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Year

2003

Occurrences with an event date in 2003.

Leaves out 126 unreviewed and minor records. Include them

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Occurrences1,9601,899 accidents · 58 incidents · 1,944 mapped
Fatal occurrences395Fatality total known for 1,958 of 1,960
Reported fatalities1,644Plus 408 serious injuries reported
Busiest monthJune232 occurrences

By month

2003: occurrences by month
MonthOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
January125 occurrences in January 2003, 37 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (232).37208
February104 occurrences in February 2003, 23 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (232).23317
March157 occurrences in March 2003, 35 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (232).35187
April168 occurrences in April 2003, 26 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (232).2652
May177 occurrences in May 2003, 30 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (232).30153
June232 occurrences in June 2003, 44 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (232).4480
July218 occurrences in July 2003, 38 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (232).38181
August192 occurrences in August 2003, 36 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (232).3696
September171 occurrences in September 2003, 30 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (232).3060
October170 occurrences in October 2003, 33 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (232).3352
November120 occurrences in November 2003, 24 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (232).2442
December126 occurrences in December 2003, 39 fatal. The bar is scaled to June (232).39216

Aircraft types

2003: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Cessna 1721852753
Piper PA-28861630
Cessna 182781523
Cessna 1505458
Piper PA-184723
Cessna 2103958
Mooney M2038712
Robinson R223768
Beechcraft 35321226
Cessna 1523022

Airports most often reported

2003: airports most often reported
AirportOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
North Las Vegas Airport (VGT)North Las Vegas Airport (VGT): 15 occurrences, 0.8% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.0.8%312
Denver International Airport (DEN)Denver International Airport (DEN): 14 occurrences, 0.7% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), 15).0.7%00
Scottsdale Airport (SDL)Scottsdale Airport (SDL): 13 occurrences, 0.7% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), 15).0.7%37
Centennial Airport (APA)Centennial Airport (APA): 12 occurrences, 0.6% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), 15).0.6%29
Merrill Field (MRI)Merrill Field (MRI): 12 occurrences, 0.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), 15).0.6%00
LaGuardia Airport (LGA)LaGuardia Airport (LGA): 9 occurrences, 0.5% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), 15).0.5%16
Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (MYF)Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (MYF): 9 occurrences, 0.5% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), 15).0.5%34
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC): 9 occurrences, 0.5% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), 15).0.5%36
Van Nuys Airport (VNY)Van Nuys Airport (VNY): 9 occurrences, 0.5% of the occurrences shown. 4 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), 15).0.5%49
Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI)Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI): 8 occurrences, 0.4% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), 15).0.4%11

Countries

2003: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
United StatesUnited States: 1,925 occurrences, 98.2% of the occurrences shown. 370 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.98.2%370690
UnknownUnknown: 6 occurrences, 0.3% of the occurrences shown. 4 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 1,925).0.3%434
BahamasBahamas: 2 occurrences, 0.1% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 1,925).0.1%23
FranceFrance: 2 occurrences, 0.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 1,925).0.1%11
RussiaRussia: 2 occurrences, 0.1% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 1,925).0.1%223
SwedenSweden: 2 occurrences, 0.1% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 1,925).0.1%27
TurkeyTurkey: 2 occurrences, 0.1% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 1,925).0.1%2150
AlgeriaAlgeria: 1 occurrences, 0.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 1,925).0.1%1102
AngolaAngola: 1 occurrences, 0.1% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 1,925).0.1%00
AntarcticaAntarctica: 1 occurrences, 0.1% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 1,925).0.1%00

US states and territories

2003: US states and territories
StateOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
CaliforniaCalifornia: 182 occurrences, 9.3% of the occurrences shown. 53 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.9.3%5390
FloridaFlorida: 136 occurrences, 6.9% of the occurrences shown. 24 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 182).6.9%2445
TexasTexas: 126 occurrences, 6.4% of the occurrences shown. 20 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 182).6.4%2033
AlaskaAlaska: 120 occurrences, 6.1% of the occurrences shown. 10 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 182).6.1%1029
ArizonaArizona: 93 occurrences, 4.7% of the occurrences shown. 13 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 182).4.7%1333
WashingtonWashington: 74 occurrences, 3.8% of the occurrences shown. 12 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 182).3.8%1215
ColoradoColorado: 65 occurrences, 3.3% of the occurrences shown. 9 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 182).3.3%920
IllinoisIllinois: 54 occurrences, 2.8% of the occurrences shown. 7 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 182).2.8%711
IdahoIdaho: 52 occurrences, 2.7% of the occurrences shown. 11 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 182).2.7%1121
GeorgiaGeorgia: 51 occurrences, 2.6% of the occurrences shown. 16 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 182).2.6%1622

Deadliest occurrences

2003: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
2003 Iran Ilyushin Il-76 crash19 Feb 200327535 km SE of Kerman Airport, Kerman, Iran1
UTA Flight 14125 Dec 2003141Cotonou Airport, Cotonou, Benin1
Sudan Airways Flight 1398 Jul 2003116Port Sudan1
Air Algérie Flight 62896 Mar 2003102Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport, Tamanrasset, Algeria1
Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines Flight 423026 May 200375Maçka, Trabzon, Turkey1
Turkish Airlines Flight 6348 Jan 200375Diyarbakır Airport, Diyarbakır, Turkey1
TANS Perú Flight 2229 Jan 200346Chachapoyas, Peru1
Tropical Airways Flight 130124 Aug 200321Near Cap-Haïtien International Airport, Cap-Haïtien, Haiti1
Air Midwest Flight 54818 Jan 200321Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States1
Mi-8 crash in Kamchatka (2003)20 Aug 200320Kamchatka Oblast1

All occurrences

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  1. CHI04LA050 · Cessna 182A

    30 Dec 2003 · West Chicago, IL, United States

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  2. MIA04FA037 · Cessna 441

    30 Dec 2003 · Greenacres City, FL, United States · 1 fatal

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  3. ANC04LA017 · Piper PA-12

    30 Dec 2003 · Togiak, AK, United States

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  4. SEA04CA037 · Bellanca 8KCAB

    30 Dec 2003 · Bend, OR, United States

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  5. CHI04LA049 · Bellanca 17-30A

    29 Dec 2003 · Wellington, KS, United States

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  6. LAX04LA083 · Cessna 210

    29 Dec 2003 · Rialto, CA, United States

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  7. LAX04CA082 · Cessna 172N

    29 Dec 2003 · Angels Camp, CA, United States

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  8. ATL04FA061 · Mooney 20F

    28 Dec 2003 · Campobello, SC, United States · 1 fatal

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  9. ATL04LA064 · Atkinson SA 102.5

    28 Dec 2003 · Trenton, SC, United States · 1 fatal

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  10. ANC04FA016 · Piper J3C-65

    28 Dec 2003 · Peoria, AZ, United States · 4 fatal

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  11. DEN04LA034 · Cessna 182

    28 Dec 2003 · Hudson, CO, United States

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  12. NYC04LA052 · Morgan S-17

    28 Dec 2003 · Woodstock, CT, United States

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  13. LAX04LA079 · Bellanca 7ECA

    27 Dec 2003 · Oxnard, CA, United States

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  14. ATL04LA059 · SOCATA TB21

    27 Dec 2003 · Spruce Pine, NC, United States

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  15. ATL04LA060 · Cirrus Design Corp. SR22

    27 Dec 2003 · King, NC, United States

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  16. DEN04LA033 · Aerospatiale AS 365 N-2

    27 Dec 2003 · Santa Fe, NM, United States

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  17. NYC04LA051 · Schweizer 269C-1

    27 Dec 2003 · Byron, NY, United States

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  18. NYC04CA053 · Cessna 172R

    27 Dec 2003 · Bluffton, OH, United States

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  19. ATL04LA062 · Cessna 172R

    26 Dec 2003 · Atlanta, GA, United States

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  20. LAX04LA089 · Cessna 172L

    26 Dec 2003 · Vacaville, CA, United States · 1 fatal

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  21. CHI04LA051 · Cessna 177RG

    26 Dec 2003 · Waterloo, IA, United States

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  22. ATL04IA067 · Sabreliner Corp. NA-265-60

    26 Dec 2003 · Birminghham, AL, United States

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  23. SEA04LA030 · Cessna 172M

    25 Dec 2003 · Elk City, ID, United States

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  24. LAX04FA078 · Beech A36TC

    25 Dec 2003 · North Las Vegas, NV, United States · 6 fatal

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  25. UTA Flight 141

    25 Dec 2003 · Cotonou Airport, Cotonou, Benin · 141 fatal

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  26. LAX04FA077 · Piper PA-34-200T

    24 Dec 2003 · Avalon, CA, United States · 5 fatal

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  27. MIA04LA038 · Cessna 172RG

    24 Dec 2003 · Key West, FL, United States

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  28. LAX04FA075 · Learjet 24B

    23 Dec 2003 · Helendale, CA, United States · 2 fatal

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  29. IAD04LA005 · Piper PA-44

    23 Dec 2003 · Prospect, PA, United States

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  30. LAX04FA076 · Agusta A109A

    23 Dec 2003 · Redwood Valley, CA, United States · 3 fatal

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  31. FTW04LA063 · Cessna 172K

    23 Dec 2003 · Lake Charles, LA, United States

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  32. DEN04LA032 · Piper PA-12

    22 Dec 2003 · Edgewood, NM, United States

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  33. SEA04LA029 · Beech 58P

    22 Dec 2003 · Missoula, MT, United States

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  34. CHI04LA046 · Beech 95-B55

    22 Dec 2003 · St. Paul, MN, United States

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  35. CHI04LA047 · Sikorsky S-58JT

    22 Dec 2003 · Ypsilanti, MI, United States

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  36. ATL04LA050 · Baker KR-2

    21 Dec 2003 · St. Marys, GA, United States

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  37. FTW04LA047 · Cessna T210N

    21 Dec 2003 · Marfa, TX, United States

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  38. FTW04FA045 · Cessna 172K

    21 Dec 2003 · Grand Saline, TX, United States · 2 fatal

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  39. MIA04LA036 · Cessna 310P

    21 Dec 2003 · Crystal River, FL, United States

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  40. CHI04LA048 · Piper PA-28R-200

    21 Dec 2003 · Mountain Grove, MO, United States

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  41. IAD04CA006 · Piper PA-30

    21 Dec 2003 · Louisville, KY, United States

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  42. ATL04LA057 · Interplane LLC Skyboy-2

    20 Dec 2003 · Covington, TN, United States · 1 fatal

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  43. FTW04LA049 · Cessna 195B

    20 Dec 2003 · Amarillo, TX, United States

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  44. Martinaire Cessna 208B accident

    20 Dec 2003 · Covington, KY, United States

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  45. FTW04LA051 · Piper PA-28RT-201T

    20 Dec 2003 · Harrison, AR, United States

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  46. ATL04LA058 · Cessna 152

    20 Dec 2003 · Louisburg, NC, United States

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  47. LAX04LA073 · Robinson R22 Beta

    20 Dec 2003 · Temecula, CA, United States

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  48. LAX04LA074 · Beech B55

    20 Dec 2003 · Angwin, CA, United States

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  49. CHI04FA045 · Mooney 20E

    20 Dec 2003 · Webster, WI, United States · 2 fatal

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  50. NYC04CA049 · Bell B407

    20 Dec 2003 · Morehead, KY, United States

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