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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-05-27 | CHI03LA166 | Cessna 172H N1730F |
Council Bluffs Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2003-03-28 | CHI03FA094 | Beech A36 N1636W |
New Vienna Iowa |
3 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2003-03-22 | CHI03FA088 | Cessna 182R N6211E |
North English Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2003-02-11 | CHI03LA068 | Cessna 182F N3455U |
Estherville Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2003-01-24 | CHI03LA059 | Cessna 210 N6572X |
Clarence Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2003-01-08 | CHI03LA049 | Cessna 150J N60834 |
Garner Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2002-10-18 | CHI03LA013 | Amateur-built Rans S-10 Sakota N228DW |
Missouri Valley Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2002-09-24 | CHI02FA292 | Piper PA-24-260 N8782P |
Ankeny Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2002-09-24 | CHI02LA293 | Hughes 269A N1040S |
Council Bluffs Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2002-09-16 | CHI02LA286 | Amateur-built DSA-1 N304MB |
Washington Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2002-08-30 | CHI02LA273 | Cessna 195 N4331N |
Shenandoah Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2002-08-25 | CHI02LA259 | Air Tractor AT-402A N9032K |
Cherokee Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2002-08-06 | CHI02LA240 | Cessna 150H N6995S |
Dyersville Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2002-07-31 | CHI02LA227 | Amateur-built Pitts S1D N29FJ |
Donahue Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2002-04-09 | CHI02LA102 | Cessna 172P N53066 |
Council Bluffs Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2002-03-20 | CHI02LA095 | Schweizer G-164A N9763 |
Cascade Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2002-03-04 | CHI02LA089 | Beech D35 N5985C |
Ankeny Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2002-02-05 | CHI02LA076 | Cessna 172N N733FT |
Ottumwa Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2002-01-31 | CHI02LA075 | Piper PA-42-720 N66MT |
Ames Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2002-01-21 | CHI02LA068 | Piper PA-22-160 N9248D |
Iowa Falls Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2001-11-12 | CHI02LA029 | Amateur-built Acro Sport II N90287 |
Keosauqua Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2001-10-23 | CHI02FA009 | Beech 58 N7235R |
Dubuque Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2001-09-03 | CHI01LA300 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164B N6598K |
Atlantic Iowa |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 2001-09-01 | CHI01LA303 | Cessna 172N N5593E |
Sheldon Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2001-07-21 | CHI01FA230 | Beech K35 N6062E |
Grafton Iowa |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2001-06-19 | CHI01LA178 | Enstrom F-28A N612B |
Eldridge Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2001-05-16 | CHI01LA142 | Amateur-built RV-6 N4348Q |
Muscatine Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2000-11-18 | CHI01LA039 | Aeronca 7CCM-200 N4706E |
Corning Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2000-11-03 | CHI01FA026 | Luscombe 8A N71134 |
Des Moines Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2000-10-22 | CHI01LA029 | Amateur-built VARIEZE N82JF |
Iowa City Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2000-10-21 | CHI01LA022 | Amateur-built BD-4 N108BC |
Hedrick Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2000-09-01 | CHI00LA281 | Piper PA-18-150 N82748 |
Blakesburg Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2000-09-01 | CHI00LA286 | Piper PA-32R-300 N8304C |
Mason City Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2000-08-31 | CHI00LA278 | Piper PA-28-236 N451X |
Des Moines Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2000-06-25 | CHI00FA171 | Cessna 210J N3396S |
Sumner Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2000-06-11 | CHI00LA164 | Piper PA-28-235 N9315W |
Sully Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2000-04-23 | CHI00LA122 | Amateur-built PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER N899TC |
Boone Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2000-03-05 | CHI00LA086 | Alon ERCOUPE N6560Q |
Osceola Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1999-12-28 | CHI00LA052 | Cessna T210F N6144R |
Indianola Iowa |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1999-10-27 | CHI00LA017 | Cessna 172 N52569 |
Waukon Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1999-10-22 | CHI00LA014 | Amateur-built KR-2 N7057V |
Denison Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1999-09-28 | CHI99FA356 | Piper PA-28-140 N5747U |
Clinton Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1999-09-27 | CHI99LA348 | Cessna 172N N738FA |
Des Moines Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1999-08-09 | CHI99LA281 | Cessna 150M N66271 |
Perry Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1999-08-08 | CHI99FA284 | Bellanca 7GCAA N5033G |
Titonka Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1999-08-01 | CHI99LA274 | North American AT-6G N98FP |
Harlan Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1999-07-22 | CHI99LA247 | Ryan NAVION A N4902K |
Keokuk Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1999-07-14 | CHI99LA237 | Cessna 172L N19752 |
Montezuma Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1999-07-02 | CHI99LA207 | Piper J-3C N3371N |
Independence Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1999-06-17 | CHI99LA187 | Grumman AA-5KB N4531R |
Iowa City 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.
