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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-07-23 | CHI91LA225 | Cessna 305A N5074Z |
Keokuk Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1991-07-07 | CHI91LA213 | Piper PA-12 N7847H |
Stockton Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1991-06-23 | CHI91DCD01 | Amateur-built SONERAI-I N4227N |
Davenport Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1991-06-16 | CHI91LA193 | Cessna 120 N9008X |
Spirit Lake Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1991-06-11 | CHI91LA010 | Piper PA-28-151 N44300 |
Manning Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1991-05-31 | CHI91LA178 | Cessna 172E N3663S |
Grundy Center Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1991-05-11 | CHI91LA155 | Piper J3 N88441 |
Creston Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1991-03-21 | CHI91LA114 | Piper PA-38-112 N26009 |
Burlington Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1991-01-04 | CHI91IA058 incident |
Boeing B727-223 N6821 |
Des Moines Iowa |
minor injuries | Final |
| 1990-11-29 | CHI91FA035 | Piper PA-31T2 N1879W |
Des Moines Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1990-11-25 | CHI91LA030 | Cessna 177 N13747 |
Mount Ayr Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-10-20 | CHI91LA021 | Cessna 170B N1692D |
Maquoketa Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-10-14 | CHI91GA014 | Cessna 172P N99862 |
Williamsburg Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1990-09-27 | CHI90LA275 | Piper PA-28-181 N21489 |
Amana Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-09-09 | CHI90LA262 | National Balloon AX-7 N9006Y |
Altoona Iowa |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1990-09-06 | CHI90LA257 | Cessna 150F N3016X |
Clutier Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-08-26 | CHI90DCD02 | Bell 47G-2 N90529 |
Wall Lake Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-08-08 | CHI90LA222 | Amateur-built KITFOX 1 N790WC |
Grundy Center Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-07-30 | CHI90LA205 | Bell 47G-5 N8140J |
Hudson Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-07-29 | CHI90LA204 | Amateur-built W-8 N6803D |
Toledo Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-07-27 | CHI90DCD01 | Amateur-built GLASSAIRE/SH-2 N41FJ |
Shenandoah Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-07-27 | CHI90LA206 | Beech D17S N480 |
Oelwein Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-07-13 | MKC90LA145 | Amateur-built SONERAI II N2MX |
Cherokee Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-07-01 | MKC90LA143 | Cessna 188 N70147 |
Marshalltown Iowa |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1990-06-16 | MKC90FA130 | Bell 47G-3B1 N67223 |
Cedar Rapids Iowa |
3 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-06-10 | MKC90LA123 | Cessna 172M N73566 |
Winfield Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-06-05 | MKC90LA119 | Cessna 152 N94615 |
Milford Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-05-16 | MKC90LA108 | Piper PA-31-350 N111AY |
Dubuque Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-04-29 | MKC90LA098 | Cessna 172 N8472X |
Ames Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-04-21 | MKC90LA092 | Piper PA-22-150 N1680P |
Eldora Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-03-26 | MKC90LA075 | Cessna 150 N2254J |
Ankeny Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-03-16 | MKC90LA068 | Maule M4 N12010 |
Creston Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-01-20 | CHI90IA070 incident |
Boeing B737-300 N338UA |
Cedar Rapids Iowa |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1989-11-27 | DEN90FA027 | Piper PA-46P-350 N919S |
Des Moines Iowa |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1989-11-07 | MKC90LA022 | Cessna 152 N6449M |
Toledo Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-10-24 | MKC90FA017 | Piper PA-28-161 N36163 |
Elkader Iowa |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1989-10-22 | MKC90LA013 | Piper PA-38-112 N2366N |
Charles City Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-10-15 | MKC90LA008 | Cessna P210 N47DB |
Waterloo Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-10-01 | MKC90LA003 | Amateur-built SA6B N7914A |
Swan Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-08-22 | MKC89LA185 | Piper PA-32-260 N8AG |
Leon Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-08-08 | MKC89LA175 | Balloon Works FIREFLY-7 N2210H |
Indianola Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-07-30 | MKC89LA163 | Beech 58 N1846L |
Cedar Rapids Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-07-19 | DCA89MA063 | Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N1819U |
Sioux City Iowa |
111 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1989-07-18 | MKC89LA161 | Gates Learjet LEARJET 35 N701AS |
Des Moines Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-07-10 | MKC89LA158 | Amateur-built KR-2 N1066 |
Perry Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-06-30 | MKC89GA147 | Maule MX-7 N6131M |
Atlantic Iowa |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-06-04 | MKC89LA126 | Amateur-built BD-4 N373TC |
Cedar Rapids Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-03-24 | MKC89LA084 | Cessna 177 N35053 |
Fort Dodge Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-03-05 | MKC89LA074 | Cessna 172 N5371D |
Cresco Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-03-04 | MKC89LA072 | Cessna 310 N98934 |
Cedar Rapids 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.
