Plane Crash List

Aviation accidents in 1983

The NTSB database holds 3,514 accidents and incidents in 1983, recorded between 1983. 651 of them were fatal (19%), and 1,237 people died.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Cessna 150 and Piper PA-28.

Most of these records are from United States, Angola and Germany.

768 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

3,514
Records
651
Fatal
1,237
Deaths
19%
Share fatal
1983
Period
Show these on the map 2,746 of 3,514 have coordinates

All 3,514 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
28 Jun 1983 Cessna 172N
N738SF
Jaffrey, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
26 Jun 1983 American Aerolights EAGLE XL
UNREG
Sommerton, Arizona, United States - Fatal 1
25 Jun 1983 Bellanca 8KCAB
N2979T
Madison, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
James F. Suchman Fatal 1
24 Jun 1983 Smith Ted Aerostar 601A
N727NM
Celina, Ohio, United States - Fatal 1
24 Jun 1983 Cessna 152
N5454B
Pacoima, California, United States - Fatal 1
23 Jun 1983 Lake LA-4-200
N6029V
Gillette, Wyoming, United States - Fatal 1
23 Jun 1983 Cessna 172K
N78160
Millhaven, Georgia, United States - Fatal 1
21 Jun 1983 Eipper QUICKSILVER MX
UNREG
Williston, Florida, United States - Fatal 1
19 Jun 1983 Cessna 172N
N1298F
South Fork, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
19 Jun 1983 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7
N27114
Flint, Michigan, United States - Fatal 1
19 Jun 1983 Mareik-Bensen B-8M
N7045
Santa Maria, California, United States - Fatal 1
18 Jun 1983 Bellanca 17-31A
N8838V
Ducor, California, United States - Fatal 1
16 Jun 1983 Beechcraft 76
N794Y
Moultonboro, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
15 Jun 1983 Eipper QUICKSILVER MX
UNREG
Rancho Cordova, California, United States Hitec Flight Club Fatal 1
14 Jun 1983 Grumman AA1A
N6338L
Lagrange, Texas, United States - Fatal 1
12 Jun 1983 Dial-Thorp T-18
N11BD
Morristown, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
James Mario Dyer Fatal 1
9 Jun 1983 Air Tractor AT-400A
N31619
Lane City, Texas, United States - Fatal 1
8 Jun 1983 Airmass SUNBURST
UNREG
Pittsburg, Kansas, United States - Fatal 1
8 Jun 1983 Piper PA-23-250
N619MP
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States Erica Deloris Dabbaa Fatal 1
7 Jun 1983 Cessna 152
N89894
Mesa, Arizona, United States Corporate Jets, Inc. Fatal 1
6 Jun 1983 Cessna 150
N51255
Show Low, Arizona, United States - Fatal 1
5 Jun 1983 Homebuilt CHRISTEN EAGLE II
N4GT
Bend, Oregon, United States - Fatal 1
5 Jun 1983 Beechcraft 35
N3939N
Auburn, Ohio, United States James J. Rataiczak Fatal 1
4 Jun 1983 Link-Johnson-Chessman HP-16
N9025N
Eldorado Sprgs., Colorado, United States - Fatal 1
4 Jun 1983 Yarnell GRASS HOPPER
N80546
Redding, California, United States - Fatal 1
4 Jun 1983 Piper PA-25-235
N6551Z
Omega, Oklahoma, United States Keith Hamilton Fatal 1
4 Jun 1983 Bellanca 8KCAB
N111UD
Calhoun, Georgia, United States - Fatal 1
3 Jun 1983 North American AT-6C
N5286N
Westfield, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
30 May 1983 Cessna 180J
N42917
North Bend, Washington, United States - Fatal 1
30 May 1983 Piper 24-180
N7079P
Horse Creek, Wyoming, United States - Fatal 1
30 May 1983 Eipper WEIGHT SHIFT
UNREG
Bakersfield, California, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
30 May 1983 Ultralight Engineering ASTRA HS
UNREG
Bakersfield, California, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
30 May 1983 Piper PA-60
N52AC
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States - Fatal 1
30 May 1983 Piper PA28R200
N41761
Decatur, Texas, United States C & M Aero Service Fatal 1
28 May 1983 Enstrom 280C
N56932
Opelousas, Louisiana, United States Curtis Parkis Dotson Fatal 1
28 May 1983 Piper PA-12
N3742M
Glennallen, Alaska, United States - Fatal 1
27 May 1983 Piper PA-28-151
N54363
Norco, California, United States
no coordinates
Reinaldo E. Ruiz Fatal 1
26 May 1983 Grumman-Schweizer G-164C
N6627K
Live Oak, California, United States - Fatal 1
26 May 1983 Piper PA-28-140
N1316T
Haines Falls, New York, United States - Fatal 1
23 May 1983 Piper PA-22
N8983C
Pompano Beach, Florida, United States - Fatal 1
22 May 1983 Bensen B-8M
UNREG
Herington, Kansas, United States Robert L. Smith Fatal 1
22 May 1983 Cessna U206
N3852G
South Prairie, Washington, United States - Fatal 1
22 May 1983 Parson BENSEN
UNREG
Tavares, Florida, United States - Fatal 1
22 May 1983 Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS
N184N
Bridgeport, California, United States Richard Cook Fatal 1
22 May 1983 Breezy DRAKE-EDGAR
N2261K
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States - Fatal 1
21 May 1983 Robertson B1-RD
UNREG
Enfield, New York, United States - Fatal 1
21 May 1983 Weedhopper JC-24C
UNREG
5N Battle Creek, Nebraska, United States - Fatal 1
21 May 1983 Intl Ultralight BANSHEE
UNREG
St. George, Utah, United States - Fatal 1
20 May 1983 Mooney M-20K
N231HT
Old Lyme, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
Yale Grayson Fatal 1
18 May 1983 Aerospatiale AS-350D
N36062
Venice, Louisiana, United States - Fatal 1