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
20 Dec 1981 Beechcraft 24R
N2517W
 Greenville, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
10 Dec 1981 Cessna 172
N2894U
 Venus, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
9 Dec 1981 Pitts S-1C
N111BB
 Kadoka, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
7 Dec 1981 Rutan EZ
N42DR
 Hackensack, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
6 Dec 1981 Piper PA-28
N8415W
 Mill City, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
5 Dec 1981 Piper PA-28
N6958T
 Preston, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
1 Dec 1981 Cessna 150
N19291
 Chesapeake, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
29 Nov 1981 Grum Amer AA-5B
N28781
 Eagle Lake, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
28 Nov 1981 Piper PA-28
N1363T
 Garden City, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
27 Nov 1981 Cessna 206
N4617F
 Pine Mountain, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
27 Nov 1981 Piper PA-28
N43981
 Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
26 Nov 1981 Piper PA-28
N2138B
 Le Mars, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 Lincoln Aire, Fatal 1
26 Nov 1981 Beechcraft 35
N2732V
 Wyoming, Delaware, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
24 Nov 1981 Mooney M-21
N9777M
 La Veta, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
24 Nov 1981 Cessna 172N
N737RM
 Prairie City, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 Boyer Distribu Fatal 1
24 Nov 1981 Cessna 172G
N3602L
 St.petersburg, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
22 Nov 1981 Nitsubishi MU-2B
N109TW
 Pago Pago, Samoa
no coordinates
 Dick Sawyer Fatal 1
18 Nov 1981 Cessna 425
N425AC
 Natchez, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Synergistic FL Fatal 1
18 Nov 1981 Aero Comdr 112
N1086J
 Beaumont, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Aerotex Associ Fatal 1
15 Nov 1981 Cessna 170B
N3502C
 Onamia, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
14 Nov 1981 Cessna 150
N4732X
 Palmyra, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 Haps Aerial EN Fatal 1
14 Nov 1981 Rockwell S-2R
N8862Q
 Calipatria, California, United States
no coordinates
 Farm Air Servi Fatal 1
14 Nov 1981 Osprey 2
N209DW
 Madison, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
14 Nov 1981 Aeronca 7KCAB
N6340N
 Morrison, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
14 Nov 1981 Piper PA-28
N8569E
 Savannah, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 F.i.t AVN Inc Fatal 1
13 Nov 1981 Pitts SPL
N77LB
 Oak Grove, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
12 Nov 1981 Bellanca 7ECA
N5048B
 Plainview, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Miller Flying Fatal 1
12 Nov 1981 Bell 206B
N49756
 Napa, California, United States
no coordinates
 Aris Helo Ltd Fatal 1
11 Nov 1981 Piper PA-28
N4919T
 North Hudson, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Condair Flyers Fatal 1
8 Nov 1981 Dabbs B8M
N4256Y
 Garland, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
8 Nov 1981 Piper J3C-65
N38078
 Conroe, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
8 Nov 1981 Champion 7GCAA
N1829G
 Scituate, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
7 Nov 1981 Carver HP-14B
N3320X
 Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
7 Nov 1981 Aero Comdr 680E
N6272B
 Savoonga, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Muntz Northern Airlines Fatal 1
7 Nov 1981 Maule M-5
N62076
 North Bend, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
5 Nov 1981 Cessna 152
N24727
 Avondale, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Litchfield AVN Fatal 1
5 Nov 1981 Cessna 175B
N8197T
 Springfield, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
1 Nov 1981 Balzer DSK-1
N85RB
 Washington, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
1 Nov 1981 Pitts S1-C
N3194
 Livermore, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
31 Oct 1981 Stits SA3A
N7758C
 Tracy, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
29 Oct 1981 Piper PA-28
N6452W
 Powell, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
28 Oct 1981 Cessna 172N
N733BB
 Prescott, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Southwest Air Fatal 1
27 Oct 1981 Super Akro 1
N69JT
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
26 Oct 1981 Beechcraft E90
N114K
 Mineral Wells, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Butler-Johnson Fatal 1
24 Oct 1981 Cessna 421B
N14AC
 Camarillo, California, United States
no coordinates
 PAC Exec Chart Fatal 1
24 Oct 1981 Pitts S-1
N10S
 Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
22 Oct 1981 Bell 205A-1
N1496W
 Fremont, California, United States
no coordinates
 Evergreen HEL Fatal 1
22 Oct 1981 Cessna 170B
N4640C
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
20 Oct 1981 Sonerai II
N66LS
 Romeoville, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
19 Oct 1981 Piper PA-28
N2951D
 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1