Plane Crash List

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 Unknown/Not Reported.

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

781
Records
151
Fatal
208
Deaths
19%
Share fatal
1964 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map 280 of 781 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 246
1970s 196
1980s 107
1990s 75
2000s 56
2010s 61
2020s 40

Where these happened

United States 776 Canada 3 Unknown/Not Reported 1 France 1

Operators involved

Amityville Fly 3 Civil Air Patr 3 Sallys Flying 2 Paramount Air Service 2 Jack Browns Seaplane Base Inc 2 Trans-Air Inc. 2

All 781 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
6 May 1976 Piper J3C
N51524
 New Ellenton, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Eagle Aviation Fatal 1
27 Mar 1976 Piper J3C
N30295
 Reed, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
9 Nov 1975 Piper J3C-65
N6899H
 Carbonado, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
18 Aug 1974 Piper J3C-65
N35258
 Kankakee, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
16 Apr 1974 Piper J3C-65
N92304
 Cornelius, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
11 Sep 1973 Piper J3C-65
N42163
 Redfield, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 Dale W Campbel Fatal 1
4 Jul 1973 Piper J3C-65
N98355
 Panther Lake, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
7 Oct 1972 Piper J3C-65
N7398H
 Lagrange, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
6 Aug 1972 Piper J3C-65
N6493H
 Granite City, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
9 Jun 1972 Piper J3C-65
N88409
 Carlsbad, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
16 May 1972 Piper J3C-65
N9095C
 St.joseph, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
23 Mar 1972 Piper J3C-65
N42193
 Ocean Sprngs, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
13 Nov 1971 Piper J3C-65
N3406K
 Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 National Aeria Fatal 1
21 Apr 1971 Piper J3C
N42682
 Lindsay, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 B M Dailey Fatal 1
23 Oct 1970 Piper J3C-65
N30723
 Gainesville, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Flying Hawks, I Fatal 1
7 Jul 1970 Piper J3C-65
N30501
 Crawford, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 Cheyenne Aero Fatal 1
5 Jul 1970 Piper J3C-65
N88174
 Palmer, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
9 May 1970 Piper J3C-65
N92314
 Andover, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
24 Apr 1970 Piper J3C
N92450
 Roe, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 Frank Stoner Fatal 1
22 Mar 1970 Piper J3C-65
N1112X
 Asheboro, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
29 Nov 1969 Piper J3C
N42348
 Apex, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
2 Oct 1969 Piper J3C-65
N29049
 Choctaw, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
10 Jul 1969 Piper J3C-65
N70684
 Clayton, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 AAA Flying SER Fatal 1
17 Nov 1968 Piper J3C-65
N70753
 Temple, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
23 Sep 1968 Piper J3C-65
N92097
 Davis, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
21 Jan 1968 Piper J3C-65
N33495
 Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
22 Aug 1967 Piper J3C-65
N92076
 Jacks Creek, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 Patterson-Boen Fatal 1
18 Aug 1967 Piper J3C-65
N92605
 Bloomfield, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
9 Aug 1967 Piper J3C-65
N3419N
 Headland, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 H and T Flying Fatal 1
9 Jul 1967 Piper J3C-65
N42978
 Wheeling, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Sallys Flying Fatal 1
2 Jul 1967 Piper J3C-65
N77569
 Clewiston, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
25 Jun 1967 Piper J3C-65
N6662H
 Alexandria, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 EW Fredricksen Fatal 1
10 Mar 1967 Piper J3C-65
N92295
 Fosters, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
24 Nov 1966 Piper J3C-65
N88669
 Millis Mass, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
14 Sep 1966 Piper J3C-65
N87964
 Faith, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
17 Jul 1966 Piper J3C-65
N2147M
 Burlington Nc, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
3 Jul 1966 Piper J3C
N42743
 Memphis Tex, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 JB Robertson Fatal 1
11 Jun 1966 Piper J3C
N98052
 Almyra Ark, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
13 Mar 1966 Piper J3C-65
N70434
 Central Falls Nc, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
16 Oct 1965 Piper J3C-65
N30575
 Saline Mich, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
27 Jul 1965 Piper J3C-65
N38561
 Indianola Iowa, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
21 Jun 1965 Piper J3C
N6149H
 Nebraska City Neb, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 Joseph A Roll Fatal 1
2 Mar 1965 Piper J3C-65
N65901
 Lumberton Miss, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
5 Sep 1964 Piper J3C-65
N68283
 Santa Rosa Calif, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
27 Jul 1964 Piper J3C-65
N41487
 Springfield Tenn, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 Cossey Fatal 1
12 Jun 1964 Piper J3C
N33470
 Dequincy la, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
19 Mar 1964 Piper J3C
N3629N
 Pelham Nc, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
9 Feb 1964 Piper J3C
N92163
 Amityville Ny, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
26 Jan 1964 Piper J3C-65
N98319
 Puget Sound Wash, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
10 Apr 2026 Piper J3C-65
N92480
 Crestview, Florida, United States - Serious injuries -