180B N9141T	Iliamna, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 Nov 1995	Cessna 180 N3358D	Placerville, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
15 Apr 1995	Cessna 180B N115F	Cantwell, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
15 Mar 1995	Cessna 180 N1520C	Winslow, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	2
1 Jul 1993	Cessna 180K N2880K	Webster, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	Edward Downer	Fatal	2
19 Jul 1991	Cessna 180J N9962N	Newcastle, Wyoming, United States	James W. Markham	Fatal	2
24 Aug 1989	Cessna 180J N42695	Tracy, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Jan 1988	Cessna 180 N180W	Hailey, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	2
6 Dec 1987	Cessna 180 N46TD	Springfield, Nebraska, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 Nov 1987	Cessna 180G N4613U	Cambridge, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Nov 1986	Cessna 180K N66039	Lakeport, California, United States	Dashiell, Richard A.	Fatal	2
14 Oct 1985	Cessna 180 N2368C	Cisco, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
28 Aug 1984	Cessna 180 N2641Y	Iliamna Bay, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
20 Aug 1984	Cessna 180J N9786G	Lafitte, Louisiana, United States	Datachem Corp.	Fatal	2
2 Jun 1984	Cessna 180G N4708U	Tyonek, Alaska, United States	Frederick Allen Day	Fatal	2
1 Jun 1983	Cessna 180J N52072	Harvey, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Harvey Canay Seaplane Service	Fatal	2
11 Aug 1982	Cessna 180H N2800T	Porter, Maine, United States no coordinates	Raymond E. Howland	Fatal	2
14 Dec 1981	Cessna 180F N2118Z	Fallon, Nevada, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Jan 1979	Cessna 180J N7836K	Blair, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	NEB Game and P	Fatal	2
27 May 1978	Cessna 180C N3833	Numazi, Asia no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
10 Apr 1977	Cessna 180 N2974A	Newdale, Idaho, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
2 Nov 1975	Cessna 180 N9100C	Eufaula, Alabama, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Jul 1975	Cessna 180 N3102C	San Diego, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
15 Nov 1974	Cessna 180 N1523C	Sedalia, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 Jun 1973	Cessna 180C N9286T	S Fox Is, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
19 Feb 1973	Cessna 180H N9058M	Mt.vernon, Iowa, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
31 Jan 1973	Cessna 180H N9929V	Kasigluk, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Harry Faulkner	Fatal	2
24 Aug 1972	Cessna 180B N5271E	Anoka, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
19 Jul 1971	Cessna 180H N9079M	Houma, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Ocean Protein	Fatal	2
13 Mar 1971	Cessna 180 N9160C	Nederland, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
24 Feb 1971	Cessna 180F N2693Y	Palmer, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Jan 1970	Cessna 180 N3472Y	Nulato, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Galena Air SER	Fatal	2
28 Dec 1969	Cessna 180 N9117C	Pierce, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
24 Nov 1969	Cessna 180 N4700B	Anchorage, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
12 Nov 1969	Cessna 180H N8216V	Pt.alexander, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Channel Flying	Fatal	2
7 Mar 1969	Cessna 180 N3371D	Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Feb 1969	Cessna 180C N9315T	Eagle, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2