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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-25 | GAA15CA137 | Piper PA 24 N5152P |
Charles City Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-06-25 | GAA15CA138 | Quicksilver MXL II SPORT UNREG |
Ute Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-06-06 | GAA15CA125 | Cessna 180B N5067E |
Waterloo Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-04-18 | CEN15CA203 | Cessna 195A N1558D |
Independence Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-03-09 | GAA15LA019 | Aeronca 7AC N83643 |
Garrison Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2014-10-14 | CEN15FA008 | Piper PA46 N9126V |
Dubuque Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2014-09-06 | CEN14LA487 | Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II N699TQ |
Macedonia Iowa |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2014-09-03 | CEN14LA493 | Amateur-built CHRISTEN EAGLE II N229HP |
Vinton Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2014-09-01 | CEN14LA472 | Amateur-built RV-6A N419B |
Marshalltown Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2014-08-09 | CEN14LA424 | Amateur-built RV-7A N92BF |
Russell Iowa |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2014-06-22 | CEN14LA305 | Amateur-built BD 4 N108BC |
Fairfield Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2014-06-06 | CEN14LA281 | Amateur-built AVID FLYER N111ED |
Lamoni Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2014-05-21 | CEN14CA264 | Amateur-built RV 4 N50036 |
Rockwell City Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2014-02-11 | CEN14LA138 | Piper PA 46-350P N350AR |
Marion Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2013-09-30 | CEN13LA570 | Piper PA 28-181 N31688 |
Algona Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2013-09-06 | CEN13LA533 | Grumman G-164A N7843 |
Atlantic Iowa |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 2013-09-04 | CEN13CA529 | Cessna 172R N368ES |
Council Bluff Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2013-08-25 | CEN13CA522 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 N5761Z |
Iowa City Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2013-08-16 | CEN13LA500 | Cessna 206 N2070K |
Brooklyn Iowa |
1 killed minor damage |
Final |
| 2013-08-12 | CEN13LA484 | Rockwell International S-2R N5610X |
Larchwood Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2013-08-06 | CEN13LA463 | Bell 47G-3B-1 N83702 |
Vinton Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2013-07-27 | CEN13CA449 | Amateur-built KITFOX CLASSIC 4 N84SD |
Grinnell Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2013-06-08 | CEN13CA337 | Amateur-built VANS RV-7A N717JR |
Vinton Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2013-05-18 | CEN13LA287 | Piper PA-28-161 N47539 |
Oskaloosa Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2013-05-14 | CEN13CA289 | Cessna 172S N947SP |
Ankeny Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2013-05-12 | CEN13CA290 | Piper PA-22-160 N3465Z |
Pella Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2013-04-24 | CEN13CA238 | Enstrom F-28C N51767 |
Lanesboro Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2013-01-12 | CEN13CA133 | American General Acft CORP AG5B N897GA |
Ankeny Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2013-01-03 | CEN13FA122 | Bell Helicopter 407 N445MT |
Clear Lake Iowa |
3 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2012-12-02 | CEN13FA082 | Beech P35 N1566Z |
Correctionville Iowa |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-11-28 | CEN13FA078 | Taylorcraft BC12-D N94973 |
Clutier Iowa |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-11-20 | CEN13CA087 | Cessna 150F N8000S |
Red Oak Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-30 | CEN12LA667 | Mcdonnell Douglas Heli CO 369FF N530KD |
Decorah Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-13 | CEN12LA629 | Varga Aircraft CORP. 2150A +1 more N4651V |
Clinton Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-01 | CEN12LA602 | Aero Vodochody L39C N139GS |
Davenport Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2012-08-31 | CEN12CA607 | North American AT-6F N244GR |
Council Bluffs Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-08-15 | CEN12IA554 incident |
Cessna 560XL N108EK |
Des Moines Iowa |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 2012-07-29 | CEN12CA503 | Piper PA-16 N6834K |
Keokuk Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-07-17 | CEN12LA453 | Air Tractor INC AT-402B N4843J |
Britt Iowa |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-07-14 | CEN12LA441 | Piper PA-32-300 N1127X |
Elkader Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-07-14 | CEN12LA443 | Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II N556MM |
Red Oak Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-07-09 | CEN12CA435 | Bell 47G-3B-2 N2919W |
Treynor Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-07-01 | CEN12LA408 | Cessna 172M N73182 |
Griswold Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-06-26 | CEN12CA402 | Schweizer(Hughes)Aircraft CORP TH55A/269A N488MC |
Grinnell Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-06-05 | CEN12LA340 | Quicksilver Sport II N4396H |
Manchester Iowa |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-04-17 | CEN12LA247 | Hughes 269A N69HJ |
Grinnell Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-04-01 | CEN12LA224 | Cessna U206B N3830G |
Winterset Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-03-28 | CEN12LA209 | Amateur-built Vans RV-3 N34WC |
Larchwood Iowa |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-03-24 | CEN12CA213 | Cessna 172R N368ES |
Council Bluffs Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-02-19 | CEN12LA167 | Amateur-built BD-4 N215BD |
Clarinda Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
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.