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 6 of 7)

• March 15, 1981: Dornier DO.28A/B, France (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 RC-135S, Shemya, Alaska, United States (6 fatalities)
• March 15, 1981: Boeing RC-135S, Shemya, Alaska, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
• March 14, 1981: Antonov AN-2, Eldari, Kakheti, Georgia (1 fatality)
• March 14, 1981: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Kenai, Alaska, United States (1 fatality)
• 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: Cessna 402, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 11, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Kagoshima, Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
• March 11, 1981: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana (0 fatalities)
• March 11, 1981: Cessna 402, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 11, 1981: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Höfn-Hornafjörður, Eastern Region (Austurland), Iceland (0 fatalities)
• March 11, 1981: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Kagoshima, Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
• March 11, 1981: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana (0 fatalities)
• March 10, 1981: Breguet Bre.1150 Atlantic, Moroni-Prince Saïd Ibrahim (ex Hahaya), Comoros Islands (18 fatalities)
• March 9, 1981: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Q5 A-103 Oil Field, Al Wahat, Libya (2 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 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 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 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, United States (3 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, 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 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)
• March 1, 1981: Beechcraft 88 Queen Air, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 27, 1981: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Valens, Ontario, Canada (2 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 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 24, 1981: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, Belém-Val de Cans-Júlio Cezar Ribeiro, Pará, Brazil (11 fatalities)
• February 21, 1981: Rockwell Grand Commander 690, Auxerre, Yonne, France (5 fatalities)
• February 21, 1981: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Pskov AFB, Pskov oblast, Russia (0 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, United States (3 fatalities)
• February 19, 1981: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Pontiac-Oakland County, Michigan, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• February 17, 1981: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Zavala, Itapúa, Paraguay (4 fatalities)
• February 17, 1981: Boeing 737-200, Santa Ana-John Wayne, California, United States (0 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 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, United States (2 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: Cessna 401, Miseleni, Machakos, Kenya (0 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, United States (8 fatalities)
• February 11, 1981: Lockheed L-1329 JetStar, White Plains-Westchester County, New York, USA, United States (8 fatalities)
• February 11, 1981: Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris, Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina (2 fatalities)
• February 10, 1981: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Prescott-Ernest A. Love, Arizona, United States (0 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, United States (7 fatalities)
• February 7, 1981: Tupolev TU-104, Pushkin AFB, Leningrad oblast, Russia (50 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, United States (2 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, United States (5 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, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 2, 1981: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, San Clemente Island NAS, California, United States (1 fatality)
• 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, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 28, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• 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, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 27, 1981: Rockwell Turbo Commander 680/681, Winnemucca, Nevada, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 26, 1981: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Portland, Victoria, Australia (1 fatality)
• January 26, 1981: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Portland, Victoria, Australia (1 fatality)
• January 26, 1981: Rockwell Aero Commander 700 (Fuji FA-300), Palacios, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 26, 1981: Rockwell Aero Commander 700 (Fuji FA-300), Palacios, Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 23, 1981: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, Gulf of Mexico, World (0 fatalities)
• January 23, 1981: Grumman G-21A Goose, Unalaska-Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor), Alaska, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 23, 1981: Grumman G-21A Goose, Unalaska-Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor), Alaska, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 22, 1981: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Mt Shasta, California, United States (1 fatality)
• January 22, 1981: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Mt Shasta, California, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• January 21, 1981: Cessna 340, Aurora-Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 21, 1981: Cessna 500 Citation, Bluefield-Mercer County, West Virginia, United States (5 fatalities)
• January 21, 1981: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Springfield-Branson, Missouri, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 21, 1981: Cessna 500 Citation, Bluefield-Mercer County, West Virginia, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• January 21, 1981: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Springfield-Branson, Missouri, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 21, 1981: Cessna 340, Aurora-Sugar Grove, Illinois, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 20, 1981: Beechcraft 99 Airliner, Spokane-Intl (Geiger Field), Washington, United States (7 fatalities)