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, Angola and Germany.

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 Angola 1 Germany 1 Pakistan 1

Operators involved

Eastern Airlines 3 United Airlines 2 AAR Western Skyways, Inc. 2 Aeronautics Inc. 2 Central Air Charter, Inc. 2 Pilot Personnel International 2

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
12 May 1983	Cessna 150L N21991	Cheraw, South Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	2
7 May 1983	Cessna C-150H N7146S	Fort Valley, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 May 1983	Cessna 177B N34581	Port Aransas, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 May 1983	Piper PA 32RT-300T N22011	Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States	Smyrna AVN	Fatal	2
30 Apr 1983	Piper PA-38-112 N2580L	Farmingdale, New York, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Apr 1983	Bell 47G-2 N2829B	Waymart, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Apr 1983	Beechcraft 77 N67140	Renton, Washington, United States	Fancher Flyways	Fatal	2
26 Apr 1983	Hiller FH-1100 N4034K	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 Apr 1983	Piper PA-28-140 N95341	Lebanon, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
24 Apr 1983	Cessna 185F N29968	Pillager, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	2
11 Apr 1983	Cessna 182RII N5541N	Casa Grande, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Apr 1983	Cessna 182 N92734	Coulterville, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	2
7 Apr 1983	Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 N37MN	Selawik, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 Apr 1983	Piper PA-28RT-201 N8219L	Captree Island, New York, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Apr 1983	Glasair SH2 N94RB	Camano Island, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Apr 1983	Piper PA-12 N2826M	Glennallen, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
31 Mar 1983	Cessna 150M N714ML	Kanab, Utah, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Mar 1983	Beechcraft A36 N18314	Enid, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Mar 1983	Gates Learjet 25 N51CA	Newark, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Hughes Charter Air	Fatal	2
21 Mar 1983	Cessna 170B N2462D	Near Pala, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
19 Mar 1983	Piper PA-28-151 N41576	Trinity Center, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
18 Mar 1983	Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 N473MA	North Adams, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Petroquimica Dominicana CXA	Fatal	2
17 Mar 1983	Bellanca 17-31A N8855V	Waverly, Georgia, United States	Harold A. Albritton	Fatal	2
14 Mar 1983	Robinson R-22 N9024Z	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 Mar 1983	Mooney M20J N8201V	Chatsworth, California, United States	C & K Aviation	Fatal	2
13 Mar 1983	Piper PA-28-161 N82026	Danvers, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Mar 1983	Beechcraft A23-24 N5751V	Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Mar 1983	Ryan NAVION A N444N	Fiddletown, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
11 Mar 1983	Champion 7EC N7527E	Wright, Wyoming, United States	-	Fatal	2
9 Mar 1983	Cessna U2061 N1456M	Pt Reyes, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
7 Mar 1983	Cessna 182Q N735VD	McCall, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	2
7 Mar 1983	Beechcraft K35 N9543R	Birmingham, Alabama, United States	-	Fatal	2
28 Feb 1983	Hughes 269A N42426	Phoenix, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
28 Feb 1983	Piper PA-32-301 N28216	Brooksville, Florida, United States no coordinates	Capital Aviation Services	Fatal	2
28 Feb 1983	Beechcraft E55 N17993	Bridgeport, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Feb 1983	Cessna 172M N12067	Mountville, Pennsylvania, United States	Central Manor Aviation	Fatal	2
23 Feb 1983	Cessna 182H N2081X	Chuluota, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Feb 1983	Cessna 172N N4862G	Pineville, Louisiana, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 Feb 1983	Piper PA-23F-250 N63808	Moab, Utah, United States	Rocky Mountain Piper Aircraft	Fatal	2
13 Feb 1983	Rockwell 690A N81416	Winter Haven, Florida, United States	Charles D. Howell	Fatal	2
12 Feb 1983	Champion 7KCAB N5277X	Reedsburg, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Feb 1983	Aeronca 7EC N4320C	Astatula, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Feb 1983	Cessna TR182 N6144T	Garwin, Iowa, United States	-	Fatal	2
7 Feb 1983	Navion G N91774	Leadville, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 Feb 1983	Beechcraft 58 N1586W	Indio, California, United States	J.r. Husham	Fatal	2
3 Feb 1983	Aero Commander 680FL P N12LF	Sunbury, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	2
27 Jan 1983	Piper PA-32R-301 N8139D	Redlands, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Jan 1983	Piper PA-22-20 N3925P	Siren, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Jan 1983	Cessna 152 N25061	Castaic, California, United States no coordinates	Richard E Carr	Fatal	2
21 Jan 1983	Bell 206L-3 N3899U	Goliad, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2