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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-18-150 | Middletown, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-18 | Rainbow Lake, Alaska, United States | Beck, Ronald E. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-18-100 | Knik River, Alaska, United States | Robert Castle | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-18-150 | Midland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1989 | Piper PA-18 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1989 | Piper PA-18 | Harding Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1989 | Piper PA-18-150 | Bozeman, Montana, United States | Marlar, Charles H. | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1989 | Piper PA-18 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Fritz J. Christie | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1989 | Piper PA-18 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1989 | Piper PA-18 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Niver, Mark A. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1989 | Piper PA-18 | Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States | Gregory P. Eisenzimmer | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1989 | Piper PA-18 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | Charles H. Dowrick | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1989 | Piper PA-18 | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1989 | Piper PA-18-150 | Great Falls, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1989 | Piper PA-18 | Sulatna River, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1989 | Piper PA-18-150 | Boulder, Colorado, United States | Boulder Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1989 | Piper PA-18 | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | Peter Baxter | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1989 | Piper PA-18 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1989 | Piper PA-18 | Girdwood, Alaska, United States | Gerald G. Chisum | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1989 | Piper PA-18-150 | Medicine Lake, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-18-150 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States | Linden J. Butikofer, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-18-150 | Baker, Montana, United States | Weeding, Rodney D. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-18-150 | Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Huslia, Alaska, United States | Huntington, Roger | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Marion, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Oshetna River, Alaska, United States | Borders, Glenn A. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-18-150 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Wells, RAY | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-18-150 | Yenta Glacier, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-18-150 | Tok, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-18-135 | Parker, Arizona, United States | Sheble Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Chandalar River, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Forsyth, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Hulbert, Ward A. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Cody, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-18-150 | Shismaref, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1988 | Piper PA-18-150 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | Phoenix Flight Signs | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Togiak, Alaska, United States | David J. Hilty | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1988 | Piper PA-18 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 May 1988 | Piper PA-18-150 | Mocksville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1988 | Piper PA-18 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1988 | Piper PA-18-150 | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | SC State Commission Forestry | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1988 | Piper PA-18-150 | Shandon, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-18-150 | Peyton, Colorado, United States | Civil Air Patrol | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-18-150 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | MacArtney, James M. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1987 | Piper PA-18-125 | Riverton, Wyoming, United States | Western Executive Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1987 | Piper PA-18-150 | Fellsmere, Florida, United States | Fellsmere Joint Venture | No injuries | - |