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.
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
Where these happened
All 3,514 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 1983 | Douglas DC-9-32 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | Air Canada | Fatal | 23 |
| 22 Aug 1983 | Lockheed LEARSTAR, L-18-56 | Silvana, Washington, United States | Landry Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 11 |
| 12 Oct 1983 | Hawker Siddeley HS-748-2A | Pinckneyville, Illinois, United States | Air Illinois, Inc | Fatal | 10 |
| 17 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-31-350 | Peach Springs, Arizona, United States | Las Vegas Airlines | Fatal | 10 |
| 26 Nov 1983 | Beechcraft B100 | Midland, Texas, United States | Texas Western Aviation | Fatal | 8 |
| 4 Sep 1983 | Cessna 421C | Altus, Oklahoma, United States | Osage Aviation Services Inc. | Fatal | 8 |
| 22 Jun 1983 | Cessna 421A | Atmore, Alabama, United States | E. Mason Adom | Fatal | 8 |
| 28 Aug 1983 | Lockheed 382G | Angola/Dundo, Angola | - | Fatal | 7 |
| 9 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft D55 | Cherry Point, North Carolina, United States | Henry H. Tiffany | Fatal | 7 |
| 28 Nov 1983 | Beechcraft A36 | Armuchee, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 20 Nov 1983 | Aero Commander 500B | Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 20 Jul 1983 | Aero Commander 685 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Technical Computer Services | Fatal | 6 |
| 5 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Sebastian, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 9 Apr 1983 | Piper PA32-300 | Weaverville, California, United States | Marion Tanger | Fatal | 6 |
| 8 Apr 1983 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Wellsville, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 28 Jan 1983 | Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 6 Nov 1983 | Cessna 210M | Greensburg, Kansas, United States | Crawford A. Barber | Fatal | 5 |
| 5 Nov 1983 | Cessna T210M | Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 14 Aug 1983 | Rockwell 114A | Ebro, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 14 Aug 1983 | Aerospatiale AS350D | Dover Township, New Jersey, United States | Trinity Jet, Inc. | Fatal | 5 |
| 13 Aug 1983 | Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 | Toutle, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 19 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-32-300 | Glacier Peak, Washington, United States | Phillip E. Strathy | Fatal | 5 |
| 31 May 1983 | Piper PA-23C-250 | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Lucaya Beach Air Service | Fatal | 5 |
| 30 May 1983 | Piper PA-28-180 | Haskell, Texas, United States | ROY Williams | Fatal | 5 |
| 27 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-34-200T | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 21 Feb 1983 | Beechcraft N35 | Mount Shasta, California, United States | Richard K Walsh | Fatal | 5 |
| 18 Feb 1983 | Piper 601P | San Diego, California, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 4 Jan 1983 | Cessna T303 | Willard, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 27 Dec 1983 | Beechcraft P35 | McKittrick, California, United States | Flying Particles, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 27 Dec 1983 | Beechcraft 58 | Marquez, New Mexico, United States | Charles F. McCool, Frey Ass.inc | Fatal | 4 |
| 25 Dec 1983 | Mooney M20F | Clemson, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Dec 1983 | Piper PA-34-200T | Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Dec 1983 | Cessna 207 | Put-In-Bay, Ohio, United States | Island Airlines | Fatal | 4 |
| 27 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172L | Simpson, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 27 Nov 1983 | Beechcraft 58TC | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 27 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172P | Silver Greek, New York, United States | Buffalo Airpark | Fatal | 4 |
| 25 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-23 | Comfort, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Nov 1983 | Cessna 210N | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 21 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-28-236 | Wikieup, Arizona, United States | Deer Valley Avionics | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Nov 1983 | Grumman American AA-5B | Boulder, Colorado, United States | Castlewood Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 14 Nov 1983 | Cessna 182P | Climax, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Nov 1983 | Beechcraft 56TC | San Diego, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 5 Nov 1983 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Challis, Idaho, United States | Air Unlimited | Fatal | 4 |
| 31 Oct 1983 | Cessna 206 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Sep 1983 | Beechcraft 19A | New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States | Capitol City Aviation | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Sep 1983 | Cessna U-206FG | Jones Beach, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 6 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-32-301T | San Marcos, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 21 Aug 1983 | Beechcraft V35 | Conchas, New Mexico, United States | Gelder Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-28-161 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Aeronautics Inc | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-24-180 | Pomona, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |