# NTSB investigations, 1981, IA

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB MKC82FCD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCD05.md): Cessna 150F · Keosauqua, IA · Case · Closed · Dec 23, 1981 · N3510L
- [NTSB MKC82DCD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DCD04.md): Piper PA-28 · Iowa Falls, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 4, 1981 · N43098 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC82FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA008.md): Piper PA-28 · Le Mars, IA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Nov 26, 1981 · N2138B · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC82FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA006.md): Cessna 172N · Prairie City, IA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Nov 24, 1981 · N737RM · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC82DCD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DCD03.md): Callair A-9B · Fostoria, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 31, 1981 · N7215V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC82FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA003.md): Cessna 182P · Essex, IA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Oct 30, 1981 · N9906E · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC82DCD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DCD02.md): Cessna 182 · Webster City, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 12, 1981 · N3184Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC82FCD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCD01.md): Beech A36TC · Garner, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 8, 1981 · N67346 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC82FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA001.md): Varga 2150A · Glenwood, IA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Oct 2, 1981 · N8334J · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC81DCD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD39.md): Piper PA-36 · Orange City, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 21, 1981 · N82682 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA054.md): Aerospatle AS350D · Iowa City, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 20, 1981 · N352RM · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81FCD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD40.md): Aeronca 7AC · Larchwood, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Sep 19, 1981 · N2256E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD38.md): Piper PA-38 · Burlington, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 10, 1981 · N9404T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD37.md): Cessna 150J · Eagle Grove, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 5, 1981 · N50469 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81FCD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD36.md): Pietenpol Aircmp · Blakesburg, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 17, 1981 · N12939 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81FCD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD35.md): Aeronca 7AC · Blakesburg, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 16, 1981 · N84486 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81FCD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD33.md): Piper PA-25 · Clear Lake, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 16, 1981 · N4844Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81FCD34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD34.md): Hughes 269B · Marion, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 13, 1981 · N9357F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD31.md): Piper PA-22 · Burlington, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 9, 1981 · N9701D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD30.md): Cessna 172M · Oxford, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 9, 1981 · N20029 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD32.md): Piper PA-28 · Orange City, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 8, 1981 · N6004H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA050.md): Beech 65 · Spirit Lake, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 7, 1981 · N805Q · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC81FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA049.md): Fairchild 24R · Waukon, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 5, 1981 · N77694 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC81DCD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD29.md): Piper PA-25 · Indianola, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 3, 1981 · N4719Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC81DCD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD28.md): Cessna 172 · Kalona, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 31, 1981 · N8097L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA044.md): Piper PA-28R · Colo, IA · Accident · 5 fatal · Closed · Jul 25, 1981 · N16328 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC81DCD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD27.md): Cessna 170B · Red Oak, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 22, 1981 · N2356D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81FCD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD26.md): Cassutt 3M · Mason City, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 18, 1981 · N64RC · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD25.md): Cessna T210L · Carson, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 17, 1981 · N8124L · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC81DCD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD24.md): Luscombe 8A · Muscatine, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 12, 1981 · N25346 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD23.md): Thorp T-18 · Waterloo, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 11, 1981 · N179RW · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD22.md): Cessna 172D · Laurens, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 22, 1981 · N2406Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD21.md): Cessna 152 · Arlington, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 20, 1981 · N67606 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81FCD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD20.md): N American P-51D · Council Bluffs, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 17, 1981 · N5428V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA039.md): Cessna 182 · New Virginia, IA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 8, 1981 · N9375H · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC81DCD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD19.md): Piper PA-28 · Leland, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 27, 1981 · N4431J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA035.md): Cessna 421 · Spencer, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 18, 1981 · N1600B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA034.md): Piper PA-32 · Decorah, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 16, 1981 · N2255M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA033.md): Piper PA-28 · Ottumwa, IA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · May 8, 1981 · N2972W · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC81DCD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD18.md): Piper PA-32 · Holstein, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 26, 1981 · N2835W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81FCD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD17.md): Mooney M20J · Norwalk, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 23, 1981 · N4452H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81IA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81IA031.md): Piper PA-32 · St.Ansgar, IA · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 20, 1981 · N3370W · Minor damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD16.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Mystic, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 18, 1981 · N96519 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD15.md): Piper PA-38 · Moulton, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 15, 1981 · N2388D · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC81FCD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD14.md): Mooney M20K · Iowa City, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 9, 1981 · N9766S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA028.md): Piper PA-28 · Dixon, IA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 8, 1981 · N47970 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC81FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA027.md): Piper PA-28 · Creston, IA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Apr 8, 1981 · N2250W · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC81DCD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD13.md): Piper PA32RT · Waterloo, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 3, 1981 · N36150 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI81DEE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE25.md): Cessna 172 · Bellevue, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 1, 1981 · N12119 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD12.md): Piper PA-24 · Charles City, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 31, 1981 · N6924P · Substantial damage

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?year=1981&state=IA&page=2

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1981
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'IA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=IA&year=1981

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