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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-11 | GAA19CA172 | Cessna 172 N334SL |
Oskaloosa Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-11-09 | WPR19FA022 | Piper PA28 N91770 |
Guthrie Center Iowa |
4 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-10-01 | GAA19CA001 | Cessna 340 N89AM |
Keokuk Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-09-08 | GAA18CA545 | Cirrus SR22 N669HT |
Mason City Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-07-27 | GAA18CA453 | Robinson R44 N466EL |
Elma Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-07-22 | CEN18LA288 | Air Tractor AT 301 N3169H |
Milford Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-07-17 | CEN18LA278 | Aero Commander S2R N5553X |
Vinton Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-06-29 | GAA18CA412 | Beech A36 N67CD |
Spencer Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-06-10 | GAA18CA341 | Piper PA 28 N4295T |
Marion Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-05-28 | GAA18CA317 | Aeronca 7AC N84163 |
Vinton Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-05-16 | CEN18CA185 | Cessna 120 N77273 |
Harlan Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-04-05 | CEN18LA137 | Quicksilver GT 400 N2433Z |
Maxwell Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-03-11 | GAA18CA156 | Stinson 108 N9457K |
Cedar Rapids Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-12-23 | CEN18FA060 | X-Air LLC XA85 N20XA |
Oskaloosa Iowa |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-12-09 | CEN18LA051 | Cessna 172C N8856B |
Algona Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-11-06 | CEN18LA025 | Robinson Helicopter R44 N7085M |
Larchwood Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-09-25 | DCA17CA217 | Boeing 737-8H4 N500WR |
Sioux City Iowa |
serious injuries | Final |
| 2017-07-24 | GAA17CA436 | Bell 47G 3B N47AH |
Toterville Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-07-22 | GAA17CA433 | Stinson SR9 N83K |
Bode Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-07-20 | CEN17CA346 | Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II N192E |
Logan Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-07-15 | GAA17CA422 | Piper PA32 N31841 |
Marion Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-07-09 | CEN17LA263 | Cirrus Design CORP SR22 N929DE |
Corydon Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-07-03 | GAA17CA578 | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41 N711NN |
Eagle Grove Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-07-01 | CEN17FA249 | Flight Design GMBH CTSW N62JN |
Monticello Iowa |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-06-14 | GAA17CA338 | Piper PA 28 N33764 |
Estherville Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-06-03 | GAA17CA317 | Cessna 177 N34462 |
Guttenberg Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-04-17 | CEN17LA156 | Amateur-built Xenon 4 N912XV |
Knoxville Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-04-17 | GAA17CA238 | Amateur-built VANS RV6 N822DC |
Indianola Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-04-07 | CEN17FA147 | Piper PA-28-180 N9179J |
Oxford Iowa |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2016-09-21 | GAA16CA501 | Piper PA28R N3803T |
Ottumwa Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-09-07 | CEN16FA361 | Piper PA 46-310P N465JM |
Chariton Iowa |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-08-13 | CEN16LA320 | Cirrus Design CORP SR20 N314BF |
Des Moines Iowa |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 2016-08-09 | CEN16LA316 | Amateur-built ACRO SPORT II N6214C |
Winterset Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-08-05 | CEN16LA310 | Piper PA-11 N4707M |
Indianola Iowa |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2016-07-29 | CEN16LA292 | Air Tractor INC AT 402 N1016G |
Sac City Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2016-07-25 | GAA16CA393 | Cessna 188 N9979G |
What Cheer Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-07-22 | CEN16LA289 | Bell OH 58A N288NS |
Lake Mills Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-06-05 | GAA16CA308 | Cessna 208 N750Z |
Fort Dodge Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-05-19 | CEN16LA196 | Waco Classic Aircraft CORP YMF N56ED |
West Des Moines Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-05-19 | GAA16CA257 | Aeronca 11AC N85871 |
Vinton Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-03-22 | GAA16CA154 | Amateur-built RV 9 N347N |
Allison Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-01-02 | GAA16CA093 | Cessna 172 N947SP |
Newton Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-12-10 | CEN16FA062 | Piper PA46 500TP N145JR |
Council Bluffs Iowa |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-10-08 | CEN16LA032 | Cessna 177RG N1542H |
Red Oak Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-09-12 | CEN15LA412 | Amateur-built BABY BELLE N135PA |
Stuart Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-08-18 | CEN15LA370 | Bell 206B N5743W |
Cresco Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-08-12 | CEN15LA377 | Grumman G 164B N311AL |
Sac City Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-08-09 | CEN15LA344 | Amateur-built RAF 2000 GT N315LK |
Humboldt Iowa |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-07-24 | CEN15LA322 | Bell 47G 4A N1396X |
Gilbert Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-07-19 | GAA15CA193 | Luscombe 8A N45508 |
Oxford Iowa |
minor 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.
