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
19 May 1981 Bell 47G-4A
N9457
 Aberdeen, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Northwest Heli Fatal 2
16 May 1981 Beechcraft A-35R
N3158V
 Beaver, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 Western Aviato Fatal 2
16 May 1981 Grum Amer AA1B
N6282L
 Solana Beach, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
15 May 1981 Cessna 337A
N6345F
 Evant, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
15 May 1981 Piper PA-28R
N44921
 Huttonville, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
8 May 1981 Piper PA-28
N2972W
 Ottumwa, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 B Flight, Inc. Fatal 2
6 May 1981 Beechcraft 35
N3952C
 Muse, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
3 May 1981 Cessna 172A
N7458T
 Silver Peak, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 May 1981 Cessna 152
N68256
 Jones, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 OKC Flight, Inc Fatal 2
28 Apr 1981 Cessna 172M
N5224R
 Saginaw, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Skyhawks Inc Fatal 2
25 Apr 1981 Ryan PT-22
N883D
 Fulshear, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Confederate AI Fatal 2
22 Apr 1981 Piper PA-28
C-GNVX
 Washougal, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Bay Air, Ltd. Fatal 2
20 Apr 1981 Cessna 320
N5500E
 West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Apr 1981 Cessna 177B
N1478C
 Frazier Park, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 Apr 1981 Mitsubishi MU-2B
N500GL
 Lajitas, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Viking Aviatio Fatal 2
18 Apr 1981 Cessna 172
N19831
 Tropic, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Apr 1981 Bellanca 7GCBC
N5063K
 St Augustine, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Aero Sport FLI Fatal 2
17 Apr 1981 Piper PA-28
N81814
 Kernville, California, United States
no coordinates
 Gryphon AVN Fatal 2
14 Apr 1981 Ryan ST3-KR
N56792
 Ridgecrest, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 Apr 1981 Bellanca 7KCAB
N36334
 Lafayette, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
10 Apr 1981 Beechcraft 65-B80
N3768Z
 Pine Knot, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 Atlas Aviation Fatal 2
9 Apr 1981 Aeronca 65-TAL
N36878
 West Olive, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Omni Air Fatal 2
9 Apr 1981 Robinson R22
C-GBPK
 El Paso, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Lallier Automo Fatal 2
8 Apr 1981 Piper PA-28
N2250W
 Creston, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 KER Investment Fatal 2
5 Apr 1981 Cessna 310R
N1275G
 Eldon, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 Autodie Corp Fatal 2
2 Apr 1981 Aero Comdr 680
N777A
 Labelle, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Apr 1981 Piper PA-28
N8235H
 Lakeland, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Piper Aircraft Fatal 2
1 Apr 1981 Cessna 172
N80352
 Cholame, California, United States
no coordinates
 Sunset Aero, In Fatal 2
31 Mar 1981 Rockwell S-2R
N4895X
 Florida City, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 L.p. Denevan Fatal 2
31 Mar 1981 Cessna 337G
N444PL
 Vero Beach, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 Mar 1981 Piper PA-28
N44900
 Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 Gordon Enterpr Fatal 2
29 Mar 1981 Cessna 172N
N738WP
 Temecula, California, United States
no coordinates
 Parsons'air Fatal 2
27 Mar 1981 Cessna 421B
N900E
 Lafayette, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
26 Mar 1981 Cessna A185F
N4862C
 Patzau, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 Ribbon Distrib Fatal 2
25 Mar 1981 Cessna 172M
N9826V
 Kiowa, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 PC Flyers, Inc Fatal 2
22 Mar 1981 Cessna 172N
N5534D
 Frazier Park, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 Mar 1981 Mooney M20G
N6844N
 Ryegate, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Mar 1981 Piper PA-28
N3945M
 El Paso, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Mar 1981 Beechcraft B35
N8587R
 Winkelman, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Cummins Rio GR Fatal 2
19 Mar 1981 Cessna T210N
N4943C
 Bishop, California, United States
no coordinates
 Parsons Air Fatal 2
18 Mar 1981 Beechcraft TC-45J
CG-RJE
 Beatty, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 North Cariboo Fatal 2
18 Mar 1981 Piper PA-28
N8274B
 Tucson, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Mar 1981 Cessna 182
N8468S
 Tucson, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Spad Fatal 2
17 Mar 1981 Cessna 150
N704SQ
 Reno, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 Gen.avn.serv. Fatal 2
15 Mar 1981 Piper PA-18A
N8570D
 Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
14 Mar 1981 Tavlorcraft BC-12D
N96689
 Stevensville, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 Mar 1981 Beechcraft F33A
N17590
 Ilion, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 Mar 1981 Cessna 182P
N1301R
 Jefferson, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 East Tenn Auto Fatal 2
11 Mar 1981 Piper PA-23
N6545Y
 Kingstree, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 B.n.hileman Fatal 2
10 Mar 1981 Cessna 172
N733XU
 Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 Easton Aviatio Fatal 2