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, Pakistan and Angola.

64 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 704 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

3,514
Records
651
Fatal
1,237
Deaths
19%
Share fatal
1983
Period
Show these on the map 3,450 of 3,514 can be placed (704 approximate)

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

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
13 Nov 1983 Grumman AA-5A
N26445
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States
approximate position
Minuteman Airways Serious injuries -
13 Nov 1983 Beechcraft C35
N1882D
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States
not on the map
- No injuries -
13 Nov 1983 Gary Wilson QUICKIE
N114GW
Boca Raton, Florida, United States - No injuries -
13 Nov 1983 Beechcraft A-36
N3821Z
Bermuda Dunes, California, United States - No injuries -
13 Nov 1983 Piper PA-28-140
N7015R
Tucson, Arizona, United States - Minor injuries -
13 Nov 1983 Schweizer SGS 1-26D
N7796S
Lucerne Valley, California, United States S. Calif. Soaring Association Serious injuries -
12 Nov 1983 Piper PA-31-310
N9117Y
Kirksville, Missouri, United States - No injuries -
12 Nov 1983 Cessna A185E
N70083
El Paso, Texas, United States Moody Bible Institute No injuries -
12 Nov 1983 Cessna 182A
N4829D
Sunsett, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
12 Nov 1983 Cessna 172M
N9333H
Kurthwood, Louisiana, United States
approximate position
- Serious injuries -
12 Nov 1983 Cessna 140
N7275F
Wadley, Georgia, United States - No injuries -
12 Nov 1983 Luscombe 8A
N1186B
Casa Grande, Arizona, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
12 Nov 1983 Boeing 727-225A
N812EA
Miami, Florida, United States
approximate position
Eastern Airlines Serious injuries -
11 Nov 1983 Piper PA-38-112
N2570V
Inglewood, California, United States Piper Air Center Serious injuries -
11 Nov 1983 Grumman American AA-5B
N123EF
Okeechobee, Florida, United States - No injuries -
11 Nov 1983 Beechcraft E55
N911J
Terrell, Texas, United States Mid America Airways Minor injuries -
11 Nov 1983 Bellanca 17-30
N7337V
Moore, Oklahoma, United States - Serious injuries -
11 Nov 1983 Piper PA-34-200T
N31856
Houston, Texas, United States
approximate position
Howard Aviation No injuries -
11 Nov 1983 Schweizer SGS 2-33A
N1239S
Fremont, California, United States - No injuries -
11 Nov 1983 Ayres THRUSH COMMANDER
N89610
Yuma, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
11 Nov 1983 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7
N2416H
Monte Vista, Colorado, United States - Serious injuries -
10 Nov 1983 Teman MONO-FLY
UNREG
Congress, Arizona, United States Lester Ralph Pack Serious injuries -
10 Nov 1983 Stinson 108
N97155
Skwentna, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
10 Nov 1983 Cessna 152
N6470Q
Leesburg, Virginia, United States
approximate position
Janelle Aviation Inc. Minor injuries -
10 Nov 1983 Boeing 727-15C
N436EX
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
approximate position
International Air Services Co. No injuries -
9 Nov 1983 Cessna 172N
N76073
Woodland, California, United States River City Air/Charter Minor injuries -
9 Nov 1983 Piper PA-28-140
N1323T
Syracuse, New York, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
9 Nov 1983 Sikorsky S76A
N5444X
Cameron, Louisiana, United States - No injuries -
9 Nov 1983 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
N3512T
Denver, Colorado, United States Continental Airlines No injuries -
9 Nov 1983 Mooney M20C
N9667M
McGregor, Texas, United States - No injuries -
9 Nov 1983 Morton B8M
N37860
Shelton, Washington, United States - No injuries -
8 Nov 1983 Beechcraft E18S
N383B
Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States - No injuries -
8 Nov 1983 Cessna 310Q
N218JW
Amarillo, Texas, United States RAY Oppel No injuries -
8 Nov 1983 Piper PA28-181
N83816
Bessemer, Alabama, United States Bessemer Aviation No injuries -
8 Nov 1983 Boeing 727-200
N898AA
Chicago, Illinois, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
8 Nov 1983 McDonnell Douglas DC9-80
N903TW
St. Louis, Missouri, United States Transworld Airways No injuries -
8 Nov 1983 Westland 30-100
N5830T
Long Beach, California, United States - Serious injuries -
7 Nov 1983 Cessna T337E
N1272M
Kimball, Nebraska, United States - Minor injuries -
7 Nov 1983 Taylorcraft BC-12D
N95180
Gatzke, Minnesota, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
7 Nov 1983 Airbus A-300B4-2C
N203EA
Miami, Florida, United States
approximate position
Eastern Airlines Inc. No injuries -
7 Nov 1983 Convair 580
N7517U
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
approximate position
Republic Airlines Serious injuries -
7 Nov 1983 Piper PA-32R-300
N1750H
Columbia, South Carolina, United States - No injuries -
7 Nov 1983 Cessna 188
N9302K
Needles, California, United States - No injuries -
6 Nov 1983 Piper 601P
N9774Q
Helendale, California, United States Paul M. Guyer No injuries -
6 Nov 1983 Cessna 120
N76932
Punta Gorda, Florida, United States David G. Pius Minor injuries -
6 Nov 1983 Bradey GOLDWING
UNREG
Adelanto, California, United States - Serious injuries -
6 Nov 1983 Cessna 180
N3311D
Montague Island, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
6 Nov 1983 Eipper QUICKSILVER E
UNREG
Fargo, North Dakota, United States - Serious injuries -
6 Nov 1983 Beechcraft 95-B55
N677K
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
6 Nov 1983 Cessna 150H
N23268
San Jose, California, United States California Aviation Services Minor injuries -