Plane crashes in 1981

321 crashes worldwide in 1981, with 1,589 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 321
Fatal crashes: 188
Fatalities: 1,589
First recorded: January 6, 1981
Most recent: December 31, 1981

All crashes (page 3 of 4)

May 20, 1981: Antonov AN-2, Yessey, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
May 17, 1981: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, George Town, All Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands (0 fatalities)
May 16, 1981: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Menongue, Cuando Cubango, Angola (4 fatalities)
May 15, 1981: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, Slate Creek, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
May 14, 1981: Noorduyn Norseman, Libau, Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
May 13, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Miami, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
May 10, 1981: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Breitscheid, Hesse, Germany (0 fatalities)
May 9, 1981: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Mont-Joli, Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
May 9, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Vicente Guerrero, Durango, Mexico (0 fatalities)
May 7, 1981: BAc 111, Buenos Aires-Aeroparque-Jorge Newbery, Buenos Aires City, Argentina (31 fatalities)
May 6, 1981: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Walkersville, Maryland, USA, United States (21 fatalities)
May 4, 1981: GAF Nomad N.22, Bewani, Sandaun (West Sepik), Papua New Guinea (2 fatalities)
May 3, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Voskhod, Krasnodar Krai, Russia (2 fatalities)
May 3, 1981: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (1 fatality)
May 2, 1981: BAe 125, Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico (4 fatalities)
May 1, 1981: Vickers Viscount, Semarang-Ahmad Yani, Central Java, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
May 1, 1981: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Sebring, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
May 1, 1981: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Hammond, Texas, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
April 30, 1981: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia (4 fatalities)
April 28, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pekanbaru-Sultan Syarif Kasim II-Simpang Tiga, Riau, Indonesia (14 fatalities)
April 28, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Lazo, Kamchatka Krai, Russia (12 fatalities)
April 27, 1981: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (0 fatalities)
April 24, 1981: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, San Juan, Lambayeque, Peru (0 fatalities)
April 23, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Alpena-County-Phelps-Collins, Michigan, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
April 21, 1981: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Mediterranean Sea, World (4 fatalities)
April 21, 1981: Cessna 401, State College-University Park, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (1 fatality)
April 19, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Lajitas, Texas, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
April 17, 1981: Handley Page H.P.137 Jetstream, Loveland, Colorado, USA, United States (13 fatalities)
April 14, 1981: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
April 10, 1981: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Pine Knot-McCreary County, Kentucky, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
April 6, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Laguna Soliz, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (7 fatalities)
April 3, 1981: Noorduyn Norseman, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
April 3, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Ust-Kut, Irkutsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
April 2, 1981: Rockwell Aero Commander 680, LaBelle, Florida, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
April 2, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Jareros, Veracruz, Mexico (2 fatalities)
April 2, 1981: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Emerald, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
April 1, 1981: Cessna 402, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea (8 fatalities)
March 30, 1981: Beechcraft U-21 Ute, Fort Sill-Henry Post Field AFB, Oklahoma, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
March 30, 1981: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Venezuela, All Venezuela, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
March 29, 1981: Lockheed L-1329 JetStar, Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
March 29, 1981: Potez 840, Sumburgh, Shetland (Zetland), United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
March 29, 1981: Boeing 707, Brussels, Flemish Brabant, Belgium (0 fatalities)
March 28, 1981: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Christiansted-Henry E. Rohlsen (ex Alexander Hamilton), All US Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands (1 fatality)
March 27, 1981: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Lafayette-Erie (ex Tri-County), Colorado, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
March 27, 1981: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Galena, Alaska, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
March 26, 1981: Fokker F27 Friendship, Kufra, Kufra, Libya (0 fatalities)
March 26, 1981: Ilyushin II-18, Hòa Bình, Hòa Bình Province, Vietnam (0 fatalities)
March 26, 1981: Antonov AN-24, Słupsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship (Pomorskie), Poland (1 fatality)
March 25, 1981: Cessna 340, Santa Maria, California, USA, United States (1 fatality)
March 25, 1981: Douglas DC-3, Salinas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico (0 fatalities)
March 24, 1981: Swearingen SA226T Merlin III, San Marcos, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
March 23, 1981: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional/Woodrum Field, Virginia, USA, United States (1 fatality)
March 18, 1981: Beechcraft 100 King Air, Houston-William P. Hobby, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
March 18, 1981: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Beatty, Nevada, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
March 16, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Lake Bienville, Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
March 15, 1981: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, North Ice Camp, Northeast Greenland National Park, Greenland (0 fatalities)
March 15, 1981: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Shemya, Alaska, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
March 15, 1981: Dornier DO.28A/B, France, All France, France (0 fatalities)
March 14, 1981: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Kenai, Alaska, USA, United States (1 fatality)
March 14, 1981: Antonov AN-2, Eldari, Kakheti, Georgia (1 fatality)
March 11, 1981: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Höfn-Hornafjörður, Eastern Region (Austurland), Iceland (0 fatalities)
March 11, 1981: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana (0 fatalities)
March 11, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Kagoshima, Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
March 11, 1981: Cessna 402, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
March 10, 1981: Breguet Bre.1150 Atlantic, Moroni-Prince Saïd Ibrahim (ex Hahaya), All Comoros Islands, Comoros (18 fatalities)
March 9, 1981: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Q5 A-103 Oil Field, Al Wahat, Libya (2 fatalities)
March 8, 1981: Antonov AN-24, Kursk, Kursk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
March 6, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Prokhorkino, Tomsk oblast, Russia (4 fatalities)
March 4, 1981: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Los Mogotes Colorados, La Rioja, Argentina (6 fatalities)
March 3, 1981: Douglas A-26 Invader, Edwards AFB, California, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
March 2, 1981: Beechcraft D18, Claxton-Evans County (Clayton), Georgia, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
March 2, 1981: Canadair CL-215, Cañaveruelas, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (4 fatalities)
March 2, 1981: Fletcher FU-24, Otangiwai, Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons Regional Council), New Zealand (1 fatality)
March 2, 1981: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico (3 fatalities)
March 1, 1981: Beechcraft 88 Queen Air, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
February 27, 1981: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Valens, Ontario, Canada (2 fatalities)
February 26, 1981: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Tabones Islands, Zambales, Philippines (23 fatalities)
February 24, 1981: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, Belém-Val de Cans-Júlio Cezar Ribeiro, Pará, Brazil (11 fatalities)
February 21, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Pskov AFB, Pskov oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
February 21, 1981: Rockwell Grand Commander 690, Auxerre, Yonne, France (5 fatalities)
February 19, 1981: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Pontiac-Oakland County, Michigan, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
February 17, 1981: Boeing 737-200, Santa Ana-John Wayne, California, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
February 17, 1981: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Zavala, Itapúa, Paraguay (4 fatalities)
February 15, 1981: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Sibson, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
February 12, 1981: Ilyushin II-14, Krenkel (Heiss Island), Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia (2 fatalities)
February 12, 1981: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Rio Vista, California, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
February 11, 1981: Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris, Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina (2 fatalities)
February 11, 1981: Lockheed L-1329 JetStar, White Plains-Westchester County, New York, USA, United States (8 fatalities)
February 10, 1981: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Prescott-Ernest A. Love, Arizona, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
February 7, 1981: Cessna 340, Chapel Hill-Horace Williams, North Carolina, USA, United States (7 fatalities)
February 7, 1981: Tupolev TU-104, Pushkin AFB, Leningrad oblast, Russia (50 fatalities)
February 4, 1981: Cessna 402, Laredo, Texas, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
February 3, 1981: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, Fort Lauderdale-Executive, Florida, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
February 2, 1981: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Bermudian Valley Airpark, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
February 2, 1981: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, San Clemente Island NAS, California, USA, United States (1 fatality)
January 28, 1981: Beechcraft H18, Newhall, California, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
January 28, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil (0 fatalities)
January 27, 1981: Rockwell Turbo Commander 680/681, Winnemucca, Nevada, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
January 26, 1981: Rockwell Aero Commander 700 (Fuji FA-300), Palacios, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
January 26, 1981: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Portland, Victoria, Australia (1 fatality)