Plane crashes in 1983

566 crashes worldwide in 1983, with 4,076 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 566
• Fatal crashes: 334
• Fatalities: 4,076
• First recorded: January 2, 1983
• Most recent: December 30, 1983

Deadliest

1. September 1, 1983: Boeing 747-200, Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin oblast, Russia (269 fatalities)
2. September 1, 1983: Boeing 747-200, Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin oblast, Russia (269 fatalities)
3. November 27, 1983: Boeing 747-200, Madrid-Barajas-Adolfo Suárez, Madrid, Spain (181 fatalities)
4. November 27, 1983: Boeing 747-200, Madrid-Barajas-Adolfo Suárez, Madrid, Spain (181 fatalities)
5. November 8, 1983: Boeing 737-200, Lubango, Huíla, Angola (130 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (200)
• Russia (38)
• Canada (26)
• Colombia (16)
• Australia (15)
• Afghanistan (13)
• United Kingdom (12)
• Germany (10)
• Mexico (10)
• Ukraine (10)
• China (8)
• Indonesia (8)

Manufacturers

• Cessna (58)
• Piper (46)
• Beechcraft (45)
• De Havilland (44)
• PZL-Mielec (42)
• Douglas (40)
• Boeing (32)
• Rockwell (31)
• Antonov (28)
• Britten-Norman (26)
• Lockheed (22)
• Mitsubishi (14)

Aircraft

• PZL-Mielec AN-2 (42)
• Britten-Norman Islander (26)
• De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter (18)
• De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver (16)
• Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (16)
• Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain (16)
• Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise (14)
• Cessna 402 (12)
• Piper PA-31-310 Navajo (12)
• Rockwell Grand Commander 680 (12)
• Antonov AN-12 (11)
• Boeing 737-200 (10)

All crashes (page 1 of 6)

• December 30, 1983: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada (1 fatality)
• December 30, 1983: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada (1 fatality)
• December 29, 1983: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Las Ánimas, Jalisco, Mexico (1 fatality)
• December 29, 1983: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Las Ánimas, Jalisco, Mexico (1 fatality)
• December 26, 1983: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Copenhagen-Kastrup, Hovedstaden, Denmark (0 fatalities)
• December 26, 1983: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Copenhagen-Kastrup, Hovedstaden, Denmark (0 fatalities)
• December 24, 1983: Antonov AN-24, Leshukonskoye, Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia (44 fatalities)
• December 24, 1983: Antonov AN-24, Leshukonskoye, Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia (44 fatalities)
• December 23, 1983: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Anchorage-Ted Stevens Intl, Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 23, 1983: Douglas DC-10, Anchorage-Ted Stevens Intl, Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 23, 1983: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Anchorage-Ted Stevens Intl, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 23, 1983: Douglas DC-10, Anchorage-Ted Stevens Intl, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 22, 1983: Learjet 25, Eagle County-FlyVail, Colorado, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 22, 1983: Learjet 25, Eagle County-FlyVail, Colorado, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 18, 1983: Airbus A300, Kuala Lumpur-Subang-Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Selangor, Malaysia (0 fatalities)
• December 18, 1983: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 18, 1983: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 18, 1983: Airbus A300, Kuala Lumpur-Subang-Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, Selangor, Malaysia (0 fatalities)
• December 17, 1983: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, Canada (2 fatalities)
• December 17, 1983: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, Canada (2 fatalities)
• December 14, 1983: Boeing 707, Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera, Antioquia, Colombia (25 fatalities)
• December 14, 1983: Boeing 707, Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera, Antioquia, Colombia (25 fatalities)
• December 13, 1983: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines (0 fatalities)
• December 13, 1983: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines (0 fatalities)
• December 12, 1983: Cessna 425 Conquest, Newburgh-Stewart, New York, United States (1 fatality)
• December 12, 1983: Cessna 425 Conquest, Newburgh-Stewart, New York, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• December 11, 1983: Vickers Varsity, El Paso-West Texas, Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 11, 1983: IAI Arava 201, Poptún, Petén, Guatemala (0 fatalities)
• December 11, 1983: Vickers Varsity, El Paso-West Texas, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 11, 1983: IAI Arava 201, Poptún, Petén, Guatemala (0 fatalities)
• December 9, 1983: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Put-in-Bay, Ohio, United States (4 fatalities)
• December 9, 1983: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Put-in-Bay, Ohio, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
• December 8, 1983: Cessna 500 Citation, Stornoway, Hebrides Islands, United Kingdom (10 fatalities)
• December 8, 1983: Cessna 500 Citation, Stornoway, Hebrides Islands, United Kingdom (10 fatalities)
• December 7, 1983: Cessna 402, Ngong Hills, Kajiado, Kenya (0 fatalities)
• December 7, 1983: Douglas DC-9, Madrid-Barajas-Adolfo Suárez, Madrid, Spain (42 fatalities)
• December 7, 1983: Boeing 727-200, Madrid-Barajas-Adolfo Suárez, Madrid, Spain (51 fatalities)
• December 7, 1983: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Point Cook (Melbourne), Victoria, Australia (1 fatality)
• December 7, 1983: Cessna 402, Ngong, Kajiado, Kenya (0 fatalities)
• December 7, 1983: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Point Cook (Melbourne), Victoria, Australia (1 fatality)
• December 7, 1983: Douglas DC-9, Madrid-Barajas-Adolfo Suárez, Madrid, Spain (42 fatalities)
• December 7, 1983: Boeing 727-200, Madrid-Barajas-Adolfo Suárez, Madrid, Spain (51 fatalities)
• December 5, 1983: Beechcraft D18, Brownsville-South Padre Island, Texas, United States (1 fatality)
• December 5, 1983: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Kansas City, Kansas, United States (1 fatality)
• December 5, 1983: Beechcraft D18, Brownsville-South Padre Island, Texas, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• December 5, 1983: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Kansas City, Kansas, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• December 4, 1983: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Lakeland, Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 4, 1983: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Lakeland, Florida, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 29, 1983: Partenavia P.68, Kinshasa-Ndolo, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (1 fatality)
• November 29, 1983: Partenavia P.68, Kinshasa-Ndolo, Kinshasa City Province, DR Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (1 fatality)
• November 28, 1983: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Enugu, Enugu, Nigeria (53 fatalities)
• November 28, 1983: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Trompeteros, Loreto, Peru (0 fatalities)
• November 28, 1983: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Enugu, Enugu, Nigeria (53 fatalities)
• November 28, 1983: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Trompeteros, Loreto, Peru (0 fatalities)
• November 27, 1983: Boeing 747-200, Madrid-Barajas-Adolfo Suárez, Madrid, Spain (181 fatalities)
• November 27, 1983: Boeing 747-200, Madrid-Barajas-Adolfo Suárez, Madrid, Spain (181 fatalities)
• November 26, 1983: Cessna 340, Ephrata, Washington, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 26, 1983: Beechcraft 100 King Air, Midland, Texas, United States (8 fatalities)
• November 26, 1983: Beechcraft 100 King Air, Midland, Texas, USA, United States (8 fatalities)
• November 26, 1983: Cessna 340, Ephrata, Washington, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 25, 1983: Beechcraft H18, Allentown-Queen City, Pennsylvania, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 25, 1983: Beechcraft H18, Allentown-Queen City, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 24, 1983: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Waynesville, North Carolina, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 24, 1983: Grumman C-1A Trader, Mediterranean Sea, World (3 fatalities)
• November 24, 1983: Grumman C-1A Trader, Mediterranean Sea, World (4 fatalities)
• November 24, 1983: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Waynesville, North Carolina, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 23, 1983: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Lansdowne House, Ontario, Canada (4 fatalities)
• November 23, 1983: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Lansdowne House, Ontario, Canada (4 fatalities)
• November 22, 1983: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Aurora, Colorado, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 22, 1983: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Aurora, Colorado, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 21, 1983: Antonov AN-12, Senkovo, Smolensk oblast, Russia (9 fatalities)
• November 21, 1983: Antonov AN-12, Senkovo, Smolensk oblast, Russia (9 fatalities)
• November 20, 1983: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Franklin-Venango-Chess Lamberton Field, Pennsylvania, United States (6 fatalities)
• November 20, 1983: Cessna 340, Orangeville, Florida, United States (1 fatality)
• November 20, 1983: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Franklin-Venango-Chess Lamberton Field, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
• November 20, 1983: Cessna 340, Orangeville, Florida, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• November 18, 1983: Tupolev TU-134, Tbilisi-Shota-Rustaveli (ex Novo Alekseyevka), Tbilisi City District, Georgia (7 fatalities)
• November 18, 1983: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico (13 fatalities)
• November 18, 1983: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico (13 fatalities)
• November 18, 1983: Tupolev TU-134, Tbilisi-Shota-Rustaveli (ex Novo Alekseyevka), Tbilisi City District, Georgia (7 fatalities)
• November 15, 1983: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Cairns, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• November 15, 1983: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Charlotte-Douglas, North Carolina, United States (1 fatality)
• November 15, 1983: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Cairns, Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• November 15, 1983: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Charlotte-Douglas, North Carolina, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• November 11, 1983: Antonov AN-12, Petrel-Burevestnik (Iturup Island, Kuril Islands), Sakhalin oblast, Russia (30 fatalities)
• November 11, 1983: Antonov AN-12, Petrel-Burevestnik (Iturup Island, Kuril Islands), Sakhalin oblast, Russia (30 fatalities)
• November 10, 1983: Curtiss C-46 Commando, San Borja-Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia, Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• November 10, 1983: Curtiss C-46 Commando, San Borja-Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia, Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• November 8, 1983: Boeing 737-200, Lubango, Huíla, Angola (130 fatalities)
• November 8, 1983: Rockwell Aero Commander 520, Clines Corners, New Mexico, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 8, 1983: Boeing 737-200, Lubango, Huíla, Angola (130 fatalities)
• November 8, 1983: Rockwell Aero Commander 520, Clines Corners, New Mexico, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 7, 1983: Partenavia P.68, Strasbourg-Entzheim, Bas-Rhin, France (2 fatalities)
• November 7, 1983: Partenavia P.68, Strasbourg-Entzheim, Bas-Rhin, France (2 fatalities)
• November 5, 1983: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Challis, Idaho, United States (4 fatalities)
• November 5, 1983: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Challis, Idaho, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
• November 4, 1983: Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris, Alto Pencoso, San Luis, Argentina (2 fatalities)
• November 4, 1983: Morane-Saulnier M.S.760 Paris, Alto Pencoso, San Luis, Argentina (2 fatalities)
• October 31, 1983: Douglas DC-3, Laredo, Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 31, 1983: Douglas DC-3, Laredo, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)