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.
202 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
For 3,675 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.
3,878
Records
724
Fatal
1,449
Deaths
19%
Share fatal
1981
Period
Show these on the map
3,676 of 3,878 can be placed
(3,675 approximate)
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 3,878 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1981 | Cessna 140 | Thomas, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1981 | Cessna 414A | Homestead, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1981 | Evans Spcl 1 | Aurora, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1981 | Aeronca 7AC | Larchwood, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-18 | Zortman, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1981 | Ayres S2-R | Harrisburg, Arkansas, United States | JIM Peck's Fly | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1981 | Grum Amer AA-5A | Opelousas, Louisiana, United States | Standard Fitti | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1981 | Tom Cat 47-MK6 | Ramah, Louisiana, United States | TED Norris | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1981 | Rockwell S-2R | El Centro, California, United States | Stoker Company | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-18 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-28 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1981 | Cessna 310 | Culebra, Puerto Rico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1981 | Ayres S2R | Huron, California, United States | Airway Applica | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1981 | Aeronca 7AC | Honeoye Falls, New York, United States | Honeoye Falls | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1981 | Cessna 401B | Tampa, Florida, United States | Woolf Printing | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1981 | Boeing A75N1 | Orondo, Washington, United States | Inland Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1981 | Caldwell FOLKER | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1981 | Cessna 152 | Richmond, California, United States | Sierra Academy | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1981 | Hughes 369D | Cokeville, Wyoming, United States | Intermountain | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-28 | Mt Baldy, California, United States | California AVN | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1981 | Cessna 170B | Ackerman Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1981 | Cessna 177B | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1981 | Cessna TU206F | Rock Creek, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1981 | Eagle DW-1 | Chelan, Washington, United States | Inland Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1981 | Bell 206B | Kilauea, Hawaii, United States | Papillon Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1981 | Cessna 185 | Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States | Southern Seapl | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1981 | Cessna 180 | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1981 | Pietsch GJ | Minot, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1981 | Hiller Acft UH-12L | Malin, Oregon, United States | Howard Zweifel | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1981 | Pitts S-1C | Troutdale, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1981 | Cessna A185F | Intracstl Cy, Louisiana, United States | Major MUD & CH | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1981 | Cessna 177 | Sulphur Spgs, Texas, United States | E Systems Flyi | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-18 | Hodzona River, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-18 | Waxahachie, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1981 | Grum Amer AA-5B | Hamburg, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-28 | Laporte, Minnesota, United States | North Star AVE | Fatal | - |
| 14 Sep 1981 | Cessna 421B | Mulino, Oregon, United States | 421 C M Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-22 | La Pointe, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-32 | Crivitz, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1981 | Schweizer 1-26 | Sun City, Arizona, United States | Arizona Soarin | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1981 | Cessna U206G | New York, New York, United States | Waterfront Air | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1981 | Air & Space 18A | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-25 | Kansas, Ohio, United States | Copsey Aerial | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1981 | Champion 7AC | Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1981 | Cessna 185 | Naknek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1981 | Gulf Amer AA-5A | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1981 | Aeronca 7AC | Pnte Vdra Bch, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1981 | Piper J3C | Greenville, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1981 | Cessna U206F | Dikeman, Alaska, United States | Harold's Air S | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1981 | Bell 47G-2 | Farmingdale, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |