Plane Crash List

Aviation accidents in 1981

The NTSB database holds 3,878 accidents and incidents in 1981, recorded between 1981. 724 of them were fatal (19%), and 1,449 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1,542 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Piper PA-28 and Cessna 150.

Most of these records are from United States, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. and Unknown/Not Reported.

3,877 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

3,878
Records
724
Fatal
1,449
Deaths
19%
Share fatal
1981
Period
Show these on the map 1 of 3,878 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 275 Piper PA-28 259 Cessna 150 186 Cessna 152 168 Cessna 182 132 Piper PA-18 64

Where these happened

United States 3,847 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 13 Unknown/Not Reported 10 Other-International Waters 6 Samoa 1 Other-U.s.territories&Posses. 1

Operators involved

Petroleum Heli 13 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 9 Other-Foreign Flag Carrier 7 Civil Air Patr 6 Air Logistics 5 United Air Lines, Inc. 5

All 3,878 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
18 Oct 1981 Fairchild M-62A
N57128
 Celina, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
18 Oct 1981 Hiller FH1100
N9054
 Porte Barre, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 High Life Heli Fatal 1
17 Oct 1981 Bln Works FF-7
N1247F
 Delaware, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Balloon Servic Fatal 1
17 Oct 1981 Champion 7GCAA
N9606S
 Goldendale, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Adrian Fuhrman Fatal 1
15 Oct 1981 Cessna 152
N67926
 Arvin, California, United States
no coordinates
 C&B Fylng SVC Fatal 1
12 Oct 1981 Beechcraft B95A
N8286D
 Bedford Park, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
11 Oct 1981 Cessna A150L
N5957J
 Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 The Flying 64T Fatal 1
10 Oct 1981 Cessna 152
N48253
 Jayton, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Sandene Aviati Fatal 1
9 Oct 1981 Cessna 172P
N52712
 Orange, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Transit Aviati Fatal 1
9 Oct 1981 Hawker Sdly SMK20
N19SF
 Haringen, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Vintage Aircra Fatal 1
8 Oct 1981 Gulfstream AA-1B
N878
 Carsonville, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
7 Oct 1981 Cessna 150H
N6445S
 Worth, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
4 Oct 1981 Beechcraft D-18S
N6675
 Fraser, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 McKinley Aviat Fatal 1
4 Oct 1981 Cessna 182RG
N4875R
 La Sal, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
27 Sep 1981 Cessna 152
N714XS
 Carlsbad, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
26 Sep 1981 Cessna 150
N6277G
 Hemet, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
25 Sep 1981 Cessna T210L
N94136
 Big Timber, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 Lease PRO Inc Fatal 1
24 Sep 1981 Beechcraft M35
N9997R
 Lake Worth, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
24 Sep 1981 Cessna 185
N1343Q
 Collbran, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
22 Sep 1981 Ryan NAVION
N5345K
 Firebaugh, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
21 Sep 1981 Hughes 269C
N8322F
 Startzville, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Chula Vista In Fatal 1
20 Sep 1981 Douglas DC-10
N112WA
 N Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
no coordinates
 World Airways, Inc. Fatal 1
19 Sep 1981 Taylorcraft BC12-D
N43506
 Kerrville, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
19 Sep 1981 Cessna 150
N1502Q
 Homestead, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
19 Sep 1981 Druine D-31
N7193
 Corvallis, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
19 Sep 1981 Champion 7KCAB
N7541F
 Towanda, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
17 Sep 1981 Cessna 152
N25282
 Fort Worth, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 D & D Aviation Fatal 1
17 Sep 1981 Piper PA-23
N438SB
 Cuba, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
17 Sep 1981 Christen EAGLE
N1CG
 Longmont, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
16 Sep 1981 La Lee W-18
N28LL
 Reno, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
15 Sep 1981 Aero Comdr 600S2R
N3655X
 Kettleman City, California, United States
no coordinates
 Willett Fly SV Fatal 1
13 Sep 1981 Pitts S-1
N123JC
 Cleveland, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
12 Sep 1981 Schweizer SGS232
N232P
 Waynesville, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
12 Sep 1981 Cessna 172
N8697U
 Faithorn, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
12 Sep 1981 Pdq 2D
N8052F
 Goshen, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
8 Sep 1981 Cessna 188B
N53284
 Edenton, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Leroy H.osborn Fatal 1
8 Sep 1981 Piper PA-28R
N9021K
 Randolph, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 Garden State A Fatal 1
7 Sep 1981 Cessna 152
N25774
 Bemidji, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 Bemidji AVN SE Fatal 1
7 Sep 1981 Douglas DC-10
N109AA
 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 American Airlines, Inc. Fatal 1
6 Sep 1981 Cessna 175
N7234M
 Fenton, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
6 Sep 1981 Piper PA-22
N893A
 Sumatra, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
6 Sep 1981 Fairchild M-62A
N20Y
 Coldwater, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
6 Sep 1981 Luscombe 8A
N71993
 Farmington, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
5 Sep 1981 Steen SKYBLT
N81GS
 Hartford, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
5 Sep 1981 Piper PA-25
N8633L
 Sandston, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Hummel Aviatio Fatal 1
4 Sep 1981 Cessna T210R
N6153R
 Lake Jackson, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
3 Sep 1981 Piper PA-23
N62789
 Union Township, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Southern, Inc Fatal 1
30 Aug 1981 Cessna 421C
N6867R
 Rutland, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
29 Aug 1981 Pitts S-1C
N88KA
 Plano, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
28 Aug 1981 Mooney 20
N9409V
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1