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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-03-03 | MKC89LA071 | Cessna 310 N5119C |
Des Moines Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-02-25 | MKC89LA064 | Cessna 172B N7662X |
Unionville Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-02-25 | MKC89LA065 | Composite Aircraft Mfg CO. COZY N611CZ |
Hudson Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-02-25 | MKC89LA066 | Cessna 182RG N4314R |
Ft. Madison Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-01-17 | MKC89LA054 | Beech C-23 N24658 |
Greenfield Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-01-14 | MKC89LA051 | Cessna 150 N22997 |
Clarion Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1989-01-09 | MKC89LA050 | Cessna 140 N89867 |
Audubon Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1988-12-07 | MKC89LA031 | Bellanca 17-30 N198V |
Martelle Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-11-22 | MKC89LA029 | Aerospatiale TB-21 N20GF |
Clinton Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-11-09 | MKC89LA021 | Cessna U206G N5359U |
Montezuma Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-11-06 | MKC89LA020 | Piper PA-28-235 N9246W |
Leon Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-10-26 | MKC89LA016 | Hiller UH-12C N57FD |
Davenport Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-10-15 | MKC89LA005 | Piper PA-28-151 N5378F |
Cedar Rapids Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-09-22 | MKC88FA176 | Beech C23 N6022C |
Belle Plaines Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-09-21 | MKC88FA175 | Cessna 310R N36HD |
Latimer Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-09-15 | MKC88LA174 | Beech A23 N6917Q |
Davenport Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-09-08 | MKC88LA169 | Cessna 195 N3040B |
Keokuk Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-09-06 | MKC88LA168 | Cessna 152 N5458P |
Burlington Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-08-11 | MKC88LA155 | Cessna 188B N4999R |
Sumner Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-08-08 | MKC88DCD03 | Piper PA-25-235 N9612P |
Eldora Iowa |
1 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-08-07 | MKC88DCD02 | Amateur-built TIERRA II N823PF |
Prairie City Iowa |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-08-02 | MKC88LA146 | Varga 2150A N8259J |
Washington Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-07-29 | MKC88LA142 | Amateur-built E-RACER N131RD |
Dubuque Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-07-25 | MKC88LA136 | Cessna 152 N69240 |
Underwood Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-07-08 | MKC88LA130 | Beech A-36 N25496 |
Marion Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-06-05 | MKC88DCD01 | Amateur-built TIERRA II N116LB |
Audubon Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-05-29 | MKC88LA099 | Cessna 152 N67360 |
Des Moines Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-05-24 | MKC88LA096 | Amateur-built TAYLOR MONOPLANE N4256B |
Marshalltown Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-04-29 | MKC88LA084 | Raven S-55 N6436U |
Burlington Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-04-02 | MKC88LA073 | Cessna 177 N29325 |
Cedar Rapids Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-03-15 | MKC88LA061 | Beech A36 N8136R |
Cherokee Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-02-28 | MKC88FA058 | Cessna 172N N5816E |
Oxford Iowa |
4 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-02-10 | MKC88LA049 | Piper PA-34-200T N2230D |
Burlington Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-01-19 | CHI88IA045 incident |
Aerospatiale ATR-42 N421MQ |
Waterloo Iowa |
no injuries minor damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-12-31 | MKC88LA035 | Cessna 182Q N96934 |
Davenport Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-11-13 | MKC88LA017 | Piper PA-24-250 N6644P |
Des Moines Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-10-31 | MKC88FA012 | Amateur-built PITTS S-1S N76EM |
Vinton Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-10-21 | MKC88LA014 | National Balloon 752 N72711 |
Ankeny Iowa |
serious injuries | Preliminary |
| 1987-10-17 | MKC88LA008 | Cessna 172F N8508U |
Lamoni Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-10-12 | MKC88LA004 | Piper PA-28-140 N4477X |
Storm Lake Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-30 | MKC87LA182 | Cessna 150K N6206G |
Dubuque Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-30 | MKC87LA183 | Cessna 401 N2UE |
Ames Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-21 | MKC87LA166 | Beech B23 N6078N |
Creston Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-15 | MKC87LA164 | Rockwell S-2R N4949X |
Mediapolis Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-08 | MKC87FA159 | Piper PA-28-151 N32619 |
Maquoketa Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-03 | MKC87LA154 | Piper PA-32RT N36646 |
Oelwein Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-03 | MKC87LA155 | Piper PA-36-300 N2338Y |
Swea City Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-07-27 | MKC87FA148 | Amateur-built 532 ELITE N5352 |
Davenport Iowa |
1 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-07-14 | MKC87FA138 | Aero Commander 500-B N9391R |
Mason City Iowa |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-28 | MKC87LA128 | Amateur-built QUICKIE II N86KL |
Iowa City Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
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.
