Piper J5A accidents
The NTSB database holds 78 accidents and incidents involving the Piper J5A, recorded between 1964 to 2025. 10 of them were fatal (13%), and 13 people died.
The deadliest year was 1981, with 2 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (18 records).
Most of these records are from United States.
50 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
78
Records
10
Fatal
13
Deaths
13%
Share fatal
1964 to 2025
Period
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28 of 78 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 78 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1976 | Piper J5A | Bessemer, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1976 | Piper J5A | Camden, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1976 | Piper J5A | Gould, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1976 | Piper J5A | Novato, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1975 | Piper J5A | Missouri City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1975 | Piper J5A | Batavia, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1974 | Piper J5A | Bend, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1974 | Piper J5A | Westford, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1973 | Piper J5A | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1972 | Piper J5A | Bark River, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1971 | Piper J5A | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1971 | Piper J5A | Varner, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1970 | Piper J5A | Smyrna, Delaware, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1970 | Piper J5A | Vinland, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1969 | Piper J5A | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1969 | Piper J5A | Freeland, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1968 | Piper J5A | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1968 | Piper J5A | Jacksons Crnr, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1968 | Piper J5A | Beaverton, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | College Park, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1967 | Piper J5A | Pt.townsend, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1966 | Piper J5A | Houghton Mich, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1966 | Piper J5A | New Baltimore Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1966 | Piper J5A | Redmond Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1965 | Piper J5A | Gardner Mass, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1965 | Piper J5A | Tewksbury Mass, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1964 | Piper J5A | Stanton Minn, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |