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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-06-08 | CHI99LA179 | Piper PA-28-140 N4525R |
Traer Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1999-05-09 | CHI99FA147 | Taylorcraft BC-12D N96876 |
Newton Iowa |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1999-05-09 | CHI99LA150 | Beech A-36 N53LE |
Buffalo Center Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1999-04-09 | CHI99IA136 incident |
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 N205ME |
Dubuque Iowa |
no injuries | Final |
| 1999-03-28 | CHI99LA119 | Piper PA-28-161 N82164 |
Ankeny Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1999-03-24 | CHI99LA114 | Piper PA-31-350 N812TB |
Waterloo Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1998-12-17 | CHI99FA052 | Cessna 152 N5314B |
Sherrill Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1998-12-03 | CHI99LA045 | Beech 58 N7278R |
Ankeny Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1998-11-22 | CHI99LA032 | Piper PA-28-180 N2691T |
Iowa Falls Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1998-11-22 | CHI99LA034 | Piper PA-12 N92585 |
Carrol Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1998-10-24 | CHI99LA012 | Hiller UH-12C N9739C |
Clinton Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1998-09-27 | CHI98LA362 | Piper PA-28-140 N7353J |
Iowa City Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1998-08-30 | CHI98LA346 | Amateur-built GLASTAR N37JN |
Allison Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1998-08-23 | CHI98LA328 | Beech B35 N5210C |
Iowa City Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1998-08-21 | CHI98FA323 | Bell 222 N30SV |
Spencer Iowa |
3 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1998-08-10 | CHI98FA309 | Piper PA-28R-200 N9350N |
New Hampton Iowa |
3 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1998-07-15 | CHI98LA252 | Piper PA28-151 N1473X |
Anthon Iowa |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1998-07-14 | CHI98LA250 | Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV N5101W |
Dyersville Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1998-07-12 | CHI98FA244 | Amateur-built CLASSIC +1 more N494S |
Traer Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1998-06-17 | CHI98LA203 | Piper PA28-151 N6771F |
Jefferson Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1998-06-02 | CHI98LA186 | Amateur-built KITFOX II N487JS |
Greenfield Iowa |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1998-05-30 | CHI98LA184 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15 N25491 |
Waterloo Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1998-05-07 | CHI98LA142 | Amateur-built RANS S-9 N5360D |
Waukee Iowa |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1998-03-16 | CHI98LA103 | Cessna 310Q N1521T |
Council Bluffs Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1998-02-27 | CHI98LA098 | Cessna 402B N108RS |
Mason City Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1998-01-02 | CHI98LA077 | Piper PA-34-220T N8350Z |
Winterset Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-12-31 | CHI98LA075 | Piper PA-28-161 N8465F |
Boone Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-11-29 | CHI98LA050 | Cessna 402B N22NC |
Spencer Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-05 | CHI98LA015 | Amateur-built TAYLOR BIRD N12121 |
Humboldt Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-07 | CHI97LA288 | Beech 35-C33A N5729V |
Amana Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-06 | CHI97LA291 | Cessna 177B N34829 |
Oxford Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-01 | CHI97LA275 | Bucker Flugzeugbau JUNGMANN N131G |
Blakesburg Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-01 | CHI97LA280 | Piper PA-28 N6566W |
Monona Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-08-31 | CHI97LA277 | Hughes 269A N7058T |
Council Bluffs Iowa |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-08-20 | CHI97LA266 | Swearingen SA226TC N224AM |
Des Moines Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-08-06 | CHI97LA250 | Cessna 172M N13353 |
Keokuk Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-26 | CHI97LA229 | Piper PA-28-140 N1690J |
Mapleton Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-16 | CHI97LA214 | Cessna 172 N733FT |
Ottumwa Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-12 | CHI97GA166 | Hughes 269A-1 N1020U |
Cedar Rapids Iowa |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-05-31 | CHI97LA155 | Cessna 150 N60971 |
Woodbine Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-11 | CHI97LA132 | Piper PA-24-250 N7729P |
Correctionville Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-27 | CHI97LA118 | Hughes 269A N1040S |
Council Bluffs Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-24 | CHI97LA113 | Cessna 185 N4641E |
Pella Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-02 | CHI97LA097 | Piper PA-28-235 N9004W |
Des Moines Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-03-27 | CHI97LA094 | Cessna 195 N4666T |
Cedar Rapids Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-02-20 | CHI97IA072 incident |
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-15 N93S |
Des Moines Iowa |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1997-02-07 | CHI97FA067 | Cessna 150 N714EE |
Larchwood Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-01-16 | CHI97LA053 | Learjet 24 N991TD |
Muscatine Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-12-19 | CHI97LA050 | Piper PA-46 N446RD |
Red Oak Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-09-22 | CHI96LA344 | Amateur-built SMITH INNOVATION N2982 |
Hampton 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.
