Aviation accidents in 1963

The NTSB database holds 78 accidents and incidents in 1963, recorded between 1963. 14 of them were fatal (18%), and 264 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (30 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8 and Lockheed 188.

Most of these records are from United States, Central America and Canada.

78 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

Records

Fatal

264

Deaths

18%

Share fatal

1963

Period

Show these on the map 0 of 78 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Boeing 707 10 Douglas DC-8 7 Lockheed 188 4 Douglas DC-3 3 Douglas DC-7B 3 Curtiss-Wrt C-46F 3

Where these happened

United States 74 Central America 2 Canada 1 Mexico 1

Operators involved

Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 11 American Airlines, Inc. 5 Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc. 4 Pan American World Airways, Inc. 4 Trans World Airlines, Inc. 4 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 4

Phase of flight

In Flight 30

Landing 29

Takeoff 9

Taxi 6

Static 3

Nearby years

All

1962 72 1964 5,293 1965 5,428 1966 5,966

All 78 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
3 Jun 1963	Douglas DC-7C N290	Annette Isld, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	101
8 Dec 1963	Boeing 707 N709PA	Elkton, Maryland, United States no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Fatal	81
12 Feb 1963	Boeing 720B N724US	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	43
29 Jan 1963	Vickers 810 N242V	Kansas City, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Continental Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	8
2 Jul 1963	Martin 404 N449A	Rochester, New York, United States no coordinates	Mohawk Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	7
14 Oct 1963	Vertol 107-II N6673D	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	New York Airways, Inc.	Fatal	6
14 Jan 1963	Beechcraft AT-11 N65458	Barter Isld, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	5
3 Feb 1963	Lockheed 1049H N9740Z	San Francisco, California, United States no coordinates	Slick Airways, Inc.	Fatal	4
7 Dec 1963	Curtiss-Wrt C-46A N609Z	Nederland, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Zantop Air Transport	Fatal	3
17 Jan 1963	Fairchild F-27 N2703	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States no coordinates	West Coast Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	3
29 Nov 1963	Douglas DC-3 N386T	Morgantown, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	Purdue Aeronautics Corp.	Fatal	1
14 Aug 1963	Curtiss-Wrt C-46F N67941	Great Falls, Montana, United States no coordinates	American Air Export & Import Co.	Fatal	1
13 Jan 1963	Douglas DC-7 N4875C	Memphis, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	1
17 Dec 1963	Douglas DC-6B N93131	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	Western Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Dec 1963	Boeing 720 N8711E	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
11 Dec 1963	Douglas DC-3 N2025A	Kalispell, Montana, United States no coordinates	West Coast Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
4 Dec 1963	Piper PA-18 N3682Z	Kodiak, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Kodiak Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
4 Dec 1963	Douglas DC-8 N8601	Lakeland, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
2 Dec 1963	Sikorsky S-62A N88067	Oakland, California, United States no coordinates	San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines	No injuries	-
21 Nov 1963	Armstrong AW650 N6507R	S.johnson Afb, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Capitol Airways	No injuries	-
9 Nov 1963	Douglas DC-8 N8603	Houston, Texas, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
6 Nov 1963	Boeing 720 N8708E	Boston, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
1 Nov 1963	Douglas DC-7B N823D	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
1 Nov 1963	Convair 440 N4815C	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
29 Oct 1963	Sikorsky S-62A N323Y	San Francisco, California, United States no coordinates	San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines	No injuries	-
19 Oct 1963	Lockheed 188A N7142C	Los Mochis, Mexico no coordinates	Western Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
29 Sep 1963	Douglas DC-3A N33656	Shreveport, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	American Flyers Airline Corp.	No injuries	-
28 Sep 1963	Douglas DC-7 N843D	Nashville, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
28 Sep 1963	Boeing 707 N7741W	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
25 Sep 1963	Curtiss-Wrt C-46F N67935	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States no coordinates	American Air Export & Import Co.	No injuries	-
25 Sep 1963	Curtiss-Wrt C-46 N1243N	Orlando, Florida, United States no coordinates	Riddle Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
23 Sep 1963	Boeing 707 N7523A	Phoenix, Arizona, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
21 Sep 1963	Boeing 707 N742TW	Topeka, Kansas, United States no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
12 Sep 1963	Cessna 180 N5398D	Egegik, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Western Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
10 Sep 1963	Boeing 707 N705PA	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
5 Sep 1963	Curtiss-Wrt C-46 N7779B	Anchorage, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Cordova Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
24 Aug 1963	Fairchild F-27 N2707	Calgary, Canada no coordinates	West Coast Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
23 Aug 1963	Pilatus PC-6 N4914	Quinhagak, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Northern Consolidated Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Aug 1963	Douglas DC-8 N8601	Orlando, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Aug 1963	Convair 440 N9320	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Aug 1963	Douglas DC-7C N5906	Panama Cty, Central America no coordinates	Braniff Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
13 Aug 1963	Douglas DC-6 N1907M	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
13 Aug 1963	Boeing 707 N719PA	McGuire Afbase, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
7 Aug 1963	Fairchild F-27A N2771R	San Francisco, California, United States no coordinates	Pacific Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
31 Jul 1963	Curtiss-Wrt C-46 N1824M	Wichita Falls, Texas, United States no coordinates	American Air Export & Import Co.	No injuries	-
28 Jul 1963	Douglas DC-8 N8037U	Des Moines, Iowa, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
23 Jul 1963	Grumman G-44 N9929H	Seldovia, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Cordova Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Jul 1963	Sikorski S-61L N300Y	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	Los Angeles Airways, Inc.	No injuries	-
9 Jul 1963	Fairchild F-27 N5096A	Kailua, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	Aloha Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
8 Jul 1963	Boeing 707 N710PA	Wilmington, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Serious injuries	-