Aviation accidents in 2003

The NTSB database holds 2,063 accidents and incidents in 2003, recorded between 2003. 441 of them were fatal (21%), and 1,342 people died.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Cessna 182 and Piper PA-28.

Most of these records are from United States, Australia and Mexico.

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

2,063

Records

441

Fatal

1,342

Deaths

21%

Share fatal

2003

Period

Show these on the map 1,990 of 2,063 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 182 Cessna 182 79 Piper PA-28 65 Cessna 150 53 Piper PA-18 43 Cessna 152 31

Where these happened

United States 1,924 Australia 13 Mexico 9 Canada 9 Venezuela 7 United Kingdom 7

Operators involved

American Airlines, Inc. 4 Atlantic Coast Airlines 4 United Airlines 2 Air Orlando Flight School 2 Travel Express Aviation, L.L.C. 2 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 2

All 2,063 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
25 Dec 2003	Boeing 727-223 3X-GDO	Cotonou, Benin no coordinates	Union Des Transports Africains S.A.	Fatal	141
8 Jul 2003	Boeing 737-200 ST-AFK	Port Sudan, Sudan no coordinates	Sudan Airways	Fatal	115
6 Mar 2003	Boeing 737-2T4 7T-VEZ	Tamanrassett, Algeria no coordinates	Air Algerie	Fatal	102
8 Jan 2003	British RJ-100 TC-THG	Diyarbakir, Turkey no coordinates	Turkish Airlines Inc	Fatal	75
9 Jan 2003	Fokker F-28 MK 1000 OB-1396	Chachapoyas, Peru no coordinates	Transportes Aereos Nacionales de la Selva	Fatal	46
8 Jan 2003	Beechcraft 1900D N233YV	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States	Air Midwest Inc	Fatal	21
19 Jul 2003	Swearingen SA-226TC ZS-OYI	Mount Kenya,, Kenya no coordinates	Air 2000	Fatal	14
12 Sep 2003	Beechcraft KING AIR B200 N600BV	Madeira Islands, Portugal no coordinates	-	Fatal	9
13 Sep 2003	Cessna 402B XB-FTA	Tecalitran, Mexico	-	Fatal	8
6 Jun 2003	Unknown aircraft	Christchurch, New Zealand no coordinates	-	Fatal	8
20 Sep 2003	Aerospatiale AS350BA N270SH	GrandCanyonWest, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	7
25 Dec 2003	Beechcraft A36TC N364JR	North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	-	Fatal	6
4 Apr 2003	Beechcraft B200 N257CG	Leominster, Massachusetts, United States	-	Fatal	6
24 Dec 2003	Piper PA-34-200T N3747U	Avalon, California, United States	Long Beach Flying Club	Fatal	5
29 Oct 2003	Cessna 421B N444AM	Kelso, California, United States	-	Fatal	5
26 Oct 2003	Fairchild FH227B LV-MGV	Buenos Aires, Argentina	CATA Lineas Aereas	Fatal	5
1 Oct 2003	Piper PA-23-250 VH-WAC	Queensland, Australia	Gerald P. Mall	Fatal	5
23 Jul 2003	Bell 206B N37741	Waialeale, Kauai, Hawaii, United States	-	Fatal	5
4 Jul 2003	Cessna 421C N777DX	Sitka, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	5
17 Jun 2003	Cessna 172N N4903F	Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	5
9 Mar 2003	Cessna R172HP HK2727	Ocana, Colombia	Alas de Colombia	Fatal	5
2 Mar 2003	Beechcraft BE-36A N343BA	Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	5
7 Feb 2003	Piper PA-60 HK3645P	Cajamarca, Colombia no coordinates	Government of Colombia	Fatal	5
25 Jan 2003	Piper PA-31T N360LL	Denver, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	5
28 Dec 2003	Piper J3C-65 N2094M	Peoria, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	4
18 Dec 2003	Piper PA-32-260 N3733W	Brooklyn, Iowa, United States	Dan Lawson	Fatal	4
11 Dec 2003	Cessna 414 N1592T	Greeneville, Tennessee, United States	Saunders Advisory Group	Fatal	4
25 Nov 2003	Beechcraft S35 N10BX	Warren, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	4
23 Nov 2003	Piper PA-28R-201T YV-1528P	Caracas, Venezuela	Mendez E./ Junquera C.	Fatal	4
8 Nov 2003	Robinson R44 VHYKL	Derby, Australia	Heliwork WA Pty Ltd.	Fatal	4
12 Oct 2003	Cirrus SR-22 N100BR	Pamplona, Spain	-	Fatal	4
1 Sep 2003	Bell 206L-3 TG-HDG	Solola, Guatemala no coordinates	Helicopteros de Guatemala	Fatal	4
29 Aug 2003	Cessna 172N EC-EUK	Malaga, Spain no coordinates	Aerotec	Fatal	4
26 Jul 2003	Mooney M20C N35KR	Blanding, Utah, United States	-	Fatal	4
14 Jul 2003	Cessna 401 N6296Q	Gustavus, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	4
13 Jul 2003	Cessna 182 RG N6412T	Pianello/Carena, Switzerland no coordinates	Sixforty Corporation	Fatal	4
22 Jun 2003	Cessna 172 VHTUR	Cambelltown, Australia	Australian Civil Air Patrol	Fatal	4
15 Jun 2003	Cessna 205 N124A	Jeannette, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	4
15 Jun 2003	McDonnell Douglas 369D N4493M	Volcano, Hawaii, United States	-	Fatal	4
6 Jun 2003	Beechcraft A36TC N1856P	Los Angeles, California, United States	-	Fatal	4
28 May 2003	Cessna 185 N70176	Talkeetna, Alaska, United States	McKinley Air Service	Fatal	4
26 May 2003	Rockwell 114 N4730W	Bishop, California, United States	Steven D. Meissel	Fatal	4
25 May 2003	Piper PA-31P N36DR	Woodruff, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	4
16 May 2003	Kerner LANCAIR IV N29ME	Allendale, South Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	4
12 Apr 2003	Cessna 182L YV240C	Esmeralda, Venezuela	Aerovias Guayana S.A. (AGUAYSA)	Fatal	4
27 Mar 2003	Cessna A185F N53008	Grand Junction, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	4
14 Mar 2003	Cessna 172G VH-RPI	Trefoil Island, Australia no coordinates	Smithton Aerial Services	Fatal	4
5 Mar 2003	Piper PA-34-220T N9257X	Rexburg, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	4
3 Mar 2003	Piper PA-32-300 N4072R	Monterey, Massachusetts, United States	-	Fatal	4
17 Feb 2003	Piper PA-23-250 N54835	Miami, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	4