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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-06-08 | MKC87LA122 | Cessna 140 N1990N |
Ankeny Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-07 | MKC87LA120 | Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1 N8803S |
Mediapolis Iowa |
no injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-07 | MKC87LA123 | Beech C35 N1931D |
Spencer Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-05 | MKC87LA119 | Beech B35 N7973D |
Keokuk Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-03 | MKC87LA116 | Cessna 188-B N21711 |
Sigourney Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-21 | MKC87FA106 | Piper PA-28R-180 N4982J |
Sioux City Iowa |
3 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-19 | MKC87LA112 | Cessna 150G N3767J |
Forest City Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-23 | MKC87LA089 | Cessna 172E N3777S |
Moorhead Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1987-04-22 | MKC87FA087 | Piper PA-32-300 N44626 |
Ogden Iowa |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-20 | MKC87FA085 | Cessna 152 N67751 |
Marion Iowa |
2 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-12 | MKC87FA077 | Cessna 150-H N50223 |
Council Bluffs Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-05 | MKC87LA076 | Cessna 172 N79179 |
Muscatine Iowa |
no injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-03-16 | MKC87LA062 | Piper PA-32-300 N56285 |
Mason City Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-01-17 | MKC87LA040 | Beech A-36 N7688N |
Corning Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-09-20 | MKC86LA191 | Barnes AX-7 N2054F |
Creston Iowa |
serious injuries | Preliminary |
| 1986-09-03 | MKC86LA185 | Cessna 152 N45986 |
Onawa Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-08-17 | MKC86FCD03 | Amateur-built KR-1 N49RW |
Waterloo Iowa |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1986-08-12 | MKC86LA170 | Amateur-built TIERRA 2 N5575Y |
Dixon Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-07-27 | MKC86LA158 | Grumman AA-5A N9835U |
Audubon Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-07-27 | MKC86LA159 | Cessna T188C N9975J |
Davenport Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-07-25 | MKC86LA160 | Amateur-built SEA HAWK N85CK |
Clinton Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-07-19 | MKC86FA151 | Amateur-built WD (BIGX) N31637 |
Sheldahl Iowa |
3 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1986-07-07 | MKC86LA145 | Cessna 182A N4773D |
Davis City Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-07-05 | MKC86LA171 | Piper PA-23-150 N1130P |
Iowa City Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-07-03 | MKC86LA144 | Piper PA-24-250 N6FF |
Davenport Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-07-02 | MKC86LA140 | Cessna 152 N64998 |
Oxford Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-06-26 | MKC86LA134 | Grumman G-164B N48532 |
Wellman Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-06-24 | MKC86FCD02 | Piper PA18 N243T |
Sloan Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-06-04 | MKC86LA125 | Cessna 150L N11753 |
Nevada Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-05-29 | MKC86FCD01 | Piper PA-25-235 N7029Z |
Lenox Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1986-05-04 | MKC86LA100 | Cessna 170B N66F |
Monticello Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-04-17 | MKC86LA090 | Cessna 172D N2502Y |
Garden Grove Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-04-17 | MKC86LA091 | Rockwell S-2R N4949X |
Salem Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-04-10 | MKC86LA084 | Piper PA-32R-301T N8178N |
Perry Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-03-29 | MKC86LA081 | Piper PA-22-150 N6167D |
Lytton Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-03-25 | MKC86LA074 | Beech G18S N528 |
Cedar Rapids Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-01-31 | MKC86LA056 | Piper PA-38-112 N25735 |
Des Moines Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-01-24 | MKC86LA054 | Cessna 150 N7595U |
Bancroft Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-01-12 | MKC86LA050 | Cessna 172 N8036B |
Des Moines Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-01-10 | MKC86FA048 | Cessna 182A N3948D |
Clinton Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-12-30 | MKC86LA040 | Beech C23 N67248 |
Dubuque Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-12-27 | MKC86LA041 | Beech M35 N9730R |
Council Bluffs Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-11-25 | MKC86MA031 | Rockwell 500-S N81589 |
Des Moines Iowa |
7 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-10-15 | MKC86LA010 | Piper PA-32-300 N4KE |
Monticello Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-09-30 | MKC85LA224 | Bellanca CITABRIA 7ECA N1008E |
Council Bluffs Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-09-20 | MKC85LA220 | Cessna 172K N78227 |
Kalona Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-09-16 | MKC85FA217 | Piper PA-28-181 N8262U |
What Cheer Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-09-08 | MKC85FCD02 | Cessna 172 M N20517 |
Emmetsburg Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-09-07 | MKC85LA208 | Piper PA-28-181 N9557K |
Oxford Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-09-02 | MKC85LA204 | Grumman AA5 N16LB |
Boone Iowa |
minor 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.
