NTSB investigations: Cessna 180J, MT

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 180J. 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.

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Cases per year

19742026

NTSB investigations: Cessna 180J, MT per year, 1974–2026: 6 cases
1974	1
1975	1
1977	1
1980	1
1982	1
1995	1

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Query with SQL

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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MT' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072622')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'MT' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072622'))
  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.

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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MT' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072622'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.

NTSB SEA95FA209Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 180J · Browning, MTClearance from the ground was not maintained while attempting a VFR flight into IMC weather conditions. A factor to the accident was fog.Sep 7, 1995 · N7820K · Destroyed NTSB DEN82DA085Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCessna 180 · Cut Bank, MTThe pilot reported that during landing, the aircraft veered off the right side of the runway even though he used left rudder. After departing the runway, the aircraft encountered a shallow ditch and went over on its back. The pilot reported that the winds…May 14, 1982 · N9957N · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80DTI15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Raynesford, MTSep 8, 1980 · N52155 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA77DTI18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Cut Bank, MTAug 25, 1977 · N52102 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA7KDTI30Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 180J · Dillon, MTMay 16, 1975 · N46069 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA75DTI10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Hingham, MTSep 6, 1974 · N42359 · Substantial damage