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, 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

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

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
15 Nov 1983 Lazair ULTRALIGHT
UNREG
Elsinore, California, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
13 Nov 1983 Maule M-4-210C
N51418
Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States - Fatal 1
13 Nov 1983 Jodel-Bernier JODEL F-11
N49842
Inkom, Idaho, United States - Fatal 1
12 Nov 1983 Wizard J3
UNREG
Miami, Florida, United States - Fatal 1
9 Nov 1983 Piper PA-23-250
N4708P
West Seneca, New York, United States - Fatal 1
8 Nov 1983 Aerotek PITTS S-2B
N700ME
Elk Grove, California, United States - Fatal 1
8 Nov 1983 Lake LA-4-200
N5022L
St. Michaels, Maryland, United States - Fatal 1
8 Nov 1983 Cessna A185F
N53079
4NM W of Boring, Oregon, United States Terrance O. Bohrer Fatal 1
6 Nov 1983 Rand KR-2
N25134
Greer, South Carolina, United States - Fatal 1
5 Nov 1983 Delts Wing Kites LAZOR 170
UNREG
El Mirage, California, United States Steven Vermillion Fatal 1
5 Nov 1983 Cessna A185F
N61394
Freemason Is., Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
5 Nov 1983 Quicksilver MX
UNREG
Elwin, Illinois, United States - Fatal 1
3 Nov 1983 Cessna TU206G
N756DG
Reno, Nevada, United States - Fatal 1
3 Nov 1983 Cessna 150F
N8320G
Portland, Indiana, United States Richard L. Turner Fatal 1
31 Oct 1983 Cessna 172F
N5236F
Brunswick, Georgia, United States - Fatal 1
29 Oct 1983 Cessna A188B
N731JJ
Hazel Green, Alabama, United States Jones AG Aviation Service Fatal 1
28 Oct 1983 Short Brothers SD3-30
N26288
Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States - Fatal 1
27 Oct 1983 Cessna 182Q
N735CP
Columbus, New Mexico, United States Hawthorne Aviation Service Fatal 1
24 Oct 1983 Highcraft BUCCANEER
UNREG
Mountville, Pennsylvania, United States Scott Burd Fatal 1
24 Oct 1983 Beechcraft BE90C
N4TS
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States Taubert & Stweed Fatal 1
23 Oct 1983 Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD
N3630H
Compton, California, United States - Fatal 1
22 Oct 1983 Deley Starduster SA-100
N717MD
Wrightwood, California, United States - Fatal 1
20 Oct 1983 Cessna 150M
N714PR
Anacapa Island, California, United States George B. Butte Fatal 1
18 Oct 1983 Bell 206B III
N5011N
Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
E.w. Wiggins Airways, Inc. Fatal 1
14 Oct 1983 Bellanca 8KCAB
N5547K
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States - Fatal 1
14 Oct 1983 Grumman FM-2
N12371
Houston, Texas, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
14 Oct 1983 Piper PA-28-161
N8161S
Aubrey, Texas, United States Airport Flying School Fatal 1
9 Oct 1983 Cessna 206
N8193G
Egegik River, Alaska, United States Fort Richardson Flying Club Fatal 1
9 Oct 1983 Kemmeyer SONERAI II
N22SK
Battle Creek, Michigan, United States - Fatal 1
9 Oct 1983 Cessna 182Q
N97845
Near Challis, Idaho, United States - Fatal 1
9 Oct 1983 Piper PA-34-200
N4437T
Gulf of Mexico
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
8 Oct 1983 Cessna 195B
N3048B
Alanreed, Texas, United States - Fatal 1
8 Oct 1983 Piper PA-28-236
N2174M
Kim, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
Richard J. Kruse Fatal 1
8 Oct 1983 Johnson VARIEZE
N555EZ
Pacifica, California, United States - Fatal 1
8 Oct 1983 Globe GC-1B
N80682
Venice, Florida, United States
no coordinates
Edwin W. Smith Fatal 1
5 Oct 1983 Cessna 175B
N8146T
Burbank, California, United States - Fatal 1
4 Oct 1983 Cessna 320Q
N7529Q
Malinta, Ohio, United States - Fatal 1
4 Oct 1983 Kimbal DYKE DELTA JD2
N55AK
Punta Gorda, Florida, United States - Fatal 1
2 Oct 1983 Cessna 152
N6281Q
La Porte, Texas, United States - Fatal 1
1 Oct 1983 Bell 47G-3B1
N1334X
Pliny, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
Beartooth Helicopters, Inc. Fatal 1
30 Sep 1983 Cessna A150L
N6063J
Ringgold, Georgia, United States - Fatal 1
30 Sep 1983 Rockwell 560E
N70C
Matacumbe Key, Florida, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
26 Sep 1983 Cessna 182B
N2531G
Constantine, Michigan, United States - Fatal 1
25 Sep 1983 Cgs HAWK
UNREG
Huntington Mill, Pennsylvania, United States Rittner E. Will Fatal 1
24 Sep 1983 Schweizer SGS 1-23
N124M
Battleboro, North Carolina, United States - Fatal 1
24 Sep 1983 Eipper Quicksiver E (MODIFIED)
UNREG
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
24 Sep 1983 Mooney M20F
CGOEL
Burlington, Vermont, United States
no coordinates
Hancock Aero Club Fatal 1
23 Sep 1983 Bensen B8M
N6469
Paoli, Indiana, United States - Fatal 1
22 Sep 1983 Mooney M20K
N231GJ
Patterson, California, United States - Fatal 1
21 Sep 1983 Jilek-Smith Miniplane DSA-M3
N2441Q
Rush City, Minnesota, United States - Fatal 1