1981
166 incidents · 1257 fatalities
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-12-01 | 1308 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-81 (MD-81) | France | 180 |
| 1981-08-22 | 103 | Boeing 737-222 | Taiwan | 110 |
| 1981-11-16 | CCCP-85480 | Tupolev Tu-154B-2 | Russia | 99 |
| 1981-09-29 | 5-8552 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Iran | 80 |
| 1981-07-20 | 40 | Fokker F-27 Friendship 600RF | Somalia | 50 |
| 1981-02-07 | CCCP-42332 | Tupolev Tu-104A | Russia | 50 |
| 1981-08-26 | HK-1320 | Vickers 745D Viscount | Colombia | 50 |
| 1981-06-14 | CCCP-41838 | Ilyushin Il-14M | Russia | 48 |
| 1981-09-18 | CCCP-87455 | Yakovlev Yak-40 | Russia | 33 |
| 1981-05-07 | 901 | BAC One-Eleven 529FR | Argentina | 31 |
| 1981-08-24 | CCCP-46653 | Antonov An-24RV | Russia | 31 |
| 1981-07-27 | 230 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Mexico | 30 |
| 1981-02-26 | 64-0564 | Lockheed MC-130E Combat Talon I | Philippines | 23 |
| 1981-05-06 | 61-0328 | Boeing EC-135N | United States of America | 21 |
| 1981-09-02 | HK-2651 | Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante | Colombia | 20 |
| 1981-07-24 | 112 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Madagascar | 19 |
| 1981-05-20 | XA-HEK | Convair CV-440-11 | Mexico | 18 |
| 1981-05-22 | HC-BAX | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Ecuador | 18 |
| 1981-11-08 | XA-DEO | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Mexico | 18 |
| 1981-03-10 | 29 | Breguet 1150 Atlantic | Comoros | 18 |
| 1981-10-06 | 431 | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 | Netherlands | 17 |
| 1981-05-29 | SU-BAH/1276 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Egypt | 17 |
| 1981-11-26 | CCCP-01808 | Antonov An-2P | Russia | 15 |
| 1981-04-17 | 716 | Handley Page HP-137 Jetstream 1 | United States of America | 13 |
| 1981-12-18 | HK-2216 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Colombia | 13 |
| 1981-04-28 | CCCP-92864 | Antonov An-2TP | Russia | 12 |
| 1981-02-24 | PT-GLB | Embraer EMB-110P Bandeirante | Brazil | 11 |
| 1981-08-01 | CCCP-91517 | Ilyushin Il-14M | Russia | 11 |
| 1981-05-24 | FAE-723 | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | Ecuador | 9 |
| 1981-01-14 | 69-6581 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | Germany | 9 |
| 1981-04-28 | PK-OBK | Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) | Indonesia | 9 |
| 1981-02-11 | N520S | Lockheed L-1329 JetStar 731 | United States of America | 8 |
| 1981-09-21 | 74-1672 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | United States of America | 7 |
| 1981-04-06 | CP-1470 | Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) | Bolivia | 7 |
| 1981-07-31 | FAP-205 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Panama | 7 |
| 1981-01-20 | 201 | Beechcraft 99A Airliner | United States of America | 7 |
| 1981-08-01 | F-BJHC | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Mozambique | 6 |
| 1981-03-15 | 61-2664 | Boeing RC-135S Cobra Ball II | United States of America | 6 |
| 1981-01-08 | HR-SAW | Lockheed L-188A Electra | Guatemala | 6 |
| 1981-07-15 | N631SR | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | United States of America | 6 |
| 1981-10-12 | CNA-OH | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Western Sahara | 5 |
| 1981-07-31 | CC-CAT | Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando | Chile | 5 |
| 1981-12-09 | YSL-47 | Douglas C-47A-15-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 5 |
| 1981-01-21 | N501GP | Cessna 500 Citation I | United States of America | 5 |
| 1981-11-21 | Unknown | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Guatemala | 4 |
| 1981-05-16 | D2-EAS | Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules | Angola | 4 |
| 1981-05-02 | XA-KEW | British Aerospace BAe-125-700A | Mexico | 4 |
| 1981-01-18 | 8R-GFF | Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-100 | Guyana | 4 |
| 1981-11-16 | TY-BBK | Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette | Nigeria | 4 |
| 1981-07-18 | LV-JTN | Canadair CL-44D4-6 | Armenia | 4 |
| 1981-03-02 | UD.13-02 | Canadair CL-215-1A10 | Spain | 4 |
| 1981-08-29 | CCCP-87346 | Yakovlev Yak-40 | Russia | 3 |
| 1981-04-02 | N258M | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Mexico | 3 |
| 1981-05-31 | 7T-VRE | Dassault Falcon 20C | Mali | 3 |
| 1981-06-26 | G-ASPL | Hawker Siddeley HS-748-108 Srs. 2A | United Kingdom | 3 |
| 1981-07-01 | N111ST | Douglas R4D-1 (DC-3) | United States of America | 3 |
| 1981-07-09 | C-GKFN | Howard 500 | Canada | 3 |
| 1981-07-14 | N3373F | Douglas SC-54G (DC-4) | United States of America | 3 |
| 1981-07-25 | HK-772 | Douglas DC-3A | Colombia | 3 |
| 1981-01-15 | 255 | Breguet SP-13A Atlantic | Atlantic Ocean | 3 |
| 1981-10-01 | N44CJ | Learjet 24 | United States of America | 3 |
| 1981-10-02 | 9417 | de Havilland Canada CC-123 Otter (DHC-3) | Canada | 3 |
| 1981-10-26 | HI-328 | Lockheed L-749A Constellation (VC-121B) | U.S. Virgin Islands | 3 |
| 1981-11-30 | N3486F | Douglas DC-6A | Saint Lucia | 3 |
| 1981-06-13 | CCCP-07712 | Antonov An-2R | Latvia | 2 |
| 1981-02-12 | CCCP-04188 | Ilyushin Il-14T | Russia | 2 |
| 1981-12-28 | FAH-313 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Honduras | 2 |
| 1981-02-27 | C-FCSV | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Canada | 2 |
| 1981-05-03 | CCCP-70836 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 2 |
| 1981-05-04 | P2-011 | GAF Nomad N.22B | Papua New Guinea | 2 |
| 1981-11-13 | N57TA | Learjet 55 | South Africa | 2 |
| 1981-06-17 | HK-1078 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | Colombia | 2 |
| 1981-07-08 | N13742 | Fairchild C-119C-17-FA Flying Boxcar | United States of America | 2 |
| 1981-06-13 | B-11108 | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander | Taiwan | 2 |
| 1981-02-11 | E-218 | Morane Saulnier (FMA) MS.760A Paris IA | Argentina | 2 |
| 1981-12-23 | CCCP-26505 | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 2 |
| 1981-10-31 | TJ-CBC | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Cameroon | 1 |
| 1981-03-28 | N98AS | Douglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4) | U.S. Virgin Islands | 1 |
| 1981-03-26 | SP-LTU | Antonov An-24V | Poland | 1 |
| 1981-06-27 | N8682 | Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar | United States of America | 0 |
| 1981-06-28 | CCCP-65871 | Tupolev Tu-134A | Ukraine | 0 |
| 1981-12-18 | CCCP-92858 | Antonov An-2TP | Russia | 0 |
| 1981-07-05 | OD-AGW | Boeing 707-327C | Lebanon | 0 |
| 1981-05-09 | N60705 | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) | Mexico | 0 |
| 1981-07-15 | CCCP-01883 | Antonov An-2T | Russia | 0 |
| 1981-07-15 | CP-1318 | Martin 4-0-4 | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1981-06-24 | N18949 | Douglas DC-3-209A | United States of America | 0 |
| 1981-07-20 | N116DW | Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1981-02-18 | CCCP-67273 | Let L-410M | Russia | 0 |
| 1981-07-21 | YR-PVJ | Antonov An-2R | Romania | 0 |
| 1981-04-24 | FAP-396 | Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules | Peru | 0 |
| 1981-02-17 | 336 | Boeing 737-293 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1981-07-30 | CCCP-07422 | Antonov An-2R | Kazakhstan | 0 |
| 1981-04-02 | VH-BPL | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II | Australia | 0 |
| 1981-03-29 | N267L | Lockheed L-1329 JetStar I | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1981-01-18 | 152161 | Lockheed P-3A Orion | United States of America | 0 |
| 1981-08-03 | FAC-1128 | Douglas C-53 (DC-3) | Colombia | 0 |
| 1981-08-09 | CCCP-29354 | Antonov An-2TP | Russia | 0 |
| 1981-08-10 | N76GC | Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor | United States of America | 0 |
| 1981-08-11 | HK-136 | Douglas DC-4 | Colombia | 0 |
| 1981-08-18 | N7407 | Vickers 745D Viscount | United States of America | 0 |
| 1981-01-15 | N913R | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 | Luxembourg | 0 |
| 1981-08-25 | 7P-LAE | Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander | Lesotho | 0 |
| 1981-12-29 | C-GEPH | Hawker Siddeley HS-748-239 Srs. 2A | Canada | 0 |
| 1981-08-27 | ET-AGX | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1981-03-08 | CCCP-46280 | Antonov An-24T | Russia | 0 |
| 1981-08-31 | OD-AFR | Boeing 720-023B | Lebanon | 0 |
| 1981-09-01 | N62242 | Douglas DC-6 | Colombia | 0 |
| 1981-01-11 | ET-AGW | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1981-09-07 | N8504W | Kaiser-Frazer C-119L Flying Boxcar | United States of America | 0 |
| 1981-09-08 | CCCP-85448 | Tupolev Tu-154B-2 | Uzbekistan | 0 |
| 1981-09-09 | CCCP-07601 | Antonov An-2R | Uzbekistan | 0 |
| 1981-09-09 | SP-WMN | Antonov An-2R | Poland | 0 |
| 1981-09-13 | CCCP-32475 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 0 |
| 1981-09-16 | CCCP-40523 | Antonov An-2TP | Russia | 0 |
| 1981-09-18 | 245 | Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1981-01-08 | AP-AXK | Boeing 720-047B | Pakistan | 0 |
| 1981-03-26 | 5A-DBR | Fokker F-27 Friendship 400 | Chad | 0 |
| 1981-03-18 | N999CR | Beechcraft A100 King Air | United States of America | 0 |
| 1981-01-01 | 5N-ARA | Douglas C-47B-30-DK (DC-3) | Nigeria | 0 |
| 1981-01-01 | 920 | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Chile | 0 |
| 1981-01-08 | HEK-15 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1981-10-07 | ET-AHR | Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1981-10-08 | N777DG | Fairchild F-27M | United States of America | 0 |
| 1981-03-16 | C-FIRW | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | Canada | 0 |
| 1981-10-21 | HA-LCF | Tupolev Tu-154B | Czechia | 0 |
| 1981-10-21 | HK-388 | Curtiss C-46A-35-CU Commando | Colombia | 0 |
| 1981-10-23 | 332 | Boeing 707-331C | Japan | 0 |
| 1981-01-01 | N122AC | Douglas DC-4 | Colombia | 0 |
| 1981-10-28 | EL-AIC | Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2 | Liberia | 0 |
| 1981-10-31 | MT-613 | Antonov An-2R | Mongolia | 0 |
| 1981-01-14 | ZK-CAM | Bristol 170 Freighter 31E | New Zealand | 0 |
| 1981-11-09 | SP-WPT | Antonov An-2R | Sudan | 0 |
| 1981-03-15 | C-FDHT | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Greenland | 0 |
| 1981-03-25 | N3VB | Douglas DC-3-322 | Mexico | 0 |
| 1981-11-18 | VP-FAW | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Antarctica | 0 |
| 1981-03-11 | 9G-ACA | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 2000 | Ghana | 0 |
| 1981-01-12 | N137H | Douglas DC-3D | Mexico | 0 |
| 1981-11-28 | 5A-DBE | Fokker F-27 Friendship 400 | Libya | 0 |
| 1981-03-10 | 2168 | Embraer C-95 Bandeirante (EMB-110) | Brazil | 0 |
| 1981-05-09 | C-GVGU | de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou | Canada | 0 |
| 1981-12-02 | C-FJRW | Douglas DC-4-1009 | Canada | 0 |
| 1981-12-06 | CCCP-86508 | Ilyushin Il-62M | Russia | 0 |
| 1981-02-11 | ZS-KYA | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II | South Africa | 0 |
| 1981-05-01 | PK-RVN | Vickers 832 Viscount | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1981-05-15 | N70DA | Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-200 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1981-01-01 | N2949F | Douglas C-118A (DC-6) | Bahamas | 0 |
| 1981-05-21 | CCCP-35198 | Antonov An-2P | Russia | 0 |
| 1981-02-10 | CP-1588 | Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1981-05-24 | 6878 | Douglas C-47B-30-DK (DC-3) | South Africa | 0 |
| 1981-02-03 | AP-AXE | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | Pakistan | 0 |
| 1981-03-26 | VN-B190? | Ilyushin Il-18D | Vietnam | 0 |
| 1981-12-10 | XA-ESQ | Hawker Siddeley DH-125-1A | United States of America | 0 |
| 1981-06-02 | N28377 | Britten-Norman BN-2A-7 Islander | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1981-06-25 | FAC-1129 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 0 |
| 1981-07-12 | C-GFFJ | Consolidated PBY-6A Super Catalina | Canada | 0 |
| 1981-06-04 | N121CA | Convair C-131E (CV-440) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1981-06-05 | AP-AXF | Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 | Pakistan | 0 |
| 1981-06-07 | XY-ADN | Fokker F-27 Friendship 400 | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1981-06-07 | CCCP-02357 | Antonov An-2M | Russia | 0 |
| 1981-06-11 | PP-VJT | Boeing 707-341C | Brazil | 0 |
| 1981-06-13 | CCCP-85029 | Tupolev Tu-154 | Russia | 0 |
| 1981-01-28 | PP-ZNU | Douglas DC-3 | Brazil | 0 |
| 1981-06-16 | VT-DXI | Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. HAL-748-224 Srs. 2 | India | 0 |
| 1981-12-16 | HI-384HA | Boeing 707-124 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1981-06-26 | B-8104 | Shijiazhuang Y-5 | China | 0 |