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
8 Nov 1968	Cessna 180 N4991A	Victoria, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Aug 1968	Cessna 180 N4794B	Casper, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Jul 1968	Cessna 180 N944MH	No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
14 Apr 1968	Cessna 180 N9047C	Rociada, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Jan 1968	Cessna 180H N7921V	Tanana, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Tanana Air TAX	Fatal	2
8 Sep 1967	Cessna 180H N2787X	Ilwaco, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
28 Oct 1966	Cessna 180 N5278E	Greenville Me, Maine, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
20 Oct 1966	Cessna 180C N9175T	Ngrangeville Id, Idaho, United States no coordinates	Grangeville AI	Fatal	2
16 Oct 1966	Cessna 180 N2862A	Englewood Fla, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
11 Oct 1966	Cessna 180 N2280C	Rutter Lk, Canada no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
11 Jun 1966	Cessna 180 N3151C	Santa Ynez Calif, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
6 Jun 1966	Cessna 180 N2165Z	Onawa Me, Maine, United States no coordinates	Guilford Indus	Fatal	2
6 May 1966	Cessna 180 N4546B	Neah Bay Wash, Washington, United States no coordinates	Kurtzer Flying	Fatal	2
10 Apr 1966	Cessna 180 N4559B	Markleeville Cal, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
13 Jan 1965	Cessna 180E N8689X	Fairbanks Alaska, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Fbanks Air SER	Fatal	2
31 May 1964	Cessna 180 N1790C	Mansfield Ohio, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
20 Feb 1964	Cessna 180 N5272D	Isla Mujeres Mex, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
5 Oct 2024	Cessna 180 N4631U	Big Lake, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	1
31 May 2023	Cessna 180 N3178D	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	1
25 Sep 2022	Cessna 180A N9728B	Skwentna, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	1
1 Jun 2017	Cessna 180 N3683C	Ventura, California, United States	-	Fatal	1
14 Apr 2015	Cessna 180 N9247C	Whittier, Alaska, United States	Dale A. Carlson	Fatal	1
24 Jul 2010	Cessna 180 N7812K	Davant, Louisiana, United States	Southern Aviation LLC	Fatal	1
17 Mar 2009	Cessna 180F N2698Y	Townsend, Montana, United States	Sparky Imeson	Fatal	1
22 Sep 2007	Cessna 180 N46209	Whittier, Alaska, United States	Howard C. Holtan	Fatal	1
5 Nov 2006	Cessna 180E N4141J	Cordova, Alaska, United States	Lawrence C. Hancock	Fatal	1
2 Jul 2006	Cessna 180K N1SE	Owasso, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	1
2 Jan 2006	Cessna 180 N212RF	Seward, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	1
31 Jan 2005	Cessna 180 N2882A	Adelanto, California, United States	-	Fatal	1
27 Oct 2004	Cessna 180 N2922C	Freedom, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	1
16 Jan 2004	Cessna 180K N61691	Tehachapi, California, United States	David A. Lazerson	Fatal	1
25 May 2003	Cessna 180H N767	Yellow Pine, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	1
13 Dec 2002	Cessna 180 N9701G	Petersburg, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	1
21 Jul 2000	Cessna 180 N2997A	Thorne Bay, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	1
20 Feb 2000	Cessna 180 N6545A	Tower, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	1
27 May 1999	Cessna 180J N2660M	Wickenburg, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	1
15 Apr 1998	Cessna 180J N828CE	Ashland, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	1
14 Nov 1997	Cessna 180 N20MF	Johnson City, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	1
7 Sep 1995	Cessna 180J N7820K	Browning, Montana, United States	-	Fatal	1
9 Apr 1995	Cessna 180B N5181E	Sanger, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	1
20 Sep 1993	Cessna 180B N985DB	Mullan, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	1
1 Aug 1993	Cessna 180 CFPTU	Naubinway, Michigan, United States	Yvon J. Genereux	Fatal	1
27 Feb 1993	Cessna 180F N4607U	Brewer, Maine, United States no coordinates	Proulx, Leonel V. II	Fatal	1
9 Jun 1992	Cessna 180G N4731U	Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, United States	Harry J. Armitage	Fatal	1
18 Jan 1991	Cessna 180K N63130	Patterson, Louisiana, United States	Aquatic Aviation, Inc.	Fatal	1
18 Aug 1990	Cessna 180 N4547B	Howell, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	1
15 Feb 1987	Cessna 180J N52184	Newhall, California, United States	Francis C. Bernadic	Fatal	1
31 Aug 1986	Cessna 180 N4703B	Wallace, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	1
23 May 1986	Cessna 180 N52189	Iliamna, Alaska, United States	Leonard E. Hill	Fatal	1
30 Apr 1986	Cessna 180 N6559A	Brainerd, Minnesota, United States	John B. Silker	Fatal	1