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 3 of 7)

• 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, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 16, 1981: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Christiansted-Henry E. Rohlsen (ex Alexander Hamilton), US Virgin Islands (4 fatalities)
• August 14, 1981: Rockwell Aero Commander 685, Wrens, Georgia, United States (5 fatalities)
• August 14, 1981: Rockwell Aero Commander 685, Wrens, Georgia, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• August 13, 1981: Beechcraft H18, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
• August 13, 1981: Beechcraft H18, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Florida, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• August 12, 1981: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Healy, Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 12, 1981: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Healy, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 11, 1981: Douglas DC-4, Neiva, Huila, Colombia (0 fatalities)
• August 11, 1981: Cessna 404 Titan, St Simons Island, Georgia, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 11, 1981: Douglas DC-4, Neiva, Huila, Colombia (0 fatalities)
• August 11, 1981: Cessna 404 Titan, St Simons Island, Georgia, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 10, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Utsunomiya, Kantō, Japan (5 fatalities)
• August 10, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Utsunomiya, Kantō, Japan (5 fatalities)
• August 9, 1981: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, Long Beach, California, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 9, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Palana, Kamchatka Krai, Russia (1 fatality)
• August 9, 1981: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, Long Beach, California, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 9, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Palana, Kamchatka Krai, Russia (1 fatality)
• August 7, 1981: Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, Spirit Lake-Lake Okoboji, Iowa, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 7, 1981: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Ketchikan, Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 7, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Coyhaique, Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Chile (0 fatalities)
• August 7, 1981: Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, Spirit Lake-Lake Okoboji, Iowa, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 7, 1981: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Ketchikan, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 7, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Coyhaique, Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Chile (0 fatalities)
• August 6, 1981: Cessna 402, Masai Mara, Rift Valley, Kenya (1 fatality)
• August 5, 1981: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Homestead AFB, Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 5, 1981: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Homestead AFB, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 4, 1981: Antonov AN-2, Kostanay, Kostanay, Kazakhstan (0 fatalities)
• August 4, 1981: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Dillingham, Alaska, United States (1 fatality)
• August 4, 1981: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Dillingham, Alaska, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• August 4, 1981: Antonov AN-2, Kostanay, Kostanay, Kazakhstan (0 fatalities)
• August 3, 1981: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Cali-Alfonso Bonilla Aragón (ex Palmaseca), Valle del Cauca, Colombia (0 fatalities)
• August 3, 1981: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Cali-Alfonso Bonilla Aragón (ex Palmaseca), Valle del Cauca, Colombia (0 fatalities)
• August 1, 1981: Ilyushin II-14, Utichiy Island (Shantar Islands), Khabarovsk Krai, Russia (11 fatalities)
• August 1, 1981: Ilyushin II-14, Utichiy Island (Shantar Islands), Khabarovsk Krai, Russia (11 fatalities)
• August 1, 1981: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Livengood, Alaska, United States (1 fatality)
• August 1, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Beira, Sofala, Mozambique (6 fatalities)
• August 1, 1981: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Livengood, Alaska, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• August 1, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Beira, Sofala, Mozambique (6 fatalities)
• July 31, 1981: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Coclecito, Coclé, Panama (7 fatalities)
• July 31, 1981: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Cochrane, Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Chile (5 fatalities)
• July 31, 1981: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Coclecito, Coclé, Panama (7 fatalities)
• July 31, 1981: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Cochrane, Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Chile (5 fatalities)
• July 30, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Shymkent, South Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan (0 fatalities)
• July 30, 1981: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Ocean Falls, British Columbia, Canada (6 fatalities)
• July 30, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Shymkent, South Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan (0 fatalities)
• July 30, 1981: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Ocean Falls, British Columbia, Canada (6 fatalities)
• July 29, 1981: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Richlands, Virginia, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• July 29, 1981: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Richlands, Virginia, United States (3 fatalities)
• July 28, 1981: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Groveland, Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 28, 1981: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Groveland, Florida, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 27, 1981: Douglas DC-9, Chihuahua-General Roberto Fierro Villalobos, Chihuahua, Mexico (32 fatalities)
• July 27, 1981: Douglas DC-9, Chihuahua-General Roberto Fierro Villalobos, Chihuahua, Mexico (32 fatalities)
• July 25, 1981: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Carurú, Vaupés, Colombia (4 fatalities)
• July 25, 1981: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Carurú, Vaupés, Colombia (4 fatalities)
• July 24, 1981: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Maroantsetra, Toamasina Province, Madagascar (19 fatalities)
• July 24, 1981: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Maroantsetra, Toamasina Province, Madagascar (19 fatalities)
• July 22, 1981: Cessna 401, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 22, 1981: Cessna 401, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 21, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Stupina, Constanța, Romania (0 fatalities)
• July 21, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Stupina, Constanța, Romania (0 fatalities)
• July 20, 1981: Fokker F27 Friendship, Balad, Shabeellaha Dhexe, Somalia (50 fatalities)
• July 20, 1981: Britten-Norman Islander, San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín (Isla Verde), Puerto Rico (0 fatalities)
• July 20, 1981: Fokker F27 Friendship, Balad, Shabeellaha Dhexe, Somalia (50 fatalities)
• July 18, 1981: Cessna 340, DuPage, Illinois, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 18, 1981: Canadair CL-44, Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia (4 fatalities)
• July 18, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Yakkabog, Qashqadaryo Province, Uzbekistan (2 fatalities)
• July 18, 1981: Cessna 340, DuPage, Illinois, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 18, 1981: Canadair CL-44, Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia (4 fatalities)
• July 18, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Yakkabog, Qashqadaryo Province, Uzbekistan (2 fatalities)
• July 17, 1981: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Mead, Colorado, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 17, 1981: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Gerlach, Nevada, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 17, 1981: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Mead, Colorado, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 17, 1981: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Gerlach, Nevada, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 15, 1981: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, King Cove, Alaska, United States (6 fatalities)
• July 15, 1981: Antonov AN-2, Kedrovy, Irkutsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• July 15, 1981: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, King Cove, Alaska, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
• July 15, 1981: Antonov AN-2, Kedrovy, Irkutsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• July 14, 1981: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Kenai, Alaska, United States (3 fatalities)
• July 14, 1981: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Kenai, Alaska, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• July 12, 1981: Consolidated PBY Catalina, Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
• July 12, 1981: Consolidated PBY Catalina, Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
• July 11, 1981: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Wilmington-New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States (1 fatality)
• July 11, 1981: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Wilmington-New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• July 9, 1981: Howard Super Ventura (Howard 500), Toronto-Lester Bowles Pearson, Ontario, Canada (3 fatalities)
• July 9, 1981: Cessna 411, Columbus, Georgia, United States (1 fatality)
• July 9, 1981: Cessna 411, Columbus, Georgia, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• July 9, 1981: Howard Super Ventura (Howard 500), Toronto-Lester Bowles Pearson, Ontario, Canada (3 fatalities)
• July 8, 1981: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Frazier Park, California, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 8, 1981: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Frazier Park, California, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• July 4, 1981: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Mount Augustus, Western Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
• July 4, 1981: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Mount Augustus, Western Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
• July 2, 1981: Cessna 402, Manyani, Taita-Taveta, Kenya (1 fatality)
• July 2, 1981: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Madisonville, Texas, United States (3 fatalities)
• July 2, 1981: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Madisonville, Texas, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• July 1, 1981: Douglas DC-3, Pilot Point, Alaska, United States (3 fatalities)
• July 1, 1981: Douglas DC-3, Pilot Point, Alaska, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• June 30, 1981: Cessna 404 Titan, Belton, Missouri, United States (1 fatality)
• June 30, 1981: Cessna 401, Muskegon, Michigan, United States (5 fatalities)