Plane Crash List

Piper PA-18 accidents

The NTSB database holds 2,950 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-18, recorded between 1963 to 2026. 394 of them were fatal (13%), and 586 people died.

The deadliest year was 1966, with 30 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (576 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Canada and Mexico.

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

For 1,471 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

2,950
Records
394
Fatal
586
Deaths
13%
Share fatal
1963 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map 2,769 of 2,950 can be placed (1,471 approximate)

By decade

1960s 513
1970s 837
1980s 519
1990s 420
2000s 340
2010s 205
2020s 116

All 2,950 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
29 Nov 2007 Piper PA-18-135
N1181Y
Seward, Alaska, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
6 Nov 2007 Piper PA-18-135
N3257B
Durbin, West Virginia, United States Van Wagner Aerial Media No injuries -
5 Nov 2007 Piper PA-18-150
N6ZT
Cortez, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
1 Nov 2007 Piper PA-18-150
N4153M
Stockton, California, United States David A. Kirsten No injuries -
24 Oct 2007 Piper PA-18
N3236P
Anchorage, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
24 Oct 2007 Piper PA-18
N1602A
Pilot Point, Alaska, United States Anthony B. Lee Minor injuries -
4 Oct 2007 Piper PA-18-150
N4157R
Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
21 Sep 2007 Piper PA-18
N4468Z
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States - Minor injuries -
11 Sep 2007 Piper PA-18
N82022
Tok, Alaska, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
3 Sep 2007 Piper PA-18-150
N2355H
Valdez, Alaska, United States
approximate position
State of Alaska No injuries -
31 Aug 2007 Piper PA-18-150
N3914Z
Rawlins, Wyoming, United States Donald L. McMillen No injuries -
11 Aug 2007 Piper PA-18
N7051
McGrath, Alaska, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
7 Aug 2007 Piper PA-18
N39302
King Salmon, Alaska, United States William H. Woodin No injuries -
1 Aug 2007 Piper PA-18
N40832
Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
30 Jul 2007 Piper PA-18-150
N416SM
St. George, Utah, United States - No injuries -
26 Jul 2007 Piper PA-18-135
N197T
Kansas City, Missouri, United States - No injuries -
16 Jul 2007 Piper PA-18-150
N7474L
Ontario, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
13 Jul 2007 Piper PA-18-150
N7145Z
Jordan, Montana, United States - No injuries -
2 Jul 2007 Piper PA-18
N3195Z
Talkeetna, Alaska, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
12 Jun 2007 Piper PA-18-150
N4018Z
Hailey, Idaho, United States - No injuries -
1 Jun 2007 Piper PA-18
N6760B
Talkeetna, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
26 May 2007 Piper PA-18
N4111Z
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States - Minor injuries -
27 Apr 2007 Piper PA-18
N40520
Prineville, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
29 Mar 2007 Piper PA-18
N744
Sweetwater, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
24 Mar 2007 Piper PA-18-150
N4330Z
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States - No injuries -
23 Mar 2007 Piper PA-18
N2124N
Tulare, California, United States - No injuries -
13 Feb 2007 Piper PA-18-150
N5057Y
Gulkana, Alaska, United States Richard A. Kinmon No injuries -
13 Jan 2007 Piper PA-18
N237WT
Tyonek, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
12 Jan 2007 Piper PA 18-150
N518GM
Maricopa, Arizona, United States Patrick Feenstra No injuries -
18 Sep 2006 Piper PA-18
N82905
Koliganek, Alaska, United States Alaskan Adventures Lodge No injuries -
9 Sep 2006 Piper PA-18-150
N3764Z
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
3 Sep 2006 Piper PA-18-150
N82236
Riverton, Wyoming, United States - No injuries -
1 Sep 2006 Piper PA-18
N1858A
Aniak, Alaska, United States Kent Sorensen No injuries -
31 Aug 2006 Piper PA-18-150
N6774B
White Lake, New York, United States Adina M. Szewczyk Minor injuries -
16 Aug 2006 Piper PA-18
N8597D
Tok, Alaska, United States Forty Mile Air Ltd. No injuries -
7 Aug 2006 Piper PA-18
N2396J
Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States - No injuries -
6 Aug 2006 Piper PA-18-150
N57778
Tyonek, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
7 Jul 2006 Piper PA-18-180
N9488D
Skwentna, Alaska, United States Joseph Beck No injuries -
29 Jun 2006 Piper PA-18
N7601P
Orlando, Florida, United States George D. Kirby Minor injuries -
26 Jun 2006 Piper PA-18-150
N82223
Minong, Wisconsin, United States Thomas A Holdeman Minor injuries -
13 Jun 2006 Piper PA-18
N1325A
Palmer, Alaska, United States Alaska Cub Training Specialist, LLC No injuries -
3 Jun 2006 Piper PA-18-150
N7452J
Birchwood, Alaska, United States Jack Hoffman No injuries -
19 May 2006 Piper PA-18
N4167Z
Naknek, Alaska, United States Charles L. Summerville III No injuries -
10 May 2006 Piper PA-18
N723C
Iliamna, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
7 May 2006 Piper PA-18-150
N6083A
Cody, Wyoming, United States - No injuries -
17 Apr 2006 Piper PA-18
N6195D
Talkeetna, Alaska, United States Ruth E.Higdon No injuries -
21 Mar 2006 Piper PA-18
N6770B
Dillingham, Alaska, United States - Serious injuries -
5 Mar 2006 Piper PA-18
N1991A
Saint Paul, Oregon, United States Laurence A. Holman No injuries -
4 Mar 2006 Piper PA-18
N2875D
SanJuan, United States - No injuries -
30 Jan 2006 Piper PA-18-150
N744
Gail, Texas, United States - No injuries -