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
30 Sep 1983 Grumman 164B
N6708K
Tracy, California, United States - No injuries -
29 Sep 1983 Piper PA-38-112
N25814
Apison, Tennessee, United States - Minor injuries -
29 Sep 1983 Cessna 172K
N79025
Brundidge, Alabama, United States - No injuries -
29 Sep 1983 Aero Commander S2R
N8890Q
Napoleonville, Louisiana, United States - No injuries -
29 Sep 1983 Beechcraft 60
N7277R
Wichita, Kansas, United States Paul E. Geddes & Scott Brunke No injuries -
29 Sep 1983 Cessna 185
N185JS
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
29 Sep 1983 Cessna 182N
N9174G
Binghamton, New York, United States - No injuries -
29 Sep 1983 Piper PA-28-140
N4511T
Conneaut, Ohio, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
29 Sep 1983 Schweizer SGS-2-33A
N7776S
Warrensburg, Missouri, United States - Serious injuries -
29 Sep 1983 Cessna 172N
N6089F
Tulelake, California, United States Enterprise Flying Club Serious injuries -
29 Sep 1983 Beechcraft A35
N8678A
Orlando, Florida, United States - No injuries -
28 Sep 1983 Bell 47G-4G
N7956S
Lodi, California, United States - No injuries -
28 Sep 1983 Grumman G-164B
N6674Q
Selah, Washington, United States - No injuries -
27 Sep 1983 Hughes 269A
N8751F
Moultrie, Georgia, United States - No injuries -
27 Sep 1983 Piper PA-31T
N2340X
Kerrville, Texas, United States - No injuries -
27 Sep 1983 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82
N302RC
Santa Ana, California, United States - No injuries -
27 Sep 1983 Cessna 172G
N3692L
Woodford, Vermont, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
27 Sep 1983 Cessna 172P
N54967
Sandwich, Illinois, United States - No injuries -
27 Sep 1983 Cessna 172
N21662
Kansas City, Missouri, United States - No injuries -
27 Sep 1983 Bell 47G4A
N79195
Catarina, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
26 Sep 1983 Aero Commander A-9
N8031V
Andalusia, Alabama, United States Ferrin D. Eason Minor injuries -
26 Sep 1983 Cessna 177RGII
N53070
Houston, Texas, United States - No injuries -
26 Sep 1983 Beechcraft A23-19
N5671S
Eaton Rapids, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
26 Sep 1983 Hughes 369B
N10966
Cougar, Washington, United States - Minor injuries -
26 Sep 1983 Pilatus PC-6/C-H2
N361F
Lodi, California, United States - No injuries -
25 Sep 1983 Bell 47G-4A
N1400W
Wise, Virginia, United States - Minor injuries -
25 Sep 1983 Aerotek S-2A
N15KP
Dublin, Georgia, United States - No injuries -
25 Sep 1983 Robertson BIRD
UNREG
Milan, New Hampshire, United States
approximate position
- Serious injuries -
25 Sep 1983 Piper PA-32R-300
N301WA
Orlando, Florida, United States - No injuries -
25 Sep 1983 Cessna 206
N7169Q
Eveleth, Minnesota, United States John E. Nylander No injuries -
25 Sep 1983 Eipper QUICKSILVER MX 11
N4412L
Erie, Colorado, United States Feathaire Aviation Minor injuries -
25 Sep 1983 Hughes 500C
N9243F
Pelican, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
25 Sep 1983 Cessna 172P
N55264
Glendale, Arizona, United States John P. Thorne No injuries -
25 Sep 1983 Cessna 152
N47048
Hawthorne, California, United States - Serious injuries -
24 Sep 1983 Cessna 172
N737DR
Mocksville, North Carolina, United States - No injuries -
24 Sep 1983 Maule M-4-220C
N40310
Brownsville, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
24 Sep 1983 Cessna 172RG
N4963V
Shell Lake, Wisconsin, United States - No injuries -
24 Sep 1983 Cessna 152
N49008
Batavia, New York, United States - No injuries -
24 Sep 1983 Beechcraft A36
N797CC
Oberlin, Kansas, United States - No injuries -
24 Sep 1983 Balloon Works FIREFLY 6
N2023F
Fort Madison, Iowa, United States - Serious injuries -
24 Sep 1983 Stinson 108-1
N8898K
Clermont, Florida, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
24 Sep 1983 I C A Brasov IS28B2 "LARK"
N87RW
North Canaan, Connecticut, United States
approximate position
- Serious injuries -
23 Sep 1983 Boeing 727-223B
N897AA
Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States
not on the map
American Airlines, Inc. Minor injuries -
23 Sep 1983 Piper PA-12
N4008M
Wasilla, Alaska, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
23 Sep 1983 Piper PA-18
N3873Z
Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States John Michael Rank No injuries -
23 Sep 1983 Piper PA 28-180
N7032W
Verna, Florida, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
23 Sep 1983 S N I A S AS350D
N5786B
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States - No injuries -
23 Sep 1983 Cessna 172
N737YD
Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
22 Sep 1983 Aeronca O-58B
N46929
Geiger, Alabama, United States - Serious injuries -
22 Sep 1983 Beechcraft 77
N6715V
Montgomery, Alabama, United States Hangar One Inc. No injuries -