Piper J3C accidents
The NTSB database holds 781 accidents and incidents involving the Piper J3C, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 151 of them were fatal (19%), and 208 people died.
The deadliest year was 1965, with 14 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (184 records).
Most of these records are from United States, Canada and France.
37 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
For 464 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.
781
Records
151
Fatal
208
Deaths
19%
Share fatal
1964 to 2026
Period
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744 of 781 can be placed
(464 approximate)
By decade
Where these happened
All 781 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 1966 | Piper J3C-65 | Lubbock Tex, Texas, United States | Town Country A | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1966 | Piper J3C | New Hamburg Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1966 | Piper J3C | Vicksburg Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1966 | Piper J3C | Green River Ut, Utah, United States | Lucky Seven FC | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1966 | Piper J3C | Bowie Md, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1966 | Piper J3C-65 | Broken Bow Nebr, Nebraska, United States | BOW Flying CLU | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1966 | Piper J3C | Lewiston Mont, Montana, United States | Sodbusters FC | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1966 | Piper J3C | Columbia Sc, South Carolina, United States | Columbia Avtn | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1966 | Piper J3C | Powderville Mont, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1966 | Piper J3C-65 | Palm Desert, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1966 | Piper J3C | Big Piney Wyo, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1966 | Piper J3C | Chesapeake Va, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Piper J3C-65 | Pipestone Minn, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1965 | Piper J3C-65 | St George Sc, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1965 | Piper J3C-65 | Humble Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1965 | Piper J3C-65 | Agawam Mass, Massachusetts, United States | Trans-Air Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1965 | Piper J3C-65 | Greenfield Ind, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1965 | Piper J3C | Wendover Nev, Nevada, United States | Wendover FLG C | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1965 | Piper J3C | Butler Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | Scholter Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1965 | Piper J3C-65 | Monetta Sc, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1965 | Piper J3C | Comfort Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1965 | Piper J3C-65 | Brockport Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1965 | Piper J3C | Monroeville Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1965 | Piper J3C | Canyon Tex, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1965 | Piper J3C | Pukwana S Dak, South Dakota, United States | Frank Christia | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1965 | Piper J3C | Indian Trail Nc, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1965 | Piper J3C | Baltimore Md, Maryland, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1965 | Piper J3C | Hopedale Mass, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1965 | Piper J3C | Jesup Ga, Georgia, United States | Phillips | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1965 | Piper J3C | Washington la, Louisiana, United States | Janeau FLG SER | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1965 | Piper J3C | Ft Worth Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1965 | Piper J3C-65 | Missoula Mont, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1965 | Piper J3C | Muskegon Mich, Michigan, United States | Custom Air SLS | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 May 1965 | Piper J3C | Viewfield S Dak, South Dakota, United States | Farmers Crop D | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1965 | Piper J3C | Louisburg Nc, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 May 1965 | Piper J3C | W Winfield Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1965 | Piper J3C | Winston-Salem Nc, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1965 | Piper J3C | San Marcos Tex, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1965 | Piper J3C | Loring Mont, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1965 | Piper J3C | North Norwich Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1965 | Piper J3C | Middletown del, Delaware, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1965 | Piper J3C | Yuba City Calif, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1965 | Piper J3C | New Ellenton Sc, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1965 | Piper J3C-65 | New Kent Va, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1965 | Piper J3C | Reardon Wash, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1964 | Piper J3C | Roellen Tenn, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1964 | Piper J3C | Salisbury Vt, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1964 | Piper J3C | Winston-Salem Nc, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1964 | Piper J3C | Billings Mont, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Piper J3C | Jonesboro Tenn, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |