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
6 Sep 2003	Cessna 172L N7632G	New Braunfels, Texas, United States	Southern Wings, Inc.	Fatal	2
2 Sep 2003	Bacon QUESTAIR #20 VENTURE N29G	Carefree, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	2
31 Aug 2003	Piper PA-46-310P N70DL	Hilton Head Is, South Carolina, United States	Robert W. Bell Jr.	Fatal	2
31 Aug 2003	Beechcraft BE-35 N4289B	Kingsport, Tennessee, United States	-	Fatal	2
28 Aug 2003	Beechcraft 58P N285V	Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Aug 2003	Beechcraft 1900D N240CJ	Yarmouth, Massachusetts, United States	Colgan Air Inc.	Fatal	2
26 Aug 2003	Piper PA-32R-300 N6126J	Warm Lake, Idaho, United States	Murfey, George J.	Fatal	2
21 Aug 2003	Piper PA-31 N93DC	Clearwater, Florida, United States	Bruce T. Kendell	Fatal	2
17 Aug 2003	Alon A-2 (AIRCOUPE) N6520Q	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
17 Aug 2003	Reims 406 N6591L	Barrow, Alaska, United States	Hageland Aviation Services Inc	Fatal	2
17 Aug 2003	Ercoupe 415-C N99748	Rome, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	2
17 Aug 2003	Boeing PT-17 STEARMAN N38998	Tuckasegee, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 Aug 2003	Holden PULSAR N78DT	Willmar, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	2
9 Aug 2003	Cessna 185F HK-1661P	Prto. Echeverry, Colombia no coordinates	Elizabeth Villamarin Diaz	Fatal	2
8 Aug 2003	Piper PA-32-300 N6373C	Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 Aug 2003	Learjet 35A N135PT	Groton, Connecticut, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Aug 2003	Piper PA-34-200T N577SK	Galion, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Jul 2003	Bell 206L-3 N6184D	Whiteriver, Arizona, United States	US Dept of Interior	Fatal	2
16 Jul 2003	Lockheed L-188A C-GFQA	Cranbrook, Canada no coordinates	Air Spray Inc	Fatal	2
13 Jul 2003	Cessna 402C N314AB	Treasure Cay, Bahamas	Air Sunshine, Inc.	Fatal	2
10 Jul 2003	Casa 2.111 N72615	Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States	-	Fatal	2
9 Jul 2003	Cessna 172M N13368	McAllen, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
8 Jul 2003	Cessna 172S N166ME	McKinney, Texas, United States	Monarch Air	Fatal	2
5 Jul 2003	Piper PA-34-220T PT-VOO	Estancia, Paraguay	-	Fatal	2
5 Jul 2003	Beechcraft F-35 N205	Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States	-	Fatal	2
5 Jul 2003	McIlraith SEA REY N216ST	Tomah, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Jul 2003	Beechcraft 58P N36TL	Memphis, Tennessee, United States	David W. Cahill (president Wind Dancer DSC, Inc.)	Fatal	2
28 Jun 2003	Stugart VANS RV-6A N29PT	Fort Collins, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
27 Jun 2003	Beechcraft 35-B33 N8953M	Harned, Kentucky, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Jun 2003	Cessna 414 N749AA	N. Fort Myers, Florida, United States	John E. Nowicki Jr.	Fatal	2
25 Jun 2003	Cessna 172 N736QK	Skagway, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
20 Jun 2003	Robinson R-22M VHOHA	Camden, Australia	Cloud 9 Aviation Pty Ltd	Fatal	2
19 Jun 2003	Piper PA-32R-301T N270LM	Scottsboro, Alabama, United States	-	Fatal	2
19 Jun 2003	Piper PA-12 N3351M	Nimpo Lake, BC, Canada	51 Mike LLC	Fatal	2
16 Jun 2003	Piper PA-30 N8162Y	NewPhiladelphia, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 Jun 2003	Piper PA-31P N577FS	Augusta, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 Jun 2003	Bellanca 7KCAB N68551	Dover, Tennessee, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Jun 2003	Aviat A-1 N104CA	Atlanta, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Jun 2003	Piper PA-32R-301 N232HC	Carthage, Mississippi, United States	Dominick C. Riso	Fatal	2
12 Jun 2003	Chinook Plus 2 A13-SWB UNREG	Elsanor, Alabama, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Jun 2003	Cessna 150H N6566S	Pittsfield, Maine, United States	-	Fatal	2
8 Jun 2003	Cessna 172P N63319	Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States	Wausau Flying Service	Fatal	2
3 Jun 2003	Robinson R-22 BETA N23428	Montpelier, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	2
1 Jun 2003	Learjet 45 I-ERJC	Milan, Italy no coordinates	Eurojet Italia	Fatal	2
31 May 2003	Gray Jerry KITFOX N111BM	Jerome, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 May 2003	Cessna 172 N7301A	Republic, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
25 May 2003	Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415D N93971	Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 May 2003	North American T28C N537Z	Sherman Oaks, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 May 2003	Cessna 177RG N8034G	Ely, Nevada, United States	-	Fatal	2
7 May 2003	Bell Shelby Aero 47G2 N1774	Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States	Versatile Helicopters Inc.	Fatal	2