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 4 of 7)

June 30, 1981: Cessna 401, Muskegon, Michigan, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
June 30, 1981: Cessna 404 Titan, Belton, Missouri, USA, United States (1 fatality)
June 29, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Tselinograd, Akmola, Kazakhstan (0 fatalities)
June 29, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Tselinograd, Akmola, Kazakhstan (0 fatalities)
June 28, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Dudovka, Bryansk oblast, Russia (2 fatalities)
June 28, 1981: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, France (0 fatalities)
June 28, 1981: Tupolev TU-134, Simferopol, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine (0 fatalities)
June 28, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Dudovka, Bryansk oblast, Russia (2 fatalities)
June 28, 1981: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, France (0 fatalities)
June 28, 1981: Tupolev TU-134, Simferopol, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine (0 fatalities)
June 27, 1981: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Bettles, Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
June 27, 1981: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Bettles, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
June 26, 1981: Avro 748, Nailstone, Leicestershire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
June 26, 1981: Avro 748, Nailstone, Leicestershire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
June 25, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia (0 fatalities)
June 25, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia (0 fatalities)
June 24, 1981: Douglas DC-3, West Deering-Hawthorne-Feather Airpark, New Hampshire, United States (0 fatalities)
June 24, 1981: Douglas DC-3, West Deering-Hawthorne-Feather Airpark, New Hampshire, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
June 23, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Tselinograd, Akmola, Kazakhstan (3 fatalities)
June 23, 1981: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Denali National Park, Alaska, United States (5 fatalities)
June 23, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Tselinograd, Akmola, Kazakhstan (3 fatalities)
June 23, 1981: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
June 22, 1981: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Oxford-Waterbury, Connecticut, United States (2 fatalities)
June 22, 1981: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Oxford-Waterbury, Connecticut, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
June 19, 1981: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Honolulu, Hawaii, United States (1 fatality)
June 19, 1981: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, United States (1 fatality)
June 17, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Miraflores, Boyacá, Colombia (2 fatalities)
June 17, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Avlayakan, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
June 17, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Miraflores, Boyacá, Colombia (2 fatalities)
June 17, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Avlayakan, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
June 16, 1981: Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India (0 fatalities)
June 16, 1981: Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India (0 fatalities)
June 15, 1981: Britten-Norman Islander, Congo (0 fatalities)
June 14, 1981: Ilyushin II-14, Ust-Barguzin, Republic of Buryatia, Russia (48 fatalities)
June 14, 1981: Ilyushin II-14, Ust-Barguzin, Republic of Buryatia, Russia (48 fatalities)
June 13, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Saldus, Courland (Kurzeme), Latvia (2 fatalities)
June 13, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Saldus, Courland (Kurzeme), Latvia (2 fatalities)
June 13, 1981: Britten-Norman Islander, Hualien, Hualien County, Taiwan (2 fatalities)
June 13, 1981: Tupolev TU-154, Bratsk, Irkutsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
June 13, 1981: Britten-Norman Islander, Hualien, Hualien County, Taiwan (2 fatalities)
June 13, 1981: Tupolev TU-154, Bratsk, Irkutsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
June 12, 1981: Beechcraft G18S, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (0 fatalities)
June 12, 1981: Beechcraft G18S, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
June 11, 1981: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Flagler Beach, Florida, United States (1 fatality)
June 11, 1981: Boeing 707, Manaus-Eduardo Gomes, Amazonas, Brazil (0 fatalities)
June 11, 1981: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Flagler Beach, Florida, USA, United States (1 fatality)
June 11, 1981: Boeing 707, Manaus-Eduardo Gomes, Amazonas, Brazil (0 fatalities)
June 10, 1981: Swearingen SA226T Merlin III, Cameron, Louisiana, United States (2 fatalities)
June 10, 1981: Swearingen SA226T Merlin III, Cameron, Louisiana, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
June 7, 1981: Antonov AN-2, Voroshilovgrad, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine (0 fatalities)
June 7, 1981: Fokker F27 Friendship, Sandoway, Rakhine State (Arakan), Myanmar (0 fatalities)
June 7, 1981: Antonov AN-2, Voroshilovgrad, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine (0 fatalities)
June 7, 1981: Fokker F27 Friendship, Sandoway, Rakhine State (Arakan), Myanmar (0 fatalities)
June 6, 1981: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Maple Mountain, Ontario, Canada (4 fatalities)
June 6, 1981: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Maple Mountain, Ontario, Canada (4 fatalities)
June 5, 1981: Fokker F27 Friendship, Gilgit, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
June 5, 1981: Fokker F27 Friendship, Gilgit, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
June 4, 1981: Beechcraft G18S, Anvik, Alaska, United States (1 fatality)
June 4, 1981: Convair C-131 Samaritan, Dillingham, Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
June 4, 1981: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga, Miranda, Venezuela (5 fatalities)
June 4, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga, Miranda, Venezuela (5 fatalities)
June 4, 1981: Beechcraft G18S, Anvik, Alaska, USA, United States (1 fatality)
June 4, 1981: Convair C-131 Samaritan, Dillingham, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
June 4, 1981: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga, Miranda, Venezuela (5 fatalities)
June 4, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga, Miranda, Venezuela (5 fatalities)
June 2, 1981: Britten-Norman Islander, Ship Channel Cay, Exuma, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
June 2, 1981: Britten-Norman Islander, Ship Channel Cay, Exuma, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
May 31, 1981: Cessna 402, Nairobi-Wilson, Nairobi City District, Kenya (0 fatalities)
May 31, 1981: Dassault Falcon 20, Bamako, Bamako City District, Mali (3 fatalities)
May 31, 1981: Antonov AN-2, Shelopugino, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia (4 fatalities)
May 31, 1981: Dassault Falcon 20, Bamako, Bamako City District, Mali (3 fatalities)
May 31, 1981: Cessna 402, Nairobi-Wilson, Nairobi City District, Kenya (0 fatalities)
May 31, 1981: Antonov AN-2, Shelopugino, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia (4 fatalities)
May 29, 1981: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Jabal al Mansuriyah AFB (Cairo West AFB / Sphinx Intl), Giza, Egypt (17 fatalities)
May 29, 1981: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Jabal al Mansuriyah AFB (Cairo West AFB / Sphinx Intl), Giza, Egypt (17 fatalities)
May 27, 1981: Cessna 402, Cliff, New Mexico, United States (0 fatalities)
May 27, 1981: Cessna 402, Cliff, New Mexico, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
May 24, 1981: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, Walkerton, Indiana, United States (1 fatality)
May 24, 1981: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States (1 fatality)
May 24, 1981: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Mt Huayra Pungo, Loja, Ecuador (9 fatalities)
May 24, 1981: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA, United States (1 fatality)
May 24, 1981: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Mt Huayra Pungo, Loja, Ecuador (9 fatalities)
May 24, 1981: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, Walkerton, Indiana, USA, United States (1 fatality)
May 23, 1981: Beechcraft G18S, Hyannis-Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States (2 fatalities)
May 23, 1981: Beechcraft G18S, Hyannis-Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
May 22, 1981: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Winkler County, Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
May 22, 1981: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Macará, Loja, Ecuador (18 fatalities)
May 22, 1981: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Winkler County, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
May 22, 1981: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Macará, Loja, Ecuador (18 fatalities)
May 21, 1981: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan, Mt Pinarete, Oaxaca, Mexico (24 fatalities)
May 21, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Olyokminsk, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia (0 fatalities)
May 21, 1981: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan, Mt Pinarete, Oaxaca, Mexico (24 fatalities)
May 21, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Olyokminsk, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia (0 fatalities)
May 20, 1981: Antonov AN-2, Yessey, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
May 20, 1981: Antonov AN-2, Yessey, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
May 17, 1981: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, George Town, Cayman Islands (0 fatalities)
May 16, 1981: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Menongue, Cuando Cubango, Angola (4 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, United States (0 fatalities)
May 15, 1981: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, Slate Creek, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)