Aviation accidents in 1983
CrashAtlas records 165 aviation accidents worldwide in 1983, accounting for 1,675 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
165
Recorded accidents
1,675
Fatalities in this listing
1983
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-09-01 | Korean Air Lines - KAL 007 | Boeing 747-230B | Pacific Ocean | 269 |
| 1983-11-27 | Avianca, lsf Scandinavian Airlines System - SAS 011 | Boeing 747-283M | Spain | 181 |
| 1983-11-08 | TAAG Angola Airlines · D2-TBN | Boeing 737-2M2 | Angola | 130 |
| 1983-07-11 | TAME Ecuador 173 | Boeing 737-2V2 | Ecuador | 119 |
| 1983-09-23 | Gulf Air 771 | Boeing 737-2P6 | United Arab Emirates | 112 |
| 1983-08-30 | Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate 5463 | Tupolev Tu-134A | Kazakhstan | 90 |
| 1983-11-28 | Nigeria Airways · 5N-ANF | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 2000 | Nigeria | 53 |
| 1983-12-07 | Iberia 350 | Boeing 727-256 | Spain | 51 |
| 1983-01-16 | Türk Hava Yollari - THY 158 | Boeing 727-2F2 | Turkey | 47 |
| 1983-12-24 | Aeroflot, Arkhangelsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-46617 | Antonov An-24RV | Russia | 44 |
| 1983-12-07 | Aviaco 350 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Spain | 42 |
| 1983-06-06 | Republic of China Air Force - ROCAF · 3197 | Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar | Taiwan | 38 |
| 1983-05-06 | Soviet Air Force · 01 | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 33 |
| 1983-05-06 | Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF · L4K-12/18 | Fairchild C-123K Provider | Thailand | 31 |
| 1983-11-11 | Soviet Air Force | Antonov An-12 | Russia | 30 |
| 1983-03-11 | AVENSA · YV-67C | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Venezuela | 23 |
| 1983-07-01 | Chosonminhang · 889 | Ilyushin Il-62M | Guinea | 23 |
| 1983-04-19 | Aeroflot / Armenia · CCCP-87291 | Yakovlev Yak-40 | Armenia | 21 |
| 1983-03-10 | Bakhtar Afghan Airlines · YA-GAZ | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Afghanistan | 19 |
| 1983-04-30 | United States Navy · 141010 | Convair C-131F (CV-340) | United States of America | 14 |
| 1983-06-16 | United States Navy · 152720 | Lockheed P-3B Orion | United States of America | 14 |
| 1983-10-11 | Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA · T-125 | FMA IA 50 Guaraní II | Argentina | 12 |
| 1983-08-28 | Moore's Air Charter · VH-KTE | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | Australia | 12 |
| 1983-09-14 | CAAC · B-264 | Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 2E | China | 11 |
| 1983-04-26 | Japan Maritime Self Defence Force - JMSDF · 5801 | Shin Meiwa PS-1 | Japan | 11 |
| 1983-08-21 | Landry Aviation, lsf Command Aviation · N116CA | Lockheed 18 Learstar II | United States of America | 11 |
| 1983-10-11 | Air Illinois 710 | Hawker Siddeley HS-748-FAA Srs. 2A | United States of America | 10 |
| 1983-09-28 | Taiwan Airlines · B-11109 | Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander | Taiwan | 10 |
| 1983-12-08 | Trans Europe Air Charter, lsf Brencham Ltd · G-UESS | Cessna 500 Citation I | United Kingdom | 10 |
| 1983-10-08 | Burma Airways · XY-AEE | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Myanmar | 9 |
| 1983-11-21 | Soviet Air Force · 39 | Antonov An-12 | Russia | 9 |
| 1983-04-04 | Total · F-BVRP | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | China | 8 |
| 1983-04-29 | SAN Ecuador - Servicios Aéreos Nacionales · HC-BAT | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-R | Ecuador | 8 |
| 1983-04-16 | Air Liberia · EL-AIH | British Aerospace BAe-748-329 Srs. 2A LFD | Sudan | 8 |
| 1983-11-26 | Texas Western Aviation · N1910L | Beechcraft B100 King Air | United States of America | 8 |
| 1983-06-09 | Fuerza Aérea del Peru - FAP · FAP-383 | Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules | Peru | 8 |
| 1983-04-19 | Japan Air Self-Defense Force - JASDF · 58-1009 | Kawasaki C-1 | Japan | 8 |
| 1983-08-27 | Transamerica Airlines · N17ST | Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules | Angola | 7 |
| 1983-10-08 | Private | Douglas DC-6 | Colombia | 7 |
| 1983-10-07 | TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais · PP-SBH | Embraer EMB-110C Bandeirante | Brazil | 7 |
| 1983-06-21 | Air Mali · TZ-ACH | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Mali | 7 |
| 1983-06-28 | United States Air Force - USAF · 74-2068 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | United States of America | 6 |
| 1983-03-29 | Aeroflot / Georgia · CCCP-67190 | Let L-410M | Georgia | 6 |
| 1983-02-13 | United States Air Force - USAF · 74-1693 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | United States of America | 6 |
| 1983-04-19 | Japan Air Self-Defense Force - JASDF · 68-1015 | Kawasaki C-1 | Japan | 6 |
| 1983-06-08 | Frigorifico Reyes · CP-1404 | Douglas VC-54Q (DC-4) | Bolivia | 5 |
| 1983-03-18 | Fuerza Aérea del Peru - FAP · FAP-356 | Douglas C-47E (DC-3) | Peru | 5 |
| 1983-07-02 | Soviet Air Force | Antonov An-12 | Afghanistan | 5 |
| 1983-01-11 | Sun Oil Co · N99S | Rockwell Sabreliner 65 | Canada | 5 |
| 1983-03-14 | Jamahiriya Air Transport · 5A-DJO | Boeing 707-338C | Libya | 5 |
| 1983-02-15 | Soviet Air Force | Antonov An-12 | Afghanistan | 5 |
| 1983-08-09 | Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF · L2-30/07 | Douglas AC-47 | Thailand | 5 |
| 1983-02-21 | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana · FAC-651 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 4 |
| 1983-11-23 | Austin Airways · C-GTLA | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Canada | 4 |
| 1983-04-01 | Winn Exploration · N700CW | Cessna 500 Citation I | United States of America | 4 |
| 1983-06-08 | Indian Air Force - IAF · M-933 | de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou | India | 3 |
| 1983-05-18 | Air Traffic Executive Jet · D-CDPD | Learjet 25B | Atlantic Ocean | 3 |
| 1983-01-11 | United Airlines 2885 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-54F | United States of America | 3 |
| 1983-06-02 | Garuda Indonesia Airways · PK-GFV | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 3000RC | Indonesia | 3 |
| 1983-12-14 | TAMPA Colombia · HK-2401X | Boeing 707-373C | Colombia | 3 |
| 1983-06-22 | Skycraft Air Transport 505 | Douglas C-47A-10-DK Dakota 3 | Canada | 2 |
| 1983-06-23 | Falcon Leasing Corp. · N333FB | Lockheed 18 Learstar I | United States of America | 2 |
| 1983-08-05 | Bali International Air Service · PK-KNF | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander | Indonesia | 2 |
| 1983-12-17 | Inuvik Coastal Airways · C-FGJK | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 | Canada | 2 |
| 1983-06-27 | Private · D-GFPH | Unknown | Germany | 2 |
| 1983-01-03 | A.E. Stanley Manufacturing Co. · N805C | Canadair CL-600-1A11 Challenger 600 | United States of America | 2 |
| 1983-02-22 | VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo · PP-SNC | Boeing 737-2A1C | Brazil | 2 |
| 1983-11-04 | Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA · E-237 | Morane Saulnier (FMA) MS.760A Paris IA | Argentina | 2 |
| 1983-03-30 | Hughes Charter Air, lsf Chatham Corp. · N51CA | Learjet 25 | United States of America | 2 |
| 1983-08-04 | Securité Civile · F-ZBBR | Canadair CL-215-1A10 | France | 2 |
| 1983-07-01 | Unknown | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Bahamas | 2 |
| 1983-10-03 | Unknown | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Nicaragua | 1 |
| 1983-06-27 | Armée de l'Air du Cameroun | Dassault Falcon 10 | Germany | 1 |
| 1983-07-02 | Altair Linee Aeree · F-BHRS | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III | Italy | 0 |
| 1983-02-27 | CAAC · B-260 | Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 2E | China | 0 |
| 1983-04-26 | Aviones Ejecutivos · HK-2687X | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-9 Islander | Colombia | 0 |
| 1983-02-03 | Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria · 14-28 | Antonov An-26 | Cuba | 0 |
| 1983-06-29 | Erasmus Inc · N125E | Hawker Siddeley HS-125-1A-522 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1983-11-28 | Fuerza Aérea del Peru - FAP · FAP-309 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Peru | 0 |
| 1983-07-19 | Chevron Oil · N480F | Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3) | Sudan | 0 |
| 1983-07-01 | Confederate Air Force · N91378 | Douglas DC-3C | United States of America | 0 |
| 1983-05-11 | Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-70057 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 0 |
| 1983-08-04 | Airlines of Tasmania · VH-CLY | de Havilland DH-114 Riley Heron 2D | Australia | 0 |
| 1983-11-17 | Unknown · N.... | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 0 |
| 1983-05-14 | Simpson Air · C-FVTL | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 | Canada | 0 |
| 1983-06-08 | Frireyes · CP-1404 | Douglas C-54 | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1983-05-04 | Aeroflot / Lithuania · CCCP-35637 | Antonov An-2R | Lithuania | 0 |
| 1983-09-04 | Touraine Air Transport - TAT · F-BUYG | Beechcraft 99 Airliner | France | 0 |
| 1983-02-24 | Air Benin · TY-BBL | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Benin | 0 |
| 1983-01-27 | Armée de l'Air du Cameroun · TJX-BO | Dornier Do 128-6MPA Turbo Skyservant | Cameroon | 0 |
| 1983-02-23 | Aeroflot / Ukraine · CCCP-84571 | Antonov An-2R | Ukraine | 0 |
| 1983-06-29 | Aeronica - Aerolineas Nicaraguenses · YN-BYZ | CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 | Nicaragua | 0 |
| 1983-05-09 | Aeroflot / Tajikistan · CCCP-02515 | Antonov An-2TP | Tajikistan | 0 |
| 1983-10-19 | Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-67315 | Let L-410UVP | Russia | 0 |
| 1983-08-05 | Aeroflot, Komi Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-91768 | Antonov An-2TP | Russia | 0 |
| 1983-10-05 | SAM Colombia · HK-1804 | Boeing 727-21 | Colombia | 0 |
| 1983-11-10 | Transportes Aéreos Skorpio - TAS · CP-1077 | Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1983-07-21 | Eagle Airlines · N2718W | Britten-Norman BN-2A-9R Islander | United States of America | 0 |
| 1983-05-20 | Metro Airlines · N935MA | Shorts 330-100 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1983-07-04 | A. Monasterio · CP-722 | Beechcraft BE55 Baron | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1983-04-01 | Gouvernement du Québec · C-FHLL | Hawker Siddeley HS-125-1A-522 | Canada | 0 |
| 1983-03-27 | Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique - LAM · C9-BAB | Boeing 737-2B1 | Mozambique | 0 |
| 1983-04-29 | Airfast Indonesia · PK-OBE | Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1983-10-31 | FBN Flying Service · N44896 | Douglas DC-3C | United States of America | 0 |
| 1983-08-12 | Aeroflot / Ukraine · CCCP-07697 | Antonov An-2R | Ukraine | 0 |
| 1983-07-16 | Orion Air · N68TG | Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I | United States of America | 0 |
| 1983-01-12 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander | India | 0 |
| 1983-05-04 | SATENA · FAC-1126 | Douglas C-47B-40-DK (DC-3) | Colombia | 0 |
| 1983-07-12 | Cloudlands Aviation Development · P2-FHP | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1983-04-12 | Aeroflot / Belarus · CCCP-26686 | Antonov An-26 | Belarus | 0 |
| 1983-05-15 | Aeroflot, West Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-02877 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 0 |
| 1983-10-09 | Yung Shing Airlines · B-12202 | Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander | Taiwan | 0 |
| 1983-05-11 | Groth Air · N880SR | Convair CV-880-22-2 | Mexico | 0 |
| 1983-07-04 | Aeroflot / Georgia · CCCP-05667 | Antonov An-2T | Georgia | 0 |
| 1983-02-06 | Weatherford Services Inc. · N222WL | Cessna 550 Citation II | United States of America | 0 |
| 1983-02-17 | Norving · LN-MAF | Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander | Norway | 0 |
| 1983-06-01 | Middle East Airlines - MEA · OD-AFO | Boeing 720-023B | Lebanon | 0 |
| 1983-08-15 | MAP Arsenyev APO · CCCP-87201 | Yakovlev Yak-40K | Russia | 0 |
| 1983-09-16 | Soviet Air Force | Antonov An-12 | Afghanistan | 0 |
| 1983-08-01 | Reo Leasing Inc. · N18143 | Douglas DC-3A | Mexico | 0 |
| 1983-03-18 | Malawi Police Force · 7Q-YAX | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Defender | Malawi | 0 |
| 1983-12-18 | Malaysian Airlines System - MAS, lsf SAS 684 | Airbus A300B4-120 | Malaysia | 0 |
| 1983-09-29 | Canadair · C-GKEE | Canadair CL-215-1A10 | Canada | 0 |
| 1983-12-13 | Philair · RP-C287 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1983-10-05 | Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych - ZUA · SP-WWK | Antonov An-2R | Poland | 0 |
| 1983-12-23 | Korean Air Lines - KAL 59 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1983-10-13 | Coastal Airways · N4465D | Boeing 707-436 | France | 0 |
| 1983-05-14 | private | de Havilland Canada UC-1A Otter (DHC-3) | Canada | 0 |
| 1983-01-01 | Swift Delivery Air Freight · N401JB | Douglas DC-3-382 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1983-02-15 | Ontario Central Airlines · C-FBKX | Douglas DC-3 | Canada | 0 |
| 1983-07-21 | Cen-Tex Airlines · N29929 | Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1983-09-25 | RN Cargo · 5N-ARO | Boeing 707-336C | Ghana | 0 |
| 1983-08-17 | Padosa Productions · N129D | Beechcraft A100 King Air | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1983-03-30 | Libyan Ministry of Agriculture · 5A-DCP | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Libya | 0 |
| 1983-04-01 | Metroflight · N922MA | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1983-07-10 | Nenana Fuel Company · N92853 | Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando | United States of America | 0 |
| 1983-04-30 | Aeroflot / Latvia · CCCP-62643 | Antonov An-2R | Latvia | 0 |
| 1983-08-31 | R. R. Arteaga · CP-1007 | Cessna 150L | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1983-02-07 | Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-32320 | Antonov An-2TP | Russia | 0 |
| 1983-07-22 | Imani & Sons · 5N-ASQ | Learjet 25D | Nigeria | 0 |
| 1983-01-30 | CAAC · 626 | Ilyushin Il-14P | China | 0 |
| 1983-05-25 | Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-62626 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 0 |
| 1983-05-29 | Força Aérea Popular de Angola · T-202 | Antonov An-26 | Angola | 0 |
| 1983-10-28 | Transportes Aéreos Bolivar · CP-916 | Curtiss C-46R Commando | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1983-03-18 | CAAC · 8016 | Shijiazhuang Y-5 | China | 0 |
| 1983-06-15 | MOM Kirov MSPO · CCCP-69336 | Antonov An-8 | Ukraine | 0 |
| 1983-06-17 | Aeroflot / Armenia · CCCP-65657 | Tupolev Tu-134A | Georgia | 0 |
| 1983-10-26 | Armée de l'Air du Cameroun · TJX-BS | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Cameroon | 0 |
| 1983-04-20 | Air Ecosse · G-STUD | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 310 | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1983-03-24 | Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-29367 | Antonov An-2V | Russia | 0 |
| 1983-03-11 | Nihon Kinkyori Airways · JA8693 | NAMC YS-11A-208 | Japan | 0 |
| 1983-06-25 | MIAT - Mongolian Airlines · BNMAU-8401 | Antonov An-24RV | Mongolia | 0 |
| 1983-02-15 | Sierra Pacific Airlines · N361V | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1983-12-11 | Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca · 824 | IAI Arava 201 | Guatemala | 0 |
| 1983-10-01 | United States Navy · 533257 | Douglas C-118A (DC-6) | Iceland | 0 |
| 1983-05-08 | Supra International · N13626 | Fairchild C-119F Flying Boxcar | United States of America | 0 |
| 1983-04-14 | Executive Jet Aviation · N302EJ | Learjet 24D | Mexico | 0 |
| 1983-07-20 | Aeroflot / Ukraine · CCCP-70520 | Antonov An-2R | Ukraine | 0 |
| 1983-05-17 | United States Navy · 152733 | Lockheed P-3B Orion | United States of America | 0 |
| 1983-12-22 | AMF Corp. · N300PL | Learjet 25D | United States of America | 0 |
| 1983-01-12 | Indian Naval Air Arm · IN-316 | Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation | India | 0 |
| 1983-04-29 | Aeroflot / Armenia · CCCP-33093 | Antonov An-2T | Armenia | 0 |
| 1983-01-07 | Iran Air · EP-IRA | Boeing 727-86 | Iran | 0 |
| 1983-07-04 | Zambia Airways · 9J-ADM | Hawker Siddeley HS-748-263 Srs. 2A | Zambia | 0 |
| 1983-04-06 | Aviones de Panama · HP-945 | IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander | Panama | 0 |