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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
