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
7 Mar 1981 Cessna 172N
N1357F
 Newark, California, United States
no coordinates
 Moffett Field Fatal 2
7 Mar 1981 Cessna 152
N24809
 Newark, California, United States
no coordinates
 Stanford Flyin Fatal 2
6 Mar 1981 Beechcraft P35
N8607M
 Monarch Pass, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Mar 1981 Beechcraft A36
N17504
 Eugene, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
3 Mar 1981 Cessna 182P
N21002
 Everett, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Redmond Flying Fatal 2
2 Mar 1981 Cessna T210N
N77FB
 Fallon, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 Air Chaparral Fatal 2
1 Mar 1981 Piper PA-22
N5916Z
 Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Mar 1981 Cessna 150K
N5723G
 Hudson, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
28 Feb 1981 Beechcraft 58P
N411P
 Ozona, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 Feb 1981 Cessna 310R
N5489J
 North Adams, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 Berkshire Avia Fatal 2
25 Feb 1981 Amer Avco AA-1A
N332A
 Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 Bluffs Acft Fatal 2
22 Feb 1981 Sikorsky S-62A
N324Y
 Avalon, California, United States
no coordinates
 Briles Wing AN Fatal 2
22 Feb 1981 Bellanca 14-19
N8503R
 Parker, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 Feb 1981 Cessna 177
N2940X
 Lutz, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 Feb 1981 Cessna 182M
N71803
 Truckee, California, United States
no coordinates
 Woodstock Soci Fatal 2
19 Feb 1981 Piper PA-44
N2216D
 Batavia, New York, United States
no coordinates
 William B McHe Fatal 2
18 Feb 1981 Grum-Amer AA-5
N6092L
 Thayer, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
13 Feb 1981 Piper PA-38
N9242T
 Del Rio, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
13 Feb 1981 Cessna 172N
N733KW
 Jenkinsville, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Midland Aviati Fatal 2
12 Feb 1981 Cessna 414A
N2729D
 Rio Vista, California, United States
no coordinates
 Jack D Franks Fatal 2
6 Feb 1981 Mooney M20F
N7100V
 Bethany, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 Atlantic Inves Fatal 2
6 Feb 1981 Cessna U206G
N5446X
 Karluk Lake, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Kodiak Western Alaska Airlines, Inc. Fatal 2
4 Feb 1981 Cessna 402B
N69321
 Laredo, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Fiesta Photo F Fatal 2
4 Feb 1981 Piper PA-23
N63900
 Odessa, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Hedco Equipmen Fatal 2
3 Feb 1981 Piper PA-24
N5731P
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Feb 1981 Piper PA-32
N9637C
 Aruba, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
28 Jan 1981 Beechcraft H18
N787Q
 Newhall, California, United States
no coordinates
 Western States Fatal 2
28 Jan 1981 Piper PA-28
N3062D
 Port Angles, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Bellevue Auiat Fatal 2
27 Jan 1981 Aero Comdr 681
N500JP
 Winnemucca, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 Orcon Inc Fatal 2
24 Jan 1981 Aeronca 11AC
N3267E
 Maryville, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
23 Jan 1981 Grumman G-21A
N95468
 Dutch Harbor, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Peninsula Air Fatal 2
23 Jan 1981 Cessna 150F
N6942F
 Puyallup, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
22 Jan 1981 Piper PA-38
N2482B
 Huron, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 Thorson Aviati Fatal 2
21 Jan 1981 Aero Comdr 500S
N222FQ
 Springfield, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 Larry Johnson Fatal 2
18 Jan 1981 Globe GC-1B
N80606
 Englewood, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
17 Jan 1981 Cessna 177RG
N8088G
 Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
17 Jan 1981 Grum Amer AA-5B
N74691
 Bullhead City, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
6 Jan 1981 Bellanca 17-30A
N6606V
 Iraan, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
5 Jan 1981 Cessna 182Q
N759GK
 Leakey, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
31 Dec 1981 Piper PA-23
N22P
 Owego, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
30 Dec 1981 Beechcraft 95
N103E
 Belleview, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
28 Dec 1981 Cessna 402C
N2749N
 Pullman, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Air Chaparral Fatal 1
26 Dec 1981 Piper J3C-65
N20886
 Star City, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
25 Dec 1981 Bensen B-8M
N4627
 Sandin, Puerto Rico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
24 Dec 1981 Aerospatle AS350D
N3606U
 Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters
no coordinates
 Petroleum Heli Fatal 1
24 Dec 1981 Piper PA-32
N32916
 Buena Vista, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Tejas Airways Fatal 1
23 Dec 1981 Robertson A185F
N4644E
 Lake Oroville, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
22 Dec 1981 Cessna 152
N4856B
 Christine, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Stinson Aviati Fatal 1
21 Dec 1981 Cessna 172
N6525E
 Vernon, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
21 Dec 1981 Erco 415-C
N87307
 Ashland, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1