Plane Crash List

Piper J-3 accidents

The NTSB database holds 400 accidents and incidents involving the Piper J-3, recorded between 1964 to 2010. 44 of them were fatal (11%), and 62 people died.

The deadliest year was 1968, with 8 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (117 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Unknown/Not Reported and Europe.

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

400
Records
44
Fatal
62
Deaths
11%
Share fatal
1964 to 2010
Period
Show these on the map 61 of 400 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 154
1970s 156
1980s 55
1990s 23
2000s 11
2010s 1

Where these happened

United States 398 Unknown/Not Reported 1 Europe 1

Operators involved

Civil Air Patr 4 Amityville Fly 4 Brinckerhoff F 3 Paramount Air 2 Tew-Mac Avtn 2 Thomas Merrifield 1

All 400 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
27 Dec 1970 Piper J-3
N71036
 Kahului, Hawaii, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
20 Dec 1970 Piper J-3
N6931H
 Stow, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 Minute Man REA No injuries -
7 Nov 1970 Piper J-3
N23404
 Batesville, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Briarwood Flyi Minor injuries -
7 Nov 1970 Piper J-3
N1399V
 College Park, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 Brinckerhoff F No injuries -
31 Oct 1970 Piper J-3
N33484
 Homestead, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 F H Rutzke and No injuries -
1 Oct 1970 Piper J-3
N5555P
 Hazel Green, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
7 Sep 1970 Piper J-3
N21681
 Havana, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
9 Aug 1970 Piper J-3
N3430K
 Belmont, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
6 Aug 1970 Piper J-3
N2108M
 Eastham, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
28 Jun 1970 Piper J-3
N6768H
 Whitesburg, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
24 Jun 1970 Piper J-3
N2224M
 Hammonton, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 Lewis Dusting No injuries -
22 Jun 1970 Piper J-3
N32710
 Quinton, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
15 Jun 1970 Piper J-3
N30933
 Wallops Island, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
6 Jun 1970 Piper J-3
N98722
 Bellingham, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
29 Apr 1970 Piper J-3
N98453
 Bessemer, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
16 Dec 1969 Piper J-3
N33593
 Nez Perce, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
25 Nov 1969 Piper J-3
N1353M
 Esterwood, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Daves Air Serv Serious injuries -
16 Nov 1969 Piper J-3
N32843
 Burwell, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
8 Nov 1969 Piper J-3
N6612H
 Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 Nault Spraying Serious injuries -
19 Oct 1969 Piper J-3
N21631
 Glendale, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Glendale Flyin Minor injuries -
5 Oct 1969 Piper J-3
N1528N
 Rubidoux, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
29 Sep 1969 Piper J-3
N35471
 Bay Minette, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 Chisenhall AGR No injuries -
28 Sep 1969 Piper J-3
N46917
 Hopetn Plntion, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
26 Jul 1969 Piper J-3
N23283
 Plymouth, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
7 Jun 1969 Piper J-3
N24643
 Mentone, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
4 Jun 1969 Piper J-3
N3469N
 Williamston, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Robert E Bowen No injuries -
31 May 1969 Piper J-3
N70430
 Richmond, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
5 May 1969 Piper J-3
N51502
 Lindenhurst, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
3 May 1969 Piper J-3
N88597
 Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
 Fargo Air Serv No injuries -
13 Apr 1969 Piper J-3
N21619
 Hooker, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
30 Mar 1969 Piper J-3
N42581
 Greybull, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
20 Mar 1969 Piper J-3
N58378
 Laceys Spring, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
13 Feb 1969 Piper J-3
N38948
 Stanley, North Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
2 Feb 1969 Piper J-3
N3245N
 Plymouth, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
8 Dec 1968 Piper J-3
N7381H
 Amityville, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Amityville Fly No injuries -
23 Nov 1968 Piper J-3
N98576
 Ozark, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
5 Nov 1968 Piper J-3
N35355
 Douglas, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
5 Nov 1968 Piper J-3
N33206
 Hazen, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
29 Sep 1968 Piper J-3
N28033
 Riverdale, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
6 Sep 1968 Piper J-3
N9649H
 Wooster, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
22 Aug 1968 Piper J-3
N92100
 San Antonio, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
21 Jul 1968 Piper J-3
N24960
 Hamilton, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
20 Jul 1968 Piper J-3
N21574
 Hamlin, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
20 Jul 1968 Piper J-3
N42331
 Livermore, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
14 Jul 1968 Piper J-3
N42229
 Palermo, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Onondaga Aviat No injuries -
13 Jul 1968 Piper J-3
N98831
 Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 B and B Aviati Serious injuries -
28 Jun 1968 Piper J-3
N49594
 Shelby, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Grenada Air SE Minor injuries -
23 Jun 1968 Piper J-3
N30589
 Waldorf, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
23 Jun 1968 Piper J-3
N87723
 Kennewick, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
8 Jun 1968 Piper J-3
N51524
 Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -