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
27 Oct 1983 Schweizer G-164B
N8459K
Ormond Beach, Florida, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
27 Oct 1983 Cessna 152
N48825
Clifton, Tennessee, United States Thomas H. Harper, SR. Serious injuries -
27 Oct 1983 Piper J3C-65
N29037
Parker, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
27 Oct 1983 Popelka BD-5
N99555
Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States - No injuries -
26 Oct 1983 Cessna 152
N25958
Clearwater, Florida, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
26 Oct 1983 Beechcraft 200
N5KW
San Francisco, California, United States - No injuries -
26 Oct 1983 Cessna 401
N3208Q
San Diego, California, United States Mustang Aviation, Inc. Fatal -
26 Oct 1983 Enstrom F28F
N8621X
Chino, California, United States - No injuries -
26 Oct 1983 Convair 340
N30DR
St. Louis, Missouri, United States Combs Airways, Inc. No injuries -
26 Oct 1983 Cessna 210E
N2353F
El Monte, California, United States - No injuries -
25 Oct 1983 Bell 206L-3
N38903
Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States Grand Canyon Helicopters No injuries -
25 Oct 1983 Piper PA-20
N6946K
Kenai, Alaska, United States Edwin P. Painter No injuries -
25 Oct 1983 Cessna 172RG
N5092U
Monticello, Arkansas, United States - No injuries -
25 Oct 1983 Luscombe 8E
N2759K
Oakes, North Dakota, United States - No injuries -
25 Oct 1983 Douglas DC-8-63F
N797FT
Norfolk, Virginia, United States Flying Tigers, Inc No injuries -
24 Oct 1983 Piper PA31-350
N62898
Chillicothe, Missouri, United States - No injuries -
24 Oct 1983 Beechcraft G18S
N876U
Syracuse, New York, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
24 Oct 1983 Piper PA-20
N97MM
Anchorage, Alaska, United States - Minor injuries -
24 Oct 1983 Piper PA-25-235
N4361Y
New River, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
24 Oct 1983 Piper PA-28-180
N9317J
Englewood, Colorado, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
23 Oct 1983 Mooney M20F
N6912
Indian Springs, Nevada, United States - No injuries -
23 Oct 1983 Cessna 172
N13383
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
23 Oct 1983 Cessna T210G
N6906R
Bountiful, Utah, United States - Serious injuries -
23 Oct 1983 Cessna TU-206A
N4831F
Loveland, Colorado, United States Skys West Parachute Centers In No injuries -
23 Oct 1983 Cessna 150M
N9196U
Mobile, Alabama, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
23 Oct 1983 Mooney M20D
N6611U
Ama, Louisiana, United States - Minor injuries -
23 Oct 1983 Schweizer SGS-2-33
N17966
Norman, Oklahoma, United States Kevin Churchill No injuries -
23 Oct 1983 Piper PA-28R-200
N5021S
San Diego, California, United States North Island Navy Flying Club Minor injuries -
23 Oct 1983 Cessna 402B
N52LL
Twentynine Palm, California, United States - No injuries -
23 Oct 1983 Schweizer SGS 2-33A
N7558
New River, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
23 Oct 1983 Boeing A75N1
N49385
Brewster, Washington, United States - Serious injuries -
23 Oct 1983 Pterodactyl ASCENDER II
UNREG
Manvel, Texas, United States - Serious injuries -
22 Oct 1983 Beechcraft 58P
N2029Z
Cheswold, Delaware, United States - Serious injuries -
22 Oct 1983 Aeronca 7AC
N2172E
Burnips, Michigan, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
22 Oct 1983 Piper PA-25
N6247Z
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States - No injuries -
22 Oct 1983 Cessna 210
N7400E
Truth Or Cons, New Mexico, United States - No injuries -
22 Oct 1983 Piper J5A
N35280
Arlington, Tennessee, United States - Minor injuries -
22 Oct 1983 Cessna 152II
N6412M
Groveland, California, United States - Serious injuries -
22 Oct 1983 Robinson R22
N9044Q
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States - No injuries -
22 Oct 1983 Cessna 172A
N7858
Bennett, Colorado, United States - Minor injuries -
21 Oct 1983 Piper PA-30
N7536Y
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
21 Oct 1983 Piper PA-31-350
N54CG
Clewiston, Florida, United States - Minor injuries -
21 Oct 1983 Piper PA-23
N6403Y
Gulf of Mexico
not on the map
Phillip M. Bueter No injuries -
20 Oct 1983 Convair 340/440
N199CF
Pierre, South Dakota, United States - No injuries -
20 Oct 1983 Cessna 172M
N1441U
Ocala, Florida, United States - Minor injuries -
20 Oct 1983 Cessna 414
N414JC
Van Nuys, California, United States - No injuries -
20 Oct 1983 Cessna U206G
N756DV
Midland, Texas, United States - No injuries -
20 Oct 1983 Bell 206B
N2183P
Nr. McAdams, Mississippi, United States - No injuries -
20 Oct 1983 Cessna 210B
N9626X
Bakersfield, California, United States - No injuries -
20 Oct 1983 Bell 212
N82W
Coos Bay, Oregon, United States - No injuries -