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
Where these happened
All 2,950 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-18 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-18-160 | Cantwell, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-18-135 | Biddle, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-18-150 | Big Creek, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-18 | Nenana, Alaska, United States | Alaska State Troopers | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-18-150 | Page, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-18 | Prineville, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-18 | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-18-180 | Tok, Alaska, United States | U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-18 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-18-135 | Big Creek, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-18-150 | Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-18 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Great Northern Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1997 | Piper PA-18-150 | Rogers City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1997 | Piper PA-18 | Noatak, Alaska, United States | National Park Service | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1997 | Piper PA-18 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1997 | Piper PA-18-150 | Laredo, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1997 | Piper PA-18-150 | Moorcroft, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1997 | Piper PA-18 | Valparaiso, Chile | Publicidad Aerea de Chile | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1997 | Piper PA-18-150 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Chandler Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1996 | Piper PA-18-125 | Westcliffe, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Alliance, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1996 | Piper PA-18-135 | Boulder, Colorado, United States | Dakota Ridge Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Noatak, Alaska, United States | Robert L. Eubank | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1996 | Piper PA-18-150 | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Elmendorf, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Palestine, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Gakona, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | Allen Darrell Hulen | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1996 | Piper PA-18 | McCarthy, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1996 | Piper PA-18-160 | Northway, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Slana, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Ephrata, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Arctic Village, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1996 | Piper PA-18-150 | Bessemer, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1996 | Piper PA-18 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Tyrell G. Ross | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Gatesville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1996 | Piper PA-18-150 | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | Tyrrell G. Ross | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Cantwell, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Nikiski, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Joseph A. Nava | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1996 | Piper PA-18-150 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |