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Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

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.

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DateCaseAircraftWhereOutcomeReport
1985-08-13 MKC85LA187 Taylorcraft BL-65
N27492
Ottumwa
Iowa
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-08-07 MKC85LA178 Boeing E75
N3994B
Fairfield
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-07-29 MKC85LA174 Cessna 180
N3161C
Ames
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-07-27 MKC85LA170 Piper PA-28-181
N8089C
Leon
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-07-20 MKC85LA163 Cessna 182
N5699B
Forest City
Iowa
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-07-17 MKC85LA160 Cessna 180J
N180DH
Fort Dodge
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-07-14 MKC85LA165 Amateur-built DH 82A
N657DH
Ames
Iowa
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-07-10 MKC85LA152 Bell 47G
N75273
Pella
Iowa
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-07-05 MKC85LA150 Cessna 152
N5116P
La Porte City
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-07-03 MKC85LA164 Brantly Helicopter B-2
N6799D
Denison
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-07-01 MKC85LA145 Taylorcraft BC12-D
N95162
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-06-23 MKC85LA139 Piper PA-38-112
N6209A
Sheldon
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-06-16 MKC85FCD01 Amateur-built RV-4
N4703S
Jefferson
Iowa
1 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1985-06-09 MKC85FA124 Amateur-built CHRISTEN EAGLE II
N33ET
Carlisle
Iowa
1 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1985-06-07 MKC85LA122 Piper PA-28-181
N3502M
Des Moines
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-05-29 MKC85LA115 Hughes 269C
N8976F
West Liberty
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-05-21 MKC85LA109 Beech 35-B33
N3EM
Calamus
Iowa
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-05-04 MKC85LA097 Beech 35
N3068V
Ames
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-04-13 MKC85LA083 Piper PA-38-112
N2392N
Mechanicsville
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-03-14 MKC85LA071 Cessna 152
N67399
Norwalk
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-03-04 MKC85LA067 Cessna 150
N51004
Keokuk
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-03-03 MKC85FA066 Piper PA-23
N1241P
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
3 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1985-02-16 MKC85LA063 Cessna 172M
N61868
Fort Madison
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-01-16 MKC85LA048 Raven RALLY RX7
N55582
Davenport
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-01-08 MKC85LA046 Cessna 152
N68318
Des Moines
Iowa
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-12-01 MKC85FA031 Aeronca 11AC
N86120
Council Bluffs
Iowa
serious injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-11-28 MKC85LA029 Sikorsky S58J
N62243
Storm Lake
Iowa
fatal Preliminary
1984-11-27 MKC85LA028 Cessna 421B
N41097
Mason City
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-11-12 MKC85LA020 Piper PA-38-112
N2454B
Burlington
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-11-07 MKC85LA018 Piper PA-18-150
N4312Z
Algona
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-11-04 MKC85LA014 Cessna 150
N3510V
Oxford
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-09-30 MKC84LA287 Raven S55A
N8517L
Prairie City
Iowa
serious injuries Preliminary
1984-09-19 MKC84LA280 Piper PA-28R-200
N155DH
Davenport
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-09-16 MKC84FCD03 Schweizer SGU2-22E
N9920J
Ames
Iowa
serious injuries
minor damage
Preliminary
1984-09-11 MKC84LA276 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7
N4066T
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-09-09 MKC84FA271 Cessna R182
N756TN
Ottumwa
Iowa
serious injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-09-09 MKC84FA272 Cessna 195A +1 more
N19JW
Akron
Iowa
2 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1984-09-07 MKC84LA278 Cessna C-150M
N9282U
Council Bluffs
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-08-17 MKC84FA254 Cessna A188B
N9387G
Algona
Iowa
1 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1984-08-17 MKC84FA256 Cessna 170B
N516PC
Oskaloosa
Iowa
2 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1984-08-11 MKC84LA246 Cessna 305A
N6735Q
Blakesburg
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-08-08 MKC84LA241 Cessna 177B
N35140
Winterset
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-07-30 MKC84FA235 Piper PA32R300
N1654H
Des Moines
Iowa
serious injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-07-27 MKC84FA234 Amateur-built VARIEZE
N4229G
Clarinda
Iowa
2 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1984-07-22 MKC84FCD02 Callair A-9
N8287H
Oakland
Iowa
serious injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1984-07-18 MKC84FCD01 Cessna A188B
N84494
Hesper
Iowa
serious injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1984-07-07 MKC84LU005 Amateur-built EASY RISER
UNREG
Des Moines
Iowa
serious injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-07-01 MKC84LA193 Cessna 188
N9857V
Dyersville
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-06-19 MKC84LA176 Piper PA-36-375
N3953E
Storm Lake
Iowa
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-06-10 MKC84LA169 Cessna 172E
N5614T
Waterloo
Iowa
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
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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.