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, Germany and Pakistan.

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

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 238 Cessna 150 165 Piper PA-28 155 Cessna 152 145 Cessna 182 133 Piper PA-32 49

Where these happened

United States 3,482 Germany 1 Pakistan 1 Angola 1

Operators involved

Eastern Airlines 3 Central Air Charter, Inc. 2 Pilot Personnel International 2 Air Canada 2 California Aviation Services 2 Parsons Air 2

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
11 Aug 1983	Cessna 140A N5301C	Sevier, Utah, United States	-	Fatal	2
7 Aug 1983	Beechcraft S35 N193H	Wiscasset, Maine, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
6 Aug 1983	Bellanca 7ECA N5052E	McCarthy, Alaska, United States no coordinates	FT. Richarson Flying Club	Fatal	2
4 Aug 1983	Piper PA-28-181 N2876X	Dwight, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Jul 1983	Great Lakes 2T-1A-Z N5761N	Davis, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
28 Jul 1983	Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 N450FH	Porterville, California, United States	Hiller Aviation	Fatal	2
28 Jul 1983	North American Rockwell 680 N6878S	Bayport, New York, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 Jul 1983	Cessna T210N N5517C	Watsonville, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 Jul 1983	Robinson R22 N9066P	Canton, Pennsylvania, United States	Muth Aircraft Company	Fatal	2
20 Jul 1983	American Eagle 2-PLACE N911AA	Chesterfield, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Jul 1983	Piper J3C-65 N92367	Ellenwood, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
11 Jul 1983	Stinson 108 N90DD	Farmingdale, New York, United States	-	Fatal	2
11 Jul 1983	Piper J3C-65S N42847	Abbot Village, Maine, United States no coordinates	Carrol J. Ruksznis	Fatal	2
11 Jul 1983	Piccard AX-6 N99US	Azle, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
9 Jul 1983	Aeronca 7BCM L-16A N2557B	Gadsden, Alabama, United States	-	Fatal	2
9 Jul 1983	Beechcraft N35 N1317Z	McComb, Mississippi, United States	-	Fatal	2
6 Jul 1983	Grumman AA-1B N1480R	Newport, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	2
3 Jul 1983	Piper PA-22 N8914C	Rogers, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	2
3 Jul 1983	Long EZE N812EZ	Near Captiva, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
3 Jul 1983	Twitchell LONG-EZE N3149K	Oceano, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Jul 1983	Hamilton T-28R-2 N182U	Martinez, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	2
1 Jul 1983	Beechcraft A36 N23684	Enid, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Jun 1983	Piper PA-24 N7284P	Fleeton, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Jun 1983	Cessna 150J N60655	El Campo, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Jun 1983	Grumman American AA-5A N9844U	Houston, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
28 Jun 1983	Cessna 152 N46832	Neligh, Nebraska, United States	-	Fatal	2
28 Jun 1983	Aero Commander 680-F N6139X	Norman, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	2
25 Jun 1983	Prout LONG-EZE N81KP	Geyserville, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
25 Jun 1983	Cessna U206 N5413X	Cortez, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
23 Jun 1983	Stolp SA750 N25873	Harwood, North Dakota, United States	Duncan Neil Dickson	Fatal	2
23 Jun 1983	Lockheed L-18 N333FB	Millhaven, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 Jun 1983	Cessna 177 N2293Y	Great Bend, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
20 Jun 1983	Piper PA28-161 N2405U	Cambridge, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 Jun 1983	Piper PA-24-250 N47RR	Stehekin, Washington, United States	Calvin A Merriman	Fatal	2
15 Jun 1983	Cessna T210L N732CD	Porter Township, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Jun 1983	Piper PA-32-260 N5509V	Newton, Iowa, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Jun 1983	Piper PA-18A-150 N783L	Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	2
11 Jun 1983	Beechcraft 95-B55 N6610K	Van Nuys, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
10 Jun 1983	Bell 212 N59636	Goleta, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Jun 1983	Piper PA-28-181 N8318T	El Cajon, California, United States	S G Flight Service, Inc.	Fatal	2
2 Jun 1983	Aero Commander 680FL N271VT	Monticello, Utah, United States	-	Fatal	2
1 Jun 1983	Piper PA-32 300C N8926N	Buckeye, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	2
1 Jun 1983	Cessna 180J N52072	Harvey, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Harvey Canay Seaplane Service	Fatal	2
25 May 1983	Piper PA-38-112 N2433L	Canon City, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 May 1983	Mooney M20K N1150S	Van Nuys, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 May 1983	Herpst VARIEZE N882BF	Portola, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 May 1983	Cessna 152 N5112Q	Hamilton, Montana, United States	Hamilton Aviation	Fatal	2
22 May 1983	Cessna 172P N54609	Lander, Wyoming, United States	Roger Peters	Fatal	2
21 May 1983	Ryan PT-22/ST-3KR N721R	Mesa, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	2
21 May 1983	Beechcraft A23 N1467L	Dublin, Virginia, United States	Dublin Aviation	Fatal	2