Plane Crash List

Piper PA-22 accidents

The NTSB database holds 3,095 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-22, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 339 of them were fatal (11%), and 611 people died.

The deadliest year was 1966, with 45 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1,043 records).

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

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

For 2,184 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

3,095
Records
339
Fatal
611
Deaths
11%
Share fatal
1964 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map 2,952 of 3,095 can be placed (2,184 approximate)

By decade

1960s 1,231
1970s 916
1980s 379
1990s 242
2000s 171
2010s 95
2020s 61

All 3,095 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
26 Aug 1988 Piper PA-22
N3171Z
Freeburg, Missouri, United States Jerry A. Tierman No injuries -
14 Aug 1988 Piper PA-22-108
N5301Z
Hoven, South Dakota, United States Avler, Richard G No injuries -
4 Aug 1988 Piper PA-22-150
N1665A
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States O. Eugene Lejeune No injuries -
1 Aug 1988 Piper PA-22-108
N4982Z
Cheboygan, Michigan, United States RAU, Dale J. Serious injuries -
12 Jul 1988 Piper PA-22
N2747P
North Pole, Alaska, United States Thomas Brune No injuries -
11 Jul 1988 Piper PA-22-150
CGCCF
Spearfish, South Dakota, United States - No injuries -
12 Jun 1988 Piper PA-22-135
N1453A
Kelso, Washington, United States - No injuries -
8 Jun 1988 Piper PA-22-150
N3737P
Marion, Indiana, United States Phelps, Ervin W. No injuries -
3 Jun 1988 Piper PA-22-150
N3741P
Hawthorne, Nevada, United States - Minor injuries -
16 May 1988 Piper PA-22-135
N8800C
Charlotte, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
9 May 1988 Piper PA-22-160
N8842D
Kodiak, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
8 May 1988 Piper PA-22-135
N1424C
Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States JIM F. White Serious injuries -
29 Mar 1988 Piper PA-22-150
N8524D
Payson, Arizona, United States - Minor injuries -
27 Mar 1988 Piper PA-22-150
N7725D
Muncie, Indiana, United States Jones, Buddie L. SR Minor injuries -
23 Mar 1988 Piper PA-22
N3100Z
Anchorage, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
18 Mar 1988 Piper PA-22-150
N2758P
West Chicago, Illinois, United States Terry Heller No injuries -
14 Mar 1988 Piper PA-22-108
N5611Z
Dorado
not on the map
- No injuries -
25 Feb 1988 Piper PA-22-135
N8919C
Yakima, Washington, United States - No injuries -
23 Feb 1988 Piper PA-22-108
N5542Z
Fabens, Texas, United States - No injuries -
21 Feb 1988 Piper PA-22-150
N3524P
Fort Worth, Texas, United States E. Hart No injuries -
18 Feb 1988 Piper PA-22-150
N4305A
Galion, Ohio, United States - Minor injuries -
24 Jan 1988 Piper PA-22-150
N3316Z
Kennewick, Washington, United States - No injuries -
3 Jan 1988 Piper PA-22
N863A
Stanley, Wisconsin, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
27 Nov 1987 Piper PA-22-108
N4523Z
Cornelius, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
13 Nov 1987 Piper PA-22
N77PL
McGrath, Minnesota, United States - No injuries -
1 Nov 1987 Piper PA-22-108
N5502Z
Argyle, New York, United States David Chaney No injuries -
31 Oct 1987 Piper PA-22-150
N4771A
San Jose, California, United States Riffle, David T. Serious injuries -
18 Oct 1987 Piper PA-22-160
N8779D
Tucson, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
20 Sep 1987 Piper PA-22-150
N7108B
Belleville, Indiana, United States James R. Draper No injuries -
7 Sep 1987 Piper PA-22-135
N8510C
Iowa Ridge, Alaska, United States
not on the map
Stanley Baranoski Minor injuries -
24 Aug 1987 Piper PA-22-150
N5700D
Mansfield, Louisiana, United States - Serious injuries -
8 Aug 1987 Piper PA-22
N8433D
Greeley, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
2 Aug 1987 Piper PA-22
N7958A
Roanoke, Illinois, United States John L. Brashers No injuries -
8 Jul 1987 Piper PA-22-135
N1175C
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
5 Jul 1987 Piper PA-22-150
N5858D
Red Lodge, Montana, United States - No injuries -
30 Jun 1987 Piper PA-22
N7801D
Anchorage, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
16 Jun 1987 Piper PA-22
N2447P
Theodore River, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
14 Jun 1987 Piper PA-22-160
N8924D
Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States James D. Maness No injuries -
26 May 1987 Piper PA-22
N5868D
Carbondale, Kansas, United States - No injuries -
26 May 1987 Piper PA-22-108
N5448Z
Milbank, South Dakota, United States Castle Wood Works, Inc. No injuries -
3 May 1987 Piper PA-22-150
N7511D
Missoula, Montana, United States Gary D. MacFadden No injuries -
3 May 1987 Piper PA-22-20
N3618Z
Allaire, New Jersey, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
3 Apr 1987 Piper PA-22-150
N3809P
Morgan, Utah, United States John D. Compton Serious injuries -
17 Mar 1987 Piper PA-22-20
N3008Z
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Robert Earl Cadzow No injuries -
7 Mar 1987 Piper PA-22-160
N9412D
Toronto, Ohio, United States John J. Jones Minor injuries -
22 Feb 1987 Piper PA-22
N3045Z
Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, United States - No injuries -
3 Feb 1987 Piper PA-22-135
N3554A
Floresville, Texas, United States - Serious injuries -
29 Jan 1987 Piper PA-22-108
N4862Z
Terrel, Texas, United States Wallace Aero, Inc. No injuries -
21 Jan 1987 Piper PA-22-150
N7720D
Pungo, Virginia, United States - No injuries -
14 Dec 1986 Piper PA-22-150
N9198D
McGrath, Minnesota, United States - No injuries -