Cessna 180D — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 28, 2026
There are 120 Cessna 180D airframes on record (built 1960–1961), 51 currently registered. 11 have one or more NTSB accident records (11 records total, 1 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 28, 2026.
Recent Cessna 180D accidents
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff from a lake.
The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with trees.
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff, which resulted in impact with vegetation.
A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat during a reduced-power approach descent.
The overstress fracture and subsequent separation of the left main landing gear axle due to a hard landing, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain directional control of the airplane.
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after encountering a sudden change in wind direction during the landing roll.
The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff at the initial veer off.
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during the landing flare.