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
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61 of 400 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
Operators involved
All 400 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1966 | Piper J-3 | West Seneca Ny, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1966 | Piper J-3 | Dagget Mich, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1966 | Piper J-3 | Columbia Ky, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1966 | Piper J-3 | Bonilla S Dak, South Dakota, United States | FH Christian | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1966 | Piper J-3 | Lodi Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1966 | Piper J-3 | Waldron Mo, Missouri, United States | Juta Flying CL | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1966 | Piper J-3 | Anson Tex, Texas, United States | ED Hargrove | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1966 | Piper J-3 | Alpine Calif, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1966 | Piper J-3 | Tewksbury Mass, Massachusetts, United States | Tew-Mac Avtn | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper J-3 | Amityville Ny, New York, United States | Amityville FS | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1966 | Piper J-3 | Grays Lake Ill, Illinois, United States | Waukegan Air S | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1966 | Piper J-3 | Sturgis S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1966 | Piper J-3 | Edgewater Md, Maryland, United States | Annapolis FS | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1966 | Piper J-3 | Bijou Hills S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1966 | Piper J-3 | Angola Kans, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1966 | Piper J-3 | Amityville Ny, New York, United States | Amityville Fly | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1966 | Piper J-3 | Newfield Ny, New York, United States | Finger Lakes | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1965 | Piper J-3 | Half Day Ill, Illinois, United States | Pal-Waukee AVI | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1965 | Piper J-3 | Laurium Mich, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1965 | Piper J-3 | Washita Okla, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1965 | Piper J-3 | Carey Id, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1965 | Piper J-3 | Louisville Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1965 | Piper J-3 | San Diego Calif, California, United States | Breise-Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1965 | Piper J-3 | Elsinore Calif, California, United States | Associated GC | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1965 | Piper J-3 | Randlett Okla, Oklahoma, United States | Buddys FLG SRV | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1965 | Piper J-3 | New Paris Ohio, Ohio, United States | EBY FLG Serv | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1965 | Piper J-3 | Woodruff Ut, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1965 | Piper J-3 | De Pere Wis, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1965 | Piper J-3 | Wheeling Ill, Illinois, United States | Priester Avtn | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1965 | Piper J-3 | Elba Ala, Alabama, United States | Blackwell | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1965 | Piper J-3 | Cheshire Mass, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1965 | Piper J-3 | Giltner Nebr, Nebraska, United States | Reiter | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1965 | Piper J-3 | Amityville Ny, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1965 | Piper J-3 | New Market Nj, New Jersey, United States | Hadley Acft | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1965 | Piper J-3 | Redington Pond Me, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1965 | Piper J-3 | Naperville Ill, California, United States | Businessmens | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1965 | Piper J-3 | W Palm Beach Fla, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1965 | Piper J-3 | Tewksbury Mass, Massachusetts, United States | Tew-Mac Avtn | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1965 | Piper J-3 | Georgetown Ohio, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1965 | Piper J-3 | Lancaster Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1965 | Piper J-3 | Whiteville Nc, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1965 | Piper J-3 | Meadows Idaho, Idaho, United States | McCall FLG CLB | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1965 | Piper J-3 | Loma Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Piper J-3 | Ellsworth Minn, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1965 | Piper J-3 | Marquette Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1964 | Piper J-3 | Anchorage Alas, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1964 | Piper J-3 | Muskego Wis, Wisconsin, United States | Wisconsin Skyw | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1964 | Piper J-3 | Harmonsburg Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1964 | Piper J-3 | Delano Minn, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1964 | Piper J-3 | Albertville Minn, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |