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
28 Aug 1981 Robinson R22
N9046G
 Fresno, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
24 Aug 1981 Cessna 188B
N21685
 Winnsboro, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Clawson Flying Fatal 1
23 Aug 1981 Ameagle MNBT
N110AC
 Painesville, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
21 Aug 1981 Republic RC-3
N6421K
 Greenfield, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
21 Aug 1981 Cessna T207
N17464
 Casper, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 Air Freight EX Fatal 1
19 Aug 1981 Air Tractor AT-302
N5232S
 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 San TAN Duster Fatal 1
17 Aug 1981 Piper PA-28R
N15611
 San Jose, California, United States
no coordinates
 Fremont Aero C Fatal 1
17 Aug 1981 Cessna R172K
N736LE
 San Jose, California, United States
no coordinates
 Wing Nuts Flyi Fatal 1
16 Aug 1981 Minatre KR-2
N23WM
 Tracy, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
13 Aug 1981 Grum Amer AA-5B
N1565R
 Vancouver, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
13 Aug 1981 Beechcraft C33
N7963M
 S.lake Tahoe, California, United States
no coordinates
 HI Flyers Aero Fatal 1
13 Aug 1981 Piper J3C-65
N7399H
 Almyra, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 Grand Prairie Fatal 1
12 Aug 1981 Aerospatial 316B
N607RA
 Alpine, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 Roberts Aircra Fatal 1
9 Aug 1981 Piper PA-18
N9664P
 Port Moller, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Bear Lake Air Fatal 1
8 Aug 1981 Piper PA-28
N2910D
 Ferron, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 Castle Investm Fatal 1
8 Aug 1981 Lake LA-4
N80091
 Hilo, Hawaii, United States
no coordinates
 Adams Aviation Fatal 1
4 Aug 1981 Cessna 207A
N9552M
 Dillingham, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Kodiak Western Alaska Airlines, Inc. Fatal 1
4 Aug 1981 Piper PA-18
N2532C
 Kokiak, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
4 Aug 1981 Piper PA-28
N8145N
 Millbury, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 GRT Lakes Aero Fatal 1
2 Aug 1981 Mdgt Mustng MM-1
N69C
 Little River, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
1 Aug 1981 Shhreder HP-11A
N2265C
 Pearlblossom, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
1 Aug 1981 Beechcraft C-45H
N9826Z
 Livengood, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Aurora Air SER Fatal 1
1 Aug 1981 Grum Amer AA-5B
N28401
 Baxley, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
1 Aug 1981 Pitts S-1
N1ES
 Dodge City, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
31 Jul 1981 Aero Comdr A-9B
N7781V
 Park City, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
31 Jul 1981 Bensen B-8M
N8068H
 Columbia, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
30 Jul 1981 Piper PA-25
N4883Y
 Bentonia, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Vaughn Flying Fatal 1
30 Jul 1981 Monerai S
N36JS
 Montpelier, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
28 Jul 1981 Cessna 152
N5391M
 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 Crystal Shamro Fatal 1
28 Jul 1981 Piper PA-34
N15817
 Price, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 ACE Darrah Air Fatal 1
28 Jul 1981 Schleicher ASW-19
N59RA
 California Cty, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
28 Jul 1981 Cessna 152 II
N5123B
 Kaaawa Valley, Hawaii, United States
no coordinates
 Hkm-Whlr Aero Fatal 1
27 Jul 1981 Cessna T188C
N4545J
 Ridgway, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Farm Air, Inc Fatal 1
26 Jul 1981 Pietenpol A'CAMP
N68064
 Emma, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
23 Jul 1981 Cessna 150J
N50942
 Yuma, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
23 Jul 1981 Piper PA-23
N1349P
 St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States
no coordinates
 Virgin Air Inc Fatal 1
21 Jul 1981 Bensen B8MG
N3778J
 Ridott, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
19 Jul 1981 Piper PA-28
N7141C
 Buckland, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
18 Jul 1981 Cessna 152
N5163H
 Magee, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Mississippi SC Fatal 1
18 Jul 1981 Minicoupe JOHNSN
N74BJ
 Gaston, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
16 Jul 1981 Cessna 182K
N3172Q
 Nicholasville, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 R.j.corman COM Fatal 1
15 Jul 1981 Piper PA-28
N56731
 Palm Bay, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Florida Instit Fatal 1
13 Jul 1981 Piper J3C-65
N2220M
 Fadette, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 Dothan Ag-Air Fatal 1
12 Jul 1981 Rand KR-2
N29SL
 N Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
11 Jul 1981 Piper PA-31P
N7318L
 Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 R Lowry Acft S Fatal 1
11 Jul 1981 Piper PA-25
N6531Z
 Olney, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 M W Skytractor Fatal 1
10 Jul 1981 Ryan Aero ST-A
N27JG
 Eaton, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
10 Jul 1981 Soloy 47G-2A
N166
 Vivian, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Chem-Air of SH Fatal 1
9 Jul 1981 Cessna 411
N7007R
 Columbus, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
7 Jul 1981 Piper PA-28R
N38853
 Livingston, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1