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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-09-25 | CEN11CA667 | Amateur-built TANDEM ROCKET N29RT |
Lemars Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-09-17 | CEN11CA654 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 8 N3181A |
Mingo Iowa |
serious injuries | Final |
| 2011-08-21 | CEN11LA588 | Amateur-built SUPER REBEL N540AF |
La Porte City Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-08-13 | CEN11LA569 | Fairchild M-62 N53956 |
Madrid Iowa |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-08-10 | CEN11CA565 | Weatherly 201C N9054W |
Bronson Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-08-10 | CEN11CA567 | Flight Design GMBH CTLS N227CT |
Ankeny Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-08-03 | CEN11LA543 | Aero Commander S2R N1735S |
Washington Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-08-02 | CEN11CA540 | Bell 47G-2 N4771N |
Charles City Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-08-01 | CEN11CA535 | Texas Helicopter CORP OH-13H/M74A N51857 |
Joice Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-07-31 | CEN11CA532 | Alon A-2A N5647F |
Rolfe Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-07-29 | CEN11LA539 | Amateur-built CAVALIER SA102.5 N115RH |
Salem Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-07-28 | CEN11CA545 | Ayres Corporation S2R-G6 N331BF |
Forest City Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-07-25 | CEN11FA507 | Sikorsky UH-34D N3880J |
Wilton Iowa |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-07-23 | CEN11LA513 | Cessna A188B N9234R |
Mount Hamill Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-07-21 | CEN11CA497 | Amateur-built G-164A N5439 |
North English Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-06-30 | CEN11FA436 | Amateur-built 773 Racer N773RY |
Ottumwa Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2011-06-18 | CEN11LA402 | Cessna P210R N900SR |
Albia Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-05-31 | CEN11LA366 | Cessna 150F N7818F |
Sully Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-05-30 | CEN11LA367 | Amateur-built Cozy Mark IV N204TJ |
Sioux City Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-04-12 | CEN11CA282 | Amateur-built ZENITH CH-701 N701YB |
Davenport Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-04-03 | CEN11IA270 incident |
Embraer EMB-135KL N377SK |
Dubuque Iowa |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 2011-02-15 | CEN11LA192 | Beech E-90 N51DN |
Des Moines Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2011-01-29 | CEN11LA168 | Amateur-built ZODIAC 601XL +1 more N200BE |
Burlington Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-12-18 | CEN11LA148 | Beech H35 N5537D |
Des Moines Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-11-10 | CEN11LA066 | Amateur-built SWEARINGEN SX300 N3ZX |
Milford Iowa |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-11-03 | CEN11CA065 | Amateur-built RV9 N475TW |
Sac City Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-10-29 | CEN11LA048 | Piper PA-32R-301T N8370L |
Waterloo Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-10-21 | CEN11FA040 | Beech 95-B55 (T42A) N784CB |
Clarion Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2010-09-03 | CEN10CA565 | North American AT-6 N77TX |
Blakesburg Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-09-02 | CEN10LA514 | Cessna 150L N10128 |
Boone Iowa |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-07-28 | CEN10CA445 | Air Tractor INC AT-502B N6030U |
Zwingle Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-07-28 | CEN10CA446 | Bell 206 N275RA |
St. Olaf Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-07-23 | CEN10CA428 | Bell 206B N40TA |
New Hampton Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-07-23 | CEN10CA434 | Air Tractor 502B N4203B |
Whittemore Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-07-15 | CEN10LA401 | Amateur-built ZENITH CH 701 N701KC |
Iowa Falls Iowa |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-07-13 | CEN10CA402 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B N8260K |
Independence Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-06-21 | CEN10LA335 | Cessna 525A N800VT |
Storm Lake Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-06-13 | CEN10FA320 | Beech A36 N6036U |
Lidderdale Iowa |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2010-06-12 | CEN10CA323 | Amateur-built W-8 N8519N |
Lamoni Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-06-09 | CEN10LA312 | Piper PA-34-220T N104NW |
Ankeny Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-05-09 | CEN10CA349 | Piper PA-28-151 N8083C |
Webster Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-04-30 | CEN10LA240 | Boeing 767 N320AA |
Fort Dodge Iowa |
serious injuries | Final |
| 2010-04-03 | CEN10LA189 | Embraer ERJ 170-100 SE N869RW |
Runnells Iowa |
serious injuries | Final |
| 2010-03-31 | CEN10CA178 | Cessna 172N N883AV |
Ankeny Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-03-29 | CEN10CA177 | Cessna 182T N3503H |
Lansing Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-02-12 | CEN10FA119 | Piper PA-31T N250TT |
Forest City Iowa |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-01-21 | CEN10CA106 | Piper PA-24-260 N8916P |
Cherokee Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-01-19 | CEN10LA105 | Beech B200 N586BC |
Sioux City Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-01-18 | CEN10CA100 | Cessna P172D N8584X |
Cedar Rapids Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2010-01-17 | CEN10LA103 | Cessna 177RG N53120 |
Cedar Rapids Iowa |
serious 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.
