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
29 Oct 1981 Piper PA-28
N2831R
 Provo, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
28 Oct 1981 Piper PA-28
N8140H
 Farmingdale, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
28 Oct 1981 Cessna 310R
N5467J
 Elsinore, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
26 Oct 1981 Lockheed 749
HI-328
 St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States
no coordinates
 Other-Foreign Flag Carrier Fatal 3
24 Oct 1981 Cessna 172N
N6307D
 Foresthill, California, United States
no coordinates
 Engle Fly SVC Fatal 3
21 Oct 1981 Piper PA-28R
N3751T
 Tehachapi, California, United States
no coordinates
 Desert Air Fatal 3
19 Oct 1981 Helio H-295
N2ED
 Hazard, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 River Processi Fatal 3
17 Oct 1981 Beechcraft 55
N222BR
 Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 General Paint Fatal 3
12 Oct 1981 Piper PA-28
N8351S
 Killeen, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 The Plane Thin Fatal 3
11 Oct 1981 Beechcraft 58
N4158S
 Gainesville, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Big Eagle Coal Fatal 3
10 Oct 1981 Cessna 172
N2260E
 Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
10 Oct 1981 Beechcraft 58
N1936S
 Harlan, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
6 Oct 1981 Cessna 210L
N5431V
 Clyde, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
4 Oct 1981 Cessna 310
N5809X
 Eureka, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
1 Oct 1981 Learjet 24
N44CJ
 Felt, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 Sky Train Air, Fatal 3
25 Sep 1981 Cessna 210
N9582T
 Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
20 Sep 1981 Cessna 210A
N6653X
 Woodland, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
4 Sep 1981 Cessna 172K
N758EQ
 Philomath, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
1 Sep 1981 Piper PA-23
N14348
 Ltl Diomede Is, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Foster AVN Inc Fatal 3
31 Aug 1981 Cessna TR182
N736KV
 17NNE Durango, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
29 Aug 1981 Beechcraft C24R
N6016S
 Snoqualmie Ps, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Flightcraft In Fatal 3
23 Aug 1981 Piper PA-28
N8415N
 40 Mi S Casper, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 Rocky MTN Avia Fatal 3
20 Aug 1981 Mooney M20J
N1098Y
 La Pointe, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
19 Aug 1981 Soloy UH-12E
N544HA
 Riggins, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 Idaho Helicopt Fatal 3
12 Aug 1981 Piper PA-28
N4565X
 Altamont, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
8 Aug 1981 Varieze RAF
N16DT
 Holland, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
2 Aug 1981 Piper PA-28
N20776
 Kalispell, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 Western Aviati Fatal 3
30 Jul 1981 Piper PA-28
N2209Z
 McAlester, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 Aero Flite Inc Fatal 3
29 Jul 1981 Piper PA-31T
N47CC
 Richlands, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Cowin and Comp Fatal 3
27 Jul 1981 Piper PA-18
N5987Z
 Cordova, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
21 Jul 1981 Aero Comdr 100
N3732X
 Columbia Stat, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
20 Jul 1981 Cessna 172F
N8391U
 Wolf Pen, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
19 Jul 1981 Beechcraft B95
N27GD
 Titusville, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
18 Jul 1981 Cessna 337
N2316S
 Pampa, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
17 Jul 1981 Piper PA-28R
N8348C
 Sweetwater, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
15 Jul 1981 Cessna 180
N2827A
 Naknek, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
15 Jul 1981 Cessna U206
N5289U
 Naknek, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
14 Jul 1981 Douglas DC-4
N3373F
 Kenai, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Aero Union COR Fatal 3
11 Jul 1981 Piper PA-32R
N6074H
 Naples, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
8 Jul 1981 Piper PA-28
N6452J
 Eatonton, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
8 Jul 1981 Cessna 310Q
N69642
 Eatonton, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
2 Jul 1981 Excalibur 65-A80
N100UV
 Madisonville, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Universal Airw Fatal 3
1 Jul 1981 Cessna 172D
N2591Y
 Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
1 Jul 1981 Douglas DC-3
N111ST
 Pilot Point, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 United Aircraf Fatal 3
27 Jun 1981 Beechcraft A24R
N9713Q
 Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 Wilco Aviation Fatal 3
26 Jun 1981 Cessna T210
N732AS
 Elko, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 Silver State M Fatal 3
26 Jun 1981 Cessna 182Q
N759NP
 Burley, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 Valley Flyers Fatal 3
24 Jun 1981 Piper PA-28
N4510K
 Sherman Oaks, California, United States
no coordinates
 Financial Corp Fatal 3
24 Jun 1981 Cessna 150J
N60615
 Sherman Oaks, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
21 Jun 1981 Piper PA-28
N2214X
 Bliss, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 Sunset AVN Fatal 3