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
26 May 1983 Cessna 195
N4395V
Florence, South Carolina, United States
approximate position
Decimus C. Barbot No injuries -
26 May 1983 Cessna 150M
N66245
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States - No injuries -
26 May 1983 Piper PA-25-235
N6770Z
Jay, Florida, United States - Minor injuries -
25 May 1983 Lockheed L-1011-385-1
N31013
St. Louis, Missouri, United States - No injuries -
25 May 1983 Piper PA-28-180
N4964L
Aguanga, California, United States
approximate position
Richard Wheelock No injuries -
25 May 1983 Beechcraft V35-TC
N7980M
Wendling, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
25 May 1983 Fairchild Hiller FH-1100
N543FH
Beaumont, Texas, United States - No injuries -
25 May 1983 Piper PA-22-108
N5208Z
Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, United States James E. Alex No injuries -
25 May 1983 Lake LA-4-200
N5015L
Vinalhaven, Maine, United States
approximate position
- Serious injuries -
25 May 1983 Piper PA28-151
N6758F
Elgin, Illinois, United States - No injuries -
24 May 1983 Hiller UH-12E
N3GK
Troy, Kansas, United States - Serious injuries -
24 May 1983 Enstrom 280C
N51763
Goshen, California, United States
approximate position
Norman L. Clark Minor injuries -
24 May 1983 Piper PA18-150
N8576C
Touchet, Washington, United States - No injuries -
24 May 1983 Piper PA-34-200T
N66AH
Augusta, Georgia, United States - No injuries -
24 May 1983 Cessna 172
N62969
Timpson, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
24 May 1983 Aerospatiale SA 315B
N90706
Fillmore, Utah, United States - No injuries -
24 May 1983 Schleicher ASW-20
N20ZZ
Lansing, Michigan, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
23 May 1983 Boeing B-737-222
N752N
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
23 May 1983 Piper PA-22
N3777A
Olean, New York, United States - No injuries -
23 May 1983 Great Lakes 2T-1A
NC204K
Redding, California, United States - No injuries -
23 May 1983 Callair A-9B
N7778V
Winear, Idaho, United States Preston Flying Service No injuries -
23 May 1983 Boeing 727-31H
N840TW
Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States
not on the map
- No injuries -
23 May 1983 Piper PA-18-150
N2797P
Anchorage, Alaska, United States Larry Alan Wright No injuries -
23 May 1983 Piper PA-28-151
N43598
Big Lake, Alaska, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
23 May 1983 Cessna 170
N2487D
Central, Alaska, United States Lyle Edward Neff No injuries -
22 May 1983 Cessna 172P
N53700
Joliet, Illinois, United States - Minor injuries -
22 May 1983 Piper PA24-250
N4347B
Elsinore, California, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
22 May 1983 Cessna 182P
N52848
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
22 May 1983 Aircoupe 415-C
N3726H
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States - Minor injuries -
21 May 1983 Cessna 182B
N2632G
Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
21 May 1983 Cessna 180
N4728B
Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
21 May 1983 Luscombe 8A
N71836
Cle Elum, Washington, United States - No injuries -
21 May 1983 Cessna 182P
N8074M
Nashville, Tennessee, United States - Minor injuries -
21 May 1983 Curtiss-Wright C-46F
N1822M
King Salmon, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
21 May 1983 Piper PA-12
N2725M
Aniak, Alaska, United States - Serious injuries -
21 May 1983 Schreder HP12A
N544J
Stanton, Minnesota, United States
approximate position
- Serious injuries -
20 May 1983 Boeing 727-100
N40483
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
20 May 1983 Sud SA 318C
N67099
Near Yakutat, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
20 May 1983 Cessna 180H
N9052M
Greenville, Maine, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
20 May 1983 Cessna 182
N5547B
Riverside, California, United States - No injuries -
20 May 1983 Cessna 150K
N8406M
Tucson, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
20 May 1983 Cessna TRI82
N757SP
Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States
approximate position
- Serious injuries -
20 May 1983 Enstrom F-28C
N654H
Wise, Virginia, United States - No injuries -
20 May 1983 Beechcraft A36
N3828N
Stanton, Kentucky, United States - Minor injuries -
20 May 1983 Cessna 172N
N4980G
N. Stonington, Connecticut, United States
approximate position
Coastal Air Services, Inc. Serious injuries -
20 May 1983 Bell 47G-3B-1
N1129W
Montrose, Colorado, United States - Minor injuries -
20 May 1983 Piper PA-28-180
N7488W
Kenai, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
19 May 1983 Cessna 172P
N5302K
Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States - No injuries -
19 May 1983 Beechcraft SPORT
N24687
Bangor, Maine, United States
approximate position
Roger L. Lathrop No injuries -
19 May 1983 Globe GC-1B
N3201K
Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -