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
18 Sep 1981 Beechcraft 19A
N9103T
 Horseshoe Bch, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
11 Sep 1981 Cessna 320D
N111NT
 Republic, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
5 Sep 1981 Cessna 340A
N2695A
 Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
4 Sep 1981 Aero Comdr 685
N777MM
 Kansas City, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
2 Sep 1981 Cessna 180H
N3498Y
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
28 Aug 1981 Piper PA32RT
N2174G
 Happy Camp, California, United States
no coordinates
 Golden Bear Fatal 4
27 Aug 1981 Cessna 172N
N1967F
 Adrian, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Cross Country Fatal 4
17 Aug 1981 Cessna 180H
N3424Y
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 B&J Wholesale Fatal 4
16 Aug 1981 Aero Comdr 680FL
N6600M
 St.croix, Virgin Islands, United States
no coordinates
 P.r.gerrits, In Fatal 4
9 Aug 1981 Piper PA-28
N8470F
 Camilla, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
3 Aug 1981 Piper PA-28
N8080Z
 Kirksville, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 Holiday Airway Fatal 4
1 Aug 1981 Cessna 180
N4988E
 Cotton, Minnesota, United States - Fatal 4
1 Aug 1981 Cessna 180
N4988E
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
24 Jul 1981 Cessna 210B
N9713X
 Plantersville, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 Barksdale Aero Fatal 4
23 Jul 1981 Beechcraft 58TC
N17705
 Kansas City, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Executive Beec Fatal 4
23 Jul 1981 Piper PA-24
N5472P
 Center Grove, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
18 Jul 1981 Cessna A185F
N7607G
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
12 Jul 1981 Gulf-Amer AA-5B
N4539Q
 Crested Butte, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
1 Jul 1981 Piper PA-32R
N3570Q
 Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 West Monroe CH Fatal 4
28 Jun 1981 Grum Amer AA-5A
N26774
 McCordsville, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 Chris-Air Avia Fatal 4
20 Jun 1981 Piper PA-22
N8773D
 Busch, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
19 Jun 1981 Cessna 172
N38181
 Martin, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 Woods Air Serv Fatal 4
28 May 1981 Beechcraft A-36TC
N6749H
 Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Blanco Oil Co Fatal 4
18 May 1981 Cessna T210N
N5137Y
 Castle Rock, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
11 May 1981 Beechcraft 58P
N154Z
 Redding, California, United States
no coordinates
 U.s.forest SER Fatal 4
10 May 1981 Beechcraft J35
N7283B
 Burbank, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
10 May 1981 Cessna 177B
N16083
 Forked River, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
18 Apr 1981 Beechcraft E35
N3281C
 Fay, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
18 Apr 1981 Cessna 172N
N6525G
 Yoakum, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
27 Mar 1981 Piper PA-31
N66856
 Galena, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Galena Air SVC Fatal 4
14 Mar 1981 Piper PA-28
N5956W
 Molokai, Hawaii, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
2 Mar 1981 Beechcraft B23
N7606R
 Mobile, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
22 Feb 1981 Mooney M20F
N1919T
 Montgomery Twp, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
13 Feb 1981 Piper PA-28
N9431W
 Truckee, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
10 Feb 1981 Cessna 310R
N1323G
 Houma, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Walker-Watts A Fatal 4
16 Jan 1981 Beechcraft S35
N844B
 Casa Grande, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
6 Jan 1981 Beechcraft C35
N5805C
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
2 Jan 1981 Beechcraft V35A
N861S
 Rexburg, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
29 Dec 1981 Beechcraft 58
N1537W
 Elko, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 Liberty Equip Fatal 3
26 Dec 1981 Beechcraft E55
N1766C
 Hayden, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
17 Dec 1981 Cessna T210N
N6347Y
 Jackson, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 MacCready Rlty Fatal 3
4 Dec 1981 Cessna 182A
N5173D
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
3 Dec 1981 Cessna 210L
N93956
 Douglas, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Cochise Colleg Fatal 3
25 Nov 1981 Beechcraft J35
N12LJ
 Lake Havasu, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
22 Nov 1981 Cessna 210
N5181V
 Susanville, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
21 Nov 1981 Cessna 421C
N8369G
 Shoshone, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 Western Bdcstg Fatal 3
20 Nov 1981 Cessna T210
N4823C
 Charleston, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
19 Nov 1981 Piper Advcd PAT-1
N15PT
 Mathews, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Piper Advanced Fatal 3
15 Nov 1981 Cessna 172
N733BJ
 Wolf Lake, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
30 Oct 1981 Piper PA-24
N8898P
 Kerrick, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 Mankato Flyers Fatal 3