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
23 Jan 1983 Cessna 140
N2180N
Mt. Baldy, California, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
22 Jan 1983 Schweizer 2-33A
N65808
North Shore, California, United States Salton Sea Air Service Serious injuries -
22 Jan 1983 Beechcraft BE-60
N1887L
Watsonville, California, United States - No injuries -
21 Jan 1983 Mitsubishi MU-2B-30
N555CH
Lubbock, Texas, United States - No injuries -
21 Jan 1983 Cessna 152
N67897
Meriden, Connecticut, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
21 Jan 1983 Beechcraft C45H
N69K
Leesburg, Florida, United States
approximate position
Raymond A. Waldrop Serious injuries -
21 Jan 1983 Beechcraft E18-S
N342T
Naples, Florida, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
21 Jan 1983 Stinson 108-2
N9923K
Yucca Valley, California, United States - Minor injuries -
20 Jan 1983 Beechcraft C-99
N64002
San Francisco, California, United States Wings West Airlines, Inc. Fatal -
20 Jan 1983 Cessna 150M
N704LQ
Cahokia, Illinois, United States Michael W. Funk No injuries -
20 Jan 1983 Beechcraft 95-C55
N5712V
St. Jacob, Illinois, United States - No injuries -
20 Jan 1983 Boeing B-737-200
N68SW
Lubbock, Texas, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
19 Jan 1983 Israel 1124
N250RA
New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States - No injuries -
19 Jan 1983 Piper PA-32-300
N5818F
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
19 Jan 1983 Cessna 182D
N8780X
Near Telogia, Florida, United States
not on the map
- No injuries -
19 Jan 1983 Cessna 172XP
N736YA
Harmony, Wyoming, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
19 Jan 1983 Piper PA-18-150
N9672P
Mount Pleasant, Utah, United States - No injuries -
19 Jan 1983 Bell 47G-2
N2822B
Anchorage, Alaska, United States Wilburs Flight Operations Minor injuries -
18 Jan 1983 Cessna 182M
N70872
Columbia, South Carolina, United States Douglas W. Kindred No injuries -
18 Jan 1983 Cessna 180K
N64000
Billings, Montana, United States - No injuries -
18 Jan 1983 Piper PA32-301
N8385G
Quzinkie, Alaska, United States Island Air Service No injuries -
18 Jan 1983 Aero Commander 500
N6239B
Dixon, California, United States Naike Hyles Air Express No injuries -
18 Jan 1983 Cessna 188
N5636J
Five Points, California, United States - No injuries -
17 Jan 1983 Cessna 150
N150RF
Portsmouth, Virginia, United States - Minor injuries -
17 Jan 1983 Bellanca 17-30A
N28163
Pocatello, Idaho, United States - No injuries -
17 Jan 1983 Bell 206B
N59426
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
17 Jan 1983 Piper PA-32-301
N8429N
Nondalton, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
16 Jan 1983 Cessna A185F
N1071F
Loreauville, Louisiana, United States - Serious injuries -
16 Jan 1983 Grumman American AA-5B
N45344
Nacogdoches, Texas, United States David M. Blacklock No injuries -
16 Jan 1983 Douglas DC-3
TGSAB
Bay City, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
16 Jan 1983 Cessna 336
N1737Z
Key Largo, Florida, United States - No injuries -
16 Jan 1983 Cessna 150
N9218U
Campbell, Minnesota, United States
approximate position
Jerome E. Daniel No injuries -
16 Jan 1983 Cessna 182
N3318F
Wheaton, Illinois, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
16 Jan 1983 Champion 7HC
N8974R
Anchorage, Alaska, United States - Minor injuries -
16 Jan 1983 Cessna 172N
N737VQ
Carrollton, Texas, United States Tejas Aviation, Inc. Serious injuries -
16 Jan 1983 Pitts S1S
N15HR
San Jose, California, United States - No injuries -
16 Jan 1983 Boeing 747-123
N9664
Los Angeles, California, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
16 Jan 1983 Piper PA-22-135
N8604C
New Hope, Pennsylvania, United States - Serious injuries -
15 Jan 1983 Maule M4-180C
N2062U
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
15 Jan 1983 Piper PA-18-150
N4610Y
Galen, Montana, United States - Serious injuries -
15 Jan 1983 Cessna 150
N45528
Midland, Texas, United States Tech Flyers Inc. No injuries -
15 Jan 1983 Piper PA-24-250
N5730P
El Cajon, California, United States - Serious injuries -
15 Jan 1983 Piper PA-38-112
N2422A
Barstow, California, United States - No injuries -
14 Jan 1983 Piper PA-31-350
N3533U
Belle Chase, Louisiana, United States - No injuries -
14 Jan 1983 McDonnell Douglas DC10-10
N115AA
Chicago, Illinois, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
14 Jan 1983 Cessna 172 RG
N9916B
Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States - Serious injuries -
14 Jan 1983 Cessna R172K
N9927V
San Martin, California, United States Aero Trends, Inc. No injuries -
13 Jan 1983 Piper PA-28-140
N6347W
Glenview, Illinois, United States - No injuries -
13 Jan 1983 Piper PA-30
N7737Y
Greenville, South Carolina, United States Allen, John H. No injuries -
13 Jan 1983 Cessna 185
N2660S
Near Cordova, Alaska, United States Kennedy Air Service No injuries -