Aviation accidents and incidents in Iowa
94,304 NTSB cases since 1962, each on its own page in plain English with the NTSB's probable cause and narrative, linked to the aircraft's registry record and its model. So far in 2026: 1,198 cases, 215 of them fatal, 478 people killed. No one is named on these pages.
Cases newest first · 869
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-09-04 | CHI96FA330 | Amateur-built AVID FLYER AEROBAT N95GC |
Oxford Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-08-24 | CHI96LA338 | Cessna 175 N8217T |
Dexter Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-08-19 | CHI96TA306 | Hughes 269A N7052A |
Cedar Rapids Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-07-25 | CHI96LA254 | Cessna 150 N6106K |
Dubuque Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-07-10 | CHI96LA232 | Cessna 188 N9542J |
Independence Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-05-29 | CHI96LA181 | Champion 7GCBC N396BG |
Des Moines Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-05-27 | CHI96IA173 incident |
British Aerospace BAE 146 N608AW |
Des Moines Iowa |
no injuries | Final |
| 1996-04-29 | CHI96FA146 | Cessna 421 N341DA |
Bernard Iowa |
3 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-03-02 | CHI96LA100 | Cessna 172 N8626B |
Ankeny Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-02-25 | CHI96LA102 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15 N2598H |
Brighton Iowa |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1996-01-12 | CHI96LA077 | Piper PA-28-180C N8221W |
West Liberty Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-01-10 | CHI96LA068 | Piper PA-34-200T N3679M |
Des Moines Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-01-09 | CHI96LA080 | Cessna 182J N2916F |
Waukon Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1995-11-25 | CHI96LA040 | Cessna 172G N6094R |
Nora Springs Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1995-11-11 | CHI96LA033 | Forney F-1 N7515C |
Estherville Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1995-10-27 | CHI96LA020 | Cessna 180A N185F |
Goose Lake Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1995-10-19 | CHI96LA013 | Cessna 150 N17382 |
Peosta Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1995-10-14 | CHI96LA011 | Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 N945AX |
Cedar Rapids Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1995-09-28 | CHI95FA337 | Cessna T210R N650GM |
Iowa City Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1995-07-18 | CHI95LA228 | Amateur-built RS15 +1 more N964 |
Ames Iowa |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1995-07-14 | CHI95LA220 | Cessna 172 N6368E |
Cedar Rapids Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1995-07-07 | CHI95LA211 | Amateur-built BOBCAT N412LF |
Burlington Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1995-06-21 | CHI95IA189 incident |
Bell 222UT N274SM |
Des Moines Iowa |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1995-01-21 | CHI95FA071 | Amateur-built QUESTAIR-VENTURE N4QV |
Des Moines Iowa |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1995-01-12 | CHI95LA069 | Cessna S550 N287MC |
Newton Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1994-12-22 | CHI95LA062 | Piper PA-32-260 N7JD |
Fort Dodge Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1994-11-29 | CHI95LA048 | Piper PA-28R-201T N1194H |
La Porte City Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1994-09-19 | CHI94LA343 | Cessna 150 N9135U |
North Hedrick Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1994-09-11 | CHI94LA322 | Cessna 172N +1 more N2105E |
Boone Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1994-09-02 | CHI94LA309 | Balloon Works FIRE FLY 7-15 N2597S |
Storm Lake Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1994-08-27 | CHI94LA302 | Amateur-built CHALLENGER II N7051P |
Fairfield Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1994-08-26 | CHI94LA299 | Amateur-built TIERRA-2 N6161Q |
Prole Iowa |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1994-08-21 | CHI94LA295 | Amateur-built SA-3B N79GJ |
Muscatine Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1994-08-13 | CHI94LA293 | Snow 600B N39762 |
Grundy Center Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1994-08-09 | CHI94LA271 | Piper PA-34-200 N234KB |
Marion Iowa |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1994-07-29 | CHI94LA255 | Piper PA-32-300 N8144Y |
Marshalltown Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1994-07-09 | CHI94LA228 | Beech 58 N6404Z |
Oelwein Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1994-05-23 | CHI94LA170 | Cessna 152 N80812 |
Harlan Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1994-05-14 | CHI94LA159 | Cessna T210M N6737B |
Burlington Iowa |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1994-03-25 | CHI94LA123 | Cessna 152 N89761 |
Dubuque Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1994-03-20 | CHI94LA120 | Amateur-built KITFOX III N596D |
Oxford Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1993-12-21 | CHI94LA057 | Cessna 182 N4791D |
Centerville Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1993-12-06 | CHI94LA044 | Beech 23 N6959Q |
Denison Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1993-12-06 | CHI94LA045 | Cessna 210B N9684X |
Dubuque Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1993-10-22 | CHI94LA022 | Hiller UH12E N4026S |
Sioux Rapids Iowa |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1993-09-27 | CHI93LA380 | Cessna 177B N35163 |
Fayette Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1993-09-20 | CHI93LA375 | Piper PA-23-250 N5309Y |
Spencer Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1993-09-11 | CHI93LA356 | Cessna 150H N23205 |
Crescent Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1993-09-03 | CHI93LA348 | Bellanca 17-30 N6582V |
Blakesburg Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1993-08-31 | CHI93LA345 | Beech P35 N8527M |
Ottumwa Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
About these pages
The records come from the NTSB's public aviation accident database, refreshed here every week. Each case has a permanent page at eflight.com/accidents/<case number>; the plain-English summary is built from the NTSB's coded fields, and the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. "Preliminary" means the investigation is still open; the final report usually follows within one to two years, and the page updates when it does. Pilots, passengers and other people involved are never named. Where the aircraft is still on the U.S. register, the page links to its registry record; where the model has a page here, it links to that too.
