Aviation Crash Map

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
17 Apr 1981 Handly Page HP-137
N11360
 Loveland, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Air U.s., Inc Fatal 15
17 Apr 1981 Cessna TU206A
N4862F
 Loveland, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Sky's West PAR Fatal 15
5 Dec 1981 Beechcraft C-45H
N8185H
 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
no coordinates
 Jump Hawaii Fatal 11
1 May 1981 Bell UH-1B
N46942
 Williston, North Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 Blain Helo Fatal 8
11 Feb 1981 Lockheed 1329
N520S
 White Plains, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Texasgulf Avia Fatal 8
18 Nov 1981 Mitsubishi MU-2B
N444AR
 Eagle, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Aldoro Fatal 7
7 Feb 1981 Cessna 340A
N8682K
 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 S.a.intl Tradi Fatal 7
20 Jan 1981 Beechcraft 99A
N390CA
 Spokane, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Cascade Airway Fatal 7
21 Aug 1981 Piper PA-32R
N9822C
 Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 6
11 Aug 1981 Piper PA-32
N8224Q
 Skagway, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Skagway Air SE Fatal 6
15 Jul 1981 Beechcraft 200
N631SR
 King Cove, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Crowley Mariti Fatal 6
1 Jul 1981 Piper PA-32
N54383
 Easton, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 6
29 May 1981 Sikorsky S-55
N874
 Beaumont, California, United States
no coordinates
 Loma Linda MED Fatal 6
28 Feb 1981 Piper PA-32
N4243T
 Escalante, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 6
3 Feb 1981 Cessna 421
N4484
 Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 6
3 Feb 1981 Cessna 172
N739DV
 Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 6
12 Jan 1981 Beechcraft A36
N66757
 Peach Springs, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Beech West Fatal 6
4 Jan 1981 Cessna T310R
N4880A
 Moose, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 6
26 Nov 1981 Cessna 172M
N9710H
 Payette, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
25 Nov 1981 Cessna 177A
N30288
 Ellinwood, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Westport Airpo Fatal 5
25 Nov 1981 Cessna 182P
N727SX
 Wauneta, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
13 Sep 1981 Beechcraft B50
N3580B
 Cape Yakataga, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
6 Sep 1981 Mitsubishi MU-2B
N3ED
 Riverton, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 Brandon Aviati Fatal 5
2 Sep 1981 Mitsubishi MU-2B
N233MA
 McLeod, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Brigadier Indu Fatal 5
15 Aug 1981 Balloon Wks 8-24
N4062Z
 Barrington, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
14 Aug 1981 Aero Comdr 685
N8007H
 Wrens, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Sugar Mountain Fatal 5
25 Jul 1981 Piper PA-28R
N16328
 Colo, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
1 Jul 1981 Cessna U206
N72258
 Moose Pass, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
30 Jun 1981 Cessna 401
N7957F
 Muskegon, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 G&W Aviation Fatal 5
23 Jun 1981 Cessna 207
N6331H
 Mt Denali, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Wilburs Inc Fatal 5
28 Feb 1981 Beechcraft A36TC
N123AB
 Nageezi, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 Basin Motor Co Fatal 5
16 Feb 1981 Piper PA-32R
N7272F
 El Duque, Puerto Rico, United States
no coordinates
 JIM Ratliff AI Fatal 5
13 Feb 1981 Piper PA-28
N2143D
 Bandera, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
21 Jan 1981 Cessna 500
N501GP
 Bluefield, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Georgia-Pacifi Fatal 5
9 Jan 1981 Bell 206B
N10785
 Norman, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 Windward Aviat Fatal 5
3 Jan 1981 Piper PA-32R
N82948
 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
1 Jan 1981 Piper PA-34
N56936
 El Cajon, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
31 Dec 1981 Grum Amer AA-5B
N81350
 Truchas, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 Hyperion Aviat Fatal 4
31 Dec 1981 Piper PA-31
N41070
 Durango, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Sun West Airli Fatal 4
16 Dec 1981 Maule M-6
N56499
 Summerland Key, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
13 Dec 1981 Cessna 182L
N42864
 Coalinga, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
10 Dec 1981 Cessna 207A
N9461M
 Tyonek, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Spernak Airwys Fatal 4
29 Nov 1981 Piper PA-28
N54440
 Longview, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
28 Nov 1981 Beechcraft 95
N1506R
 Cedar City, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 The Hughes COR Fatal 4
25 Nov 1981 Mooney M-20C
N6407U
 Osgood, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
25 Nov 1981 Cessna 150G
N8521J
 Osgood, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
15 Nov 1981 Piper PA-32
N178RB
 Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Moyer Aviation Fatal 4
22 Oct 1981 Cessna 172
N21766
 Kokomo, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 Albatross Flyi Fatal 4
13 Oct 1981 Cessna 310I
N8099M
 Hainesville, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
18 Sep 1981 Mooney M20F
N7410V
 Detroit, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4