Plane crashes in 1981

626 crashes worldwide in 1981, with 3,141 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 626
Fatal crashes: 370
Fatalities: 3,141
First recorded: January 6, 1981
Most recent: December 31, 1981

All crashes (page 2 of 7)

October 28, 1981: Britten-Norman Trislander, Foya Kamala, Lofa, Liberia (0 fatalities)
October 26, 1981: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Mineral Wells, Texas, United States (1 fatality)
October 26, 1981: Lockheed L-749 Constellation, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (3 fatalities)
October 26, 1981: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Mineral Wells, Texas, USA, United States (1 fatality)
October 24, 1981: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Camarillo, California, United States (1 fatality)
October 24, 1981: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Camarillo, California, USA, United States (1 fatality)
October 23, 1981: Boeing 707, Tokyo-Narita, Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
October 23, 1981: Boeing 707, Tokyo-Narita, Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
October 21, 1981: Tupolev TU-154, Prague-Ruzyne, Prague, Czech Republic (0 fatalities)
October 21, 1981: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia (0 fatalities)
October 21, 1981: Tupolev TU-154, Prague-Ruzyne, Prague, Czech Republic (0 fatalities)
October 21, 1981: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia (0 fatalities)
October 16, 1981: Rockwell Aero Commander 520, Biloxi, Mississippi, United States (0 fatalities)
October 16, 1981: Rockwell Aero Commander 520, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
October 15, 1981: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Switzerland (0 fatalities)
October 15, 1981: Cessna 404 Titan, Ellmau, Tyrol, Austria (9 fatalities)
October 15, 1981: Cessna 404 Titan, Ellmau, Tyrol, Austria (9 fatalities)
October 12, 1981: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Gueltat Zemmour, Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Western Sahara (5 fatalities)
October 12, 1981: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Gueltat Zemmour, Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Morocco (5 fatalities)
October 7, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kombolcha-Dessie, Amhara, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
October 7, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kombolcha-Dessie, Amhara, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
October 6, 1981: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands (17 fatalities)
October 6, 1981: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands (17 fatalities)
October 4, 1981: Cessna 402, Park Falls, Wisconsin, United States (0 fatalities)
October 4, 1981: Beechcraft D18, Fraser, Michigan, United States (1 fatality)
October 4, 1981: Cessna 402, Park Falls, Wisconsin, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
October 4, 1981: Beechcraft D18, Fraser, Michigan, USA, United States (1 fatality)
October 3, 1981: Partenavia P.68, Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
October 3, 1981: Partenavia P.68, Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
October 2, 1981: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Lac des Chats, Quebec, Canada (3 fatalities)
October 1, 1981: Learjet 24, Felt, Oklahoma, United States (3 fatalities)
October 1, 1981: Learjet 24, Felt, Oklahoma, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
September 29, 1981: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Kahrizak, Tehran City District, Iran (80 fatalities)
September 29, 1981: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Tonopah, Nevada, United States (2 fatalities)
September 29, 1981: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Kahrizak, Tehran City District, Iran (80 fatalities)
September 29, 1981: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Tonopah, Nevada, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
September 21, 1981: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Weipa, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
September 21, 1981: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Nellis AFB, Nevada, United States (7 fatalities)
September 21, 1981: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Weipa, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
September 21, 1981: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Nellis AFB, Nevada, USA, United States (7 fatalities)
September 19, 1981: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Homestead AFB, Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
September 19, 1981: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Homestead AFB, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
September 18, 1981: Britten-Norman Islander, Saint Peter-La Villiaze, Channel Islands, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 18, 1981: Yakovlev Yak-40, Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (33 fatalities)
September 18, 1981: Yakovlev Yak-40, Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (33 fatalities)
September 18, 1981: Britten-Norman Islander, Saint Peter-La Villiaze, Channel Islands, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 17, 1981: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Nairobi-Wilson, Nairobi City District, Kenya (4 fatalities)
September 16, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Suordakh, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia (0 fatalities)
September 16, 1981: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
September 16, 1981: Rockwell Gulfstream 690C Jetprop 840, Parys, Free State, South Africa (5 fatalities)
September 16, 1981: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Kuujjuarapik (Poste-de-la-Baleine), Quebec, Canada (2 fatalities)
September 16, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Suordakh, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia (0 fatalities)
September 16, 1981: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
September 16, 1981: Rockwell Gulfstream 690C Jetprop 840, Parys, Free State, South Africa (5 fatalities)
September 16, 1981: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Kuujjuarapik (Poste-de-la-Baleine), Quebec, Canada (2 fatalities)
September 13, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Saratov, Saratov oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
September 13, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Saratov, Saratov oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
September 9, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Namangan, Namangan Province, Uzbekistan (0 fatalities)
September 9, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Zagrodno, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland (0 fatalities)
September 9, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Namangan, Namangan Province, Uzbekistan (0 fatalities)
September 9, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Zagrodno, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland (0 fatalities)
September 7, 1981: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
September 7, 1981: Britten-Norman Trislander, Canada (0 fatalities)
September 7, 1981: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Dahl Creek, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
September 6, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Riverton, Wyoming, United States (5 fatalities)
September 6, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Riverton, Wyoming, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
September 5, 1981: Cessna 340, Ketchikan, Alaska, United States (4 fatalities)
September 5, 1981: Cessna 340, Ketchikan, Alaska, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
September 4, 1981: Rockwell Aero Commander 685, Kansas City, Kansas, United States (4 fatalities)
September 4, 1981: Rockwell Aero Commander 685, Kansas City, Kansas, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
September 2, 1981: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, Paipa-Juan José Rondón, Boyacá, Colombia (21 fatalities)
September 2, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, McLeod, Texas, United States (5 fatalities)
September 2, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, McLeod, Texas, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
September 2, 1981: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Lac des Chats, Quebec, Canada (3 fatalities)
September 2, 1981: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, Paipa-Juan José Rondón, Boyacá, Colombia (21 fatalities)
September 1, 1981: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, San Carlos de Rio Negro, Amazonas, Venezuela (3 fatalities)
September 1, 1981: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, San Carlos de Rio Negro, Amazonas, Venezuela (3 fatalities)
August 30, 1981: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Rutland, Ohio, United States (1 fatality)
August 30, 1981: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Rutland, Ohio, USA, United States (1 fatality)
August 29, 1981: Yakovlev Yak-40, Zeya, Amur oblast, Russia (3 fatalities)
August 29, 1981: Yakovlev Yak-40, Zeya, Amur oblast, Russia (3 fatalities)
August 27, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Dire Dawa-Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma, Dire Dawa City District, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
August 27, 1981: Vickers Viscount, Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia (50 fatalities)
August 27, 1981: Vickers Viscount, Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia (50 fatalities)
August 27, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Dire Dawa-Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma, Dire Dawa City District, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
August 26, 1981: Rockwell Gulfstream 690C Jetprop 840, Irigoyen, Entre Ríos, Argentina (0 fatalities)
August 26, 1981: Rockwell Gulfstream 690C Jetprop 840, Irigoyen, Entre Ríos, Argentina (0 fatalities)
August 25, 1981: Britten-Norman Islander, Sekakes, Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho (0 fatalities)
August 25, 1981: Britten-Norman Islander, Sekakes, Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho (0 fatalities)
August 24, 1981: Tupolev TU-16, Zavitinsk, Amur oblast, Russia (6 fatalities)
August 24, 1981: Antonov AN-24, Zavitinsk, Amur oblast, Russia (31 fatalities)
August 24, 1981: Tupolev TU-16, Zavitinsk, Amur oblast, Russia (6 fatalities)
August 24, 1981: Antonov AN-24, Zavitinsk, Amur oblast, Russia (31 fatalities)
August 22, 1981: Boeing 737-200, Sanyi, Miaoli County, Taiwan (110 fatalities)
August 22, 1981: Boeing 737-200, Sanyi, Miaoli County, Taiwan (110 fatalities)
August 21, 1981: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Casper-Natrona County, Wyoming, United States (1 fatality)
August 21, 1981: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Casper-Natrona County, Wyoming, USA, United States (1 fatality)
August 19, 1981: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Linklater Lake, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
August 18, 1981: Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748, Mangalore-Bajpe, Karnataka, India (0 fatalities)
August 18, 1981: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Grand Canyon-National Park, Arizona, USA, United States (0 fatalities)