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
21 Jun 1981 Cessna 182P
N79574
 Bliss, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
14 Jun 1981 Bellanca 7ECA
N53979
 Anahuac, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
13 Jun 1981 Beechcraft C24R
N5213M
 Leadville, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Hedrick Beech Fatal 3
28 May 1981 Cessna 182
N444SP
 Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
25 May 1981 Piper PA-28
N2816F
 Malad City, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 Valley Flyers Fatal 3
15 May 1981 Cessna 172RG
N5086U
 Grants, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
7 May 1981 Cessna T210G
N6842R
 Worland, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
1 May 1981 Piper PA-31
N3544J
 Hammond, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Houston Piper Fatal 3
23 Apr 1981 Mitsubishi MU-2B
N9JS
 Alpena, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 J&S Leasing Fatal 3
11 Apr 1981 Cessna 172N
N737FB
 Atlas, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Lipcamon Aviat Fatal 3
9 Apr 1981 Piper PA-28
N8390R
 Chamberlain, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 Dynamic Flying Fatal 3
21 Mar 1981 Mooney M20F
N712CS
 San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
no coordinates
 Caribbean Moon Fatal 3
10 Mar 1981 Cessna 337H
N1361L
 Alpine, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 September Leas Fatal 3
3 Mar 1981 Douglas B-26
N9417H
 Edwards Afb, California, United States
no coordinates
 Arvin Calspan Fatal 3
19 Feb 1981 Piper PA-31T
N321SS
 Waterford Twp, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 SS Aircraft Co Fatal 3
18 Feb 1981 Piper PA-28
N8422C
 Waupun, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 Reabe Air Fatal 3
15 Jan 1981 Piper PA-23
N6812Y
 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Hornady MFG Co Fatal 3
9 Jan 1981 Cessna 182H
N8442S
 Gainesville, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
7 Jan 1981 Aero Comdr 690B
N81521
 Burns, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Dept of Energy Fatal 3
23 Dec 1981 Piper PA-32R
N202DH
 Wallace, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Jackson Enterp Fatal 2
20 Dec 1981 Piper PA-28
N9403W
 Hedrick, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 Dec 1981 Cessna 150
N6043K
 Kelso, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
15 Dec 1981 Cessna 185
N4311R
 Mt McKinley, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Hudson Air SVC Fatal 2
14 Dec 1981 Cessna 180F
N2118Z
 Fallon, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
14 Dec 1981 Ling-T-Vogt A7E
USN15749
 Fallon, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 U.s.navy Fatal 2
13 Dec 1981 Cessna 172N
N734EF
 Hillsboro, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Odle Aviation Fatal 2
12 Dec 1981 Aero Comdr 690C
N5860K
 Patterson, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Burwick Bay OI Fatal 2
12 Dec 1981 Piper PA-32
N4041R
 Brogan, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
11 Dec 1981 Hughes 369HS
N90525
 Lakeside, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
8 Dec 1981 Piper PA-60
N6897X
 Sebastian, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
no coordinates
 Piper Aircraft Fatal 2
8 Dec 1981 Cessna 150M
N704XM
 Antioch, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
8 Dec 1981 Cessna 172N
N733PF
 Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 Island Flying Fatal 2
6 Dec 1981 Piper PA-23
N13792
 Tucson, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Southwest Farm Fatal 2
1 Dec 1981 Cessna 210N
N5339Y
 Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Carowings Inc. Fatal 2
1 Dec 1981 Mooney M20F
N7439V
 Richmond, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Dec 1981 Cessna 310K
N6943L
 Gainsville, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Dec 1981 Beechcraft A24R
N8019R
 The Plains, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 Nov 1981 Beechcraft V35A
N7103N
 Addison, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Executive Expr Fatal 2
26 Nov 1981 Cessna 182E
N2860Y
 Platteville, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 Big Patch Para Fatal 2
26 Nov 1981 Cessna 150G
N4737X
 Renton, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Robt Smithart Fatal 2
24 Nov 1981 Bell 206B
N500NN
 Honaker, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 National Mines Fatal 2
22 Nov 1981 Piper PA-34
N8371U
 Oceanside, California, United States
no coordinates
 Piper Air CTR Fatal 2
19 Nov 1981 Mitsubishi MU-2B
N750MA
 Jacksonville, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Nov 1981 Piper PA-28
N4259J
 Laughlin, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
11 Nov 1981 Robinson R22
N9073Q
 Livermore, California, United States
no coordinates
 Cheyenne Aviat Fatal 2
6 Nov 1981 Cessna 207
N91083
 Skwentna, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Galena Air SVC Fatal 2
5 Nov 1981 Piper PA-28
N8227C
 Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
5 Nov 1981 Mitsubishi MU-2B
N53AD
 Saratoga, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 Arapaho Drilli Fatal 2
4 Nov 1981 Piper PA-23
N1099P
 San Fernando, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Nov 1981 Hughes 269A
N8833F
 Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2