NTSB investigations: Cessna 180

16 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 180, where the sequence of events included Attempted remediation/recovery. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

20102026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 180 per year, 2010–2026: 16 cases
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Latest cases

Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072602')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s.\"tier2Number\" = '060' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE \"isDefiningEvent\")))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB WPR26LA304Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 180 · McCall, IDAug 16, 2026 · N2984C · Substantial damageNTSB WPR26LA253Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180 · Marbleton, WYThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Jul 9, 2026 · N3339D · Substantial damageNTSB WPR26LA195Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180 · Arco, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a right crosswind.May 18, 2026 · N2479C · Substantial damageNTSB WPR25LA119Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180 · San Carlos, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll with crosswind conditions.Mar 26, 2025 · N180ZR · Substantial damageNTSB CEN23LA251Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180 · Osceola, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel equipped airplane during a crosswind landing.Jun 21, 2023 · N3127C · Substantial damageNTSB CEN22LA439Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180 · Williston, NDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in a ground loop.Sep 26, 2022 · N93330 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR22LA095Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180 · Carrizozo, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Feb 10, 2022 · N4750B · Substantial damageNTSB WPR20CA124Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Marion, MTThe pilot's loss of directional control and subsequent improper brake application during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a nose-over.Apr 16, 2020 · N53ES · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA336Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Ontario, ORThe pilot's improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.Jun 10, 2019 · N3242D · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA219Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Morgan, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and an attempted aborted landing and impact with bushes and terrain.Apr 24, 2019 · N1628C · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA214Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Limington, METhe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during touchdown, which resulted in runway excursion onto snow.Apr 14, 2019 · N4796B · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA005Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Hailey, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions.Oct 3, 2018 · N180BG · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA437Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Bozeman, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.Jul 19, 2018 · N3224D · Substantial damageNTSB GAA18CA404Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Cut Bank, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Jul 9, 2018 · N180GB · Substantial damageNTSB CEN17LA283Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Austin, TXThe pilot's improper decision to attempt to take off after two previous failed attempts from choppy water with a high outside temperature and the airplane near its maximum gross weight, which degraded the airplane’s performance and resulted in its inability…Jul 22, 2017 · N3119D · Substantial damageNTSB CEN11CA026Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Farmington, NMThe failure of the pilot and the flight instructor to maintain directional control of the airplane during a training maneuver.Oct 10, 2010 · N9277C · Substantial damage