Piper PA-18A accidents

The NTSB database holds 429 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-18A, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 93 of them were fatal (22%), and 108 people died.

The deadliest year was 1968, with 16 deaths.

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

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

318 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

429

Records

Fatal

108

Deaths

22%

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 111 of 429 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 171

1970s 121

1980s 43

1990s 29

2000s 22

2010s 30

2020s 13

Where these happened

United States 427 Unknown/Not Reported 1

Operators involved

Craft Spraying 5 Reeder Flying 3 Thieman Chemic 2 Gedra Air Serv 2 Aero Spray Inc 2 Agricultural S 2

All 429 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
23 Jul 1969	Piper PA-18A N8173C	Alberta, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Jewell Flying	Fatal	1
13 Jul 1969	Piper PA-18A N7782D	Slater, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	Thieman Chemic	Fatal	1
4 Jul 1969	Piper PA-18A N8153C	Vermillion, South Dakota, United States no coordinates	Dennis E Mitch	Fatal	1
29 Jun 1969	Piper PA-18A N2876Z	Madison, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Moore Flying	Fatal	1
26 May 1969	Piper PA-18A N3798P	Ralston, Washington, United States no coordinates	Odessa Farming	Fatal	1
26 Aug 1968	Piper PA-18A N1631A	Lompoc, California, United States no coordinates	R and S Crop D	Fatal	1
24 Aug 1968	Piper PA-18A N7798B	Sinton, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 Aug 1968	Piper PA-18A N1459C	Parkton, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	ROY W.wood	Fatal	1
17 Aug 1968	Piper PA-18A N6970B	Sandersville, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Winton H.barro	Fatal	1
16 Aug 1968	Piper PA-18A N1866A	Derry, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	Aero Spray Inc	Fatal	1
10 Aug 1968	Piper PA-18A N2262A	Hartline, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 Jul 1968	Piper PA-18A N2875Z	Millen, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Bell Flying SE	Fatal	1
24 Jun 1968	Piper PA-18A N9121D	Breckenridge, Texas, United States no coordinates	Tuttle Spray C	Fatal	1
16 Jun 1968	Piper PA-18A N9902D	Antlers, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	WES Burgis	Fatal	1
7 Jun 1968	Piper PA-18A N3484Z	Montrose, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Valley Aviatio	Fatal	1
1 May 1968	Piper PA-18A N9465D	Batesville, Texas, United States no coordinates	Agricultural S	Fatal	1
13 Apr 1968	Piper PA-18A N7771D	Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	ROY King	Fatal	1
13 Apr 1968	Piper PA-18A N4578A	Watonga, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Marlow Aerial	Fatal	1
23 Mar 1968	Piper PA-18A N3911Z	Uvalde, Texas, United States no coordinates	Agricultural S	Fatal	1
4 Jul 1967	Piper PA-18A N1677P	Bonita Sprgs, Florida, United States no coordinates	LEE County MDC	Fatal	1
4 Jun 1967	Piper PA-18A N7090D	The Dalles, Oregon, United States no coordinates	EI Gilbert	Fatal	1
27 May 1967	Piper PA-18A N9931D	Jordan, New York, United States no coordinates	Louis Basl	Fatal	1
22 May 1967	Piper PA-18A N9446D	Absarokee, Montana, United States no coordinates	Quik Airways I	Fatal	1
21 Apr 1967	Piper PA-18A N1199A	Albany Ga, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Albany Air SER	Fatal	1
8 Sep 1966	Piper PA-18A N3198Z	Topeka Ill, Illinois, United States no coordinates	James F Waddel	Fatal	1
25 Aug 1966	Piper PA-18A N9939D	East Chain Minn, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	Fairmont Flyin	Fatal	1
19 Aug 1966	Piper PA-18A N8675C	Eufaula Ala, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Ralph Cheshire	Fatal	1
19 Jul 1966	Piper PA-18A N7192D	Sandwich Ill, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Rusk Crop Spra	Fatal	1
2 Jun 1966	Piper PA-18A N3490Z	St Anthony Id, Idaho, United States no coordinates	L.w.stanford	Fatal	1
19 Mar 1966	Piper PA-18A N9360D	Electra Texas, Texas, United States no coordinates	RAY Tompkins	Fatal	1
8 Sep 1965	Piper PA-18A N1981A	Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Reitz Dust&Spr	Fatal	1
4 Sep 1965	Piper PA-18A N8763C	Z, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
26 Aug 1965	Piper PA-18A N4074Z	Rayville, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Richland Aviat	Fatal	1
30 Jul 1965	Piper PA-18A N3901Z	Holly, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Wm.a Marlman	Fatal	1
30 Jul 1965	Piper PA-18A N8572C	Palmer Alas, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 Jul 1965	Piper PA-18A N9922D	Jacksonville Ga, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
17 Jun 1965	Piper PA-18A N8169C	Lambert Miss, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Lambert Air SV	Fatal	1
3 Jun 1965	Piper PA-18A N8750C	Gillett Ark, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	Vizzer Fly SER	Fatal	1
19 May 1965	Piper PA-18A N9876D	Gillett Ark, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	Vizzier Fly SV	Fatal	1
11 May 1965	Piper PA-18A N1295C	Great Falls Mont, Montana, United States no coordinates	Jules F Butler	Fatal	1
4 Sep 1964	Piper PA-18A N7491D	Winchester Ark, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
1 Sep 1964	Piper PA-18A N8784D	Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 Aug 1964	Piper PA-18A N7865D	Laurinburg Nc, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
23 Jun 2026	Piper PA-18A N7764D	Minden, Nevada, United States	-	No injuries	-
19 May 2026	Piper PA-18A 150 N9250D	Tyonek, Alaska, United States	Alaska Skies Air Taxi, LLC	No injuries	-
23 May 2025	Piper PA-18A 150 N1364C	Susitna, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
4 Sep 2024	Piper PA-18A 150 N424RD	Denali, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
27 Feb 2024	Piper PA-18A 150 N518SW	Dallesport, Washington, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
26 Jan 2024	Piper PA-18A 150 N7473D	Eden, Oregon, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
29 Dec 2023	Piper PA-18A 150 N2774P	Vermillion, South Dakota, United States	-	No injuries	-