Piper PA-12 accidents

The NTSB database holds 813 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-12, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 91 of them were fatal (11%), and 142 people died.

The deadliest year was 1974, with 8 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (187 records).

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

53 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 421 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

813

Records

Fatal

142

Deaths

11%

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 760 of 813 can be placed (421 approximate)

By decade

1960s 181

1970s 214

1980s 127

1990s 111

2000s 80

2010s 62

2020s 38

Where these happened

United States 809 Canada 3 Unknown/Not Reported 1

Operators involved

Paramount Air Service Inc. 3 Air Rangers, In 2 Aerial Adverti 2 Joseph Cook 2 Sky Signs, Inc. 2 Letourneau COL 1

All 813 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
5 Mar 1990	Piper PA-12 N7853H	Nome, Alaska, United States	Steven MacHide	No injuries	-
16 Dec 1989	Piper PA-12 N3266M	Placerville, California, United States	Stancil Aviation ENT.	No injuries	-
15 Oct 1989	Piper PA-12 N765WM	Palmyra, New York, United States	-	No injuries	-
26 Sep 1989	Piper PA-12 N3882M	Cottonwood Crk, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
15 Aug 1989	Piper PA-12 N3669N	Rainy Pass, Alaska, United States not on the map	Humble, Vernn C.	No injuries	-
4 Jun 1989	Piper PA-12 N3148M	Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
25 Nov 1988	Piper PA-12 N2930M	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Nov 1988	Piper PA-12 N12MZ	Lino Lakes, Minnesota, United States	Ratfield, Dwaine C.	No injuries	-
26 Sep 1988	Piper PA-12 N3390M	Bertrand, Nebraska, United States	Ray's Aircraft Repair Inc.	Minor injuries	-
17 Sep 1988	Piper PA-12 N64CW	Figure 8 Lake, Alaska, United States not on the map	Alfred Besch	No injuries	-
15 Sep 1988	Piper PA-12 N2833M	Covington, Tennessee, United States	NE Patrol, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
12 Sep 1988	Piper PA-12 N3148M	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States	Echelmeyer, Keith A.	No injuries	-
18 Aug 1988	Piper PA-12 N5461Y	King Mountain, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
16 Aug 1988	Piper PA-12 N2906M	Georges Mills, New Hampshire, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
8 Aug 1988	Piper PA-12 N7964H	Galena, Alaska, United States	Tony R. Richrdson	No injuries	-
18 Jul 1988	Piper PA-12 N7958H	Illiamna, Alaska, United States	Craig C. Coggins	No injuries	-
9 Nov 1987	Piper PA-12 N92783	Corona, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
25 Oct 1987	Piper PA-12 N4045M	Brownsville, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
17 Oct 1987	Piper PA-12 N7817H	Hammondsport, New York, United States	Seth Carlton Myers	Minor injuries	-
10 Oct 1987	Piper PA-12 N3651N	Skwentna, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Sep 1987	Piper PA-12 N3666N	Valdez, Alaska, United States	Michael M. Stitzel	No injuries	-
3 Sep 1987	Piper PA-12 N4451M	Glennallen, Alaska, United States	Danald E. Walter	No injuries	-
31 Aug 1987	Piper PA-12 N4302M	Kuskalana Pass, Alaska, United States not on the map	Michael L. Hale	No injuries	-
25 Aug 1987	Piper PA-12 N3842M	Montague Island, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
23 Aug 1987	Piper PA-12-150 N3341M	Little Delta, Alaska, United States not on the map	Ronald Sparks	No injuries	-
18 Aug 1987	Piper PA-12 N3580M	Homer, Alaska, United States	Sarah M. Baxter	No injuries	-
16 Jul 1987	Piper PA-12 N4202M	Spencer Lake, Maine, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
5 Jul 1987	Piper PA-12 N3438M	Sun Valley, Idaho, United States	Stanley E. Clark	Minor injuries	-
15 Jun 1987	Piper PA-12 N92558	Kvichak Bay, Alaska, United States not on the map	Gary L. Gunkel	Minor injuries	-
18 Apr 1987	Piper PA-12 N92524	Yentna River, Alaska, United States not on the map	William H. Tinney	No injuries	-
15 Dec 1986	Piper PA-12 N78588	Opheim, Montana, United States	-	No injuries	-
21 Sep 1986	Piper PA-12 N5461Y	Tutna Lake, Alaska, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
30 Aug 1986	Piper PA-12 N3736M	Menominee Falls, Wisconsin, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
15 Jun 1986	Piper PA-12 N3598M	Egegik, Alaska, United States	Leopold G. Bureis	No injuries	-
1 May 1986	Piper PA-12 N3XX	Fulton, Missouri, United States	Wilbert F. Ondes	No injuries	-
24 Apr 1986	Piper PA-12 N78564	Soldotna, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
25 Jan 1986	Piper PA-12 N3992M	Soldotna, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
12 Nov 1985	Piper PA-12 N3534M	Imnaha, Oregon, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Aug 1985	Piper PA-12 N3365M	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
30 Jun 1985	Piper PA-12 N4011M	Kenai, Alaska, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
27 May 1985	Piper PA-12 N2378M	Hickory, North Carolina, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
18 Apr 1985	Piper PA-12 N4228M	Beluga, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Apr 1985	Piper PA-12 N3153M	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
2 Mar 1985	Piper PA-12 N2830M	Waynesville, Ohio, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
2 Mar 1985	Piper PA-12 N7889H	Skwentna, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
6 Jan 1985	Piper PA-12 N3362M	Miramar, Florida, United States	Aerial Sign Co Inc	Minor injuries	-
10 Nov 1984	Piper PA-12 N2520M	Talkeetna, Alaska, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
19 Oct 1984	Piper PA-12 N78449	Theodore River, Alaska, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
31 Aug 1984	Piper PA-12 N3988M	Montague Island, Alaska, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
23 Aug 1984	Piper PA-12 N7890H	Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, United States	-	Serious injuries	-