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
19 May 1983 Cessna 152
N48768
Torrance, California, United States - No injuries -
19 May 1983 Grumman G-164A
N48381
Willows, California, United States - No injuries -
19 May 1983 Mooney M20J
N1143G
Blaine, Washington, United States Competition Aircraft No injuries -
19 May 1983 Cessna 150
N10069
Covington, Texas, United States - No injuries -
19 May 1983 Wizard W-1
UNREG
Shafter, California, United States Donald E.bledsoe Serious injuries -
18 May 1983 Cessna 150G
N3138X
So. Bethlehem, New York, United States - No injuries -
18 May 1983 Piper PA-28R-200
N2308T
Teterboro, New Jersey, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
18 May 1983 Schaffer-Provencher UW
N37SP
Stockbridge, Michigan, United States
approximate position
- Serious injuries -
18 May 1983 Piper PA 28-236
N2960X
Emigrant Gap, California, United States Navajo Aviation, Inc. No injuries -
18 May 1983 Hiller UH-12E
N4027L
Thermal, California, United States - No injuries -
18 May 1983 Grumman G-164A
N8941H
Edna, Texas, United States - No injuries -
18 May 1983 Grumman G-164A
N5284
Taft, Louisiana, United States - Serious injuries -
18 May 1983 Cessna 152
N67880
Detroit, Michigan, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
18 May 1983 Cessna 172
N2797E
Warsaw, Indiana, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
17 May 1983 Cessna 150L
N11234
Waterford, Connecticut, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
17 May 1983 Piper PA-23-250
N6013Y
Cabo Rojo
approximate position
Frederick J. McNulty No injuries -
17 May 1983 Cessna A185F
N4870C
Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
17 May 1983 Grumman G-164A
N9805
Hayes, Louisiana, United States Lake Air Service No injuries -
17 May 1983 Weatherly 620
N4619E
Cornerstone, Arkansas, United States - No injuries -
17 May 1983 Piper PA-30
N8450Y
Atlanta, Georgia, United States Tomahawk Airways, Inc. No injuries -
17 May 1983 Homebuilt E.A.A. P-2
N40JM
Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States - Minor injuries -
17 May 1983 Cessna 152
N67613
New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States - No injuries -
17 May 1983 Piper PA25
N4521Y
Tomah, Wisconsin, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
16 May 1983 Piper PA-28-140
N6687J
Ironwood, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
16 May 1983 Beechcraft 35P
N8512M
San Rafael, California, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
16 May 1983 Cessna 182P
N780H
Gardner, Kansas, United States - Minor injuries -
16 May 1983 Piper PA-28-140B
N8094N
Atlantic, Iowa, United States - No injuries -
16 May 1983 Cessna 172-I
N8540X
Wasco, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
16 May 1983 Piper PA-18-150
N7173K
Grass Valley, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
16 May 1983 Piper J3
N42563
Sherrill, Arkansas, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
16 May 1983 Cessna 152
N65412
Woodward, Oklahoma, United States - No injuries -
16 May 1983 Beechcraft BE60
N821BE
Robbinsville, New Jersey, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
16 May 1983 Bellanca 8GCBC
N5042Q
Twin Hills, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
16 May 1983 Cessna 150
N8576J
Janesville, Wisconsin, United States - No injuries -
15 May 1983 Mooney M20E
N2594W
Hinesville, Georgia, United States - No injuries -
15 May 1983 Piper PA-28-161
N2115R
Maxwell, California, United States - No injuries -
15 May 1983 Cessna 150M
N63404
Bakersfield, California, United States - No injuries -
15 May 1983 Waco UPF7
N29962
Seal Beach, California, United States - No injuries -
15 May 1983 Cessna 150
N5525E
Wheeler, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
15 May 1983 Eipper QUICKSILVER MX
UNREG
Lakeside, California, United States San Diego Ultralight Park Serious injuries -
15 May 1983 Aeronca 7AC
N1241E
Johnson Pond, Maine, United States
not on the map
- Serious injuries -
15 May 1983 Cessna 172M
N9558V
Arcadia, Florida, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
15 May 1983 Bell 47G
N739B
Zachary, Louisiana, United States
approximate position
James T Lewis Serious injuries -
15 May 1983 Stinson 108-3
N585C
Buffalo, Wyoming, United States - No injuries -
15 May 1983 Cessna 182Q
N759LW
Townsend, Montana, United States - No injuries -
15 May 1983 Grumman AA-1C
N39019
Kauai, Hawaii, United States - No injuries -
15 May 1983 Bell 47G
N6597D
Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
15 May 1983 Piper PA-22
N3242Z
Spring Arbor, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
15 May 1983 Cessna 120
N3019N
Grandville, Michigan, United States - Minor injuries -
14 May 1983 Cessna 402C
N6791Y
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
approximate position
Provincetown Boston Airlines No injuries -