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
24 Nov 1986 Piper PA-22-20
N23CP
McGrath, Alaska, United States James Dickey No injuries -
16 Nov 1986 Piper PA-22
N1457A
Rockford, Illinois, United States
approximate position
Dennis D. Flamini Minor injuries -
20 Oct 1986 Piper PA-22-160
N9206D
Big Bear City, California, United States - No injuries -
15 Oct 1986 Piper PA-22-160
N9748D
Fort Morgan, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
5 Oct 1986 Piper PA-22
N7427D
North Pole, Alaska, United States Dougles J. Dimbat No injuries -
2 Oct 1986 Piper PA-22-150
N6003D
Hillsville, Virginia, United States - No injuries -
30 Sep 1986 Piper PA-22-160
N3050Z
Abbeville, Louisiana, United States - Minor injuries -
14 Sep 1986 Piper PA-22-108
N5066Z
El Monte, California, United States - Serious injuries -
14 Sep 1986 Piper PA-22
N1712P
Naknek, Alaska, United States Ralph Angasan No injuries -
31 Aug 1986 Piper PA-22-150
N3841P
Dennis Port, Massachusetts, United States
approximate position
NDC, Inc. No injuries -
17 Aug 1986 Piper PA-22-150
N8529D
Fraser, Michigan, United States - Serious injuries -
14 Aug 1986 Piper PA-22-108
N5888Z
Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, United States - No injuries -
27 Jul 1986 Piper PA-22
N3366Z
Umiat, Alaska, United States
approximate position
David Wiseman No injuries -
4 Jul 1986 Piper PA-22-160
N9835D
Van Wert, Ohio, United States Donald V.reese No injuries -
22 Jun 1986 Piper PA-22
N1618P
Wrightsville, Arkansas, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
19 Jun 1986 Piper PA-22-108
N5907Z
Egegik, Alaska, United States Allen Dorsey No injuries -
17 Jun 1986 Piper PA-22
N2937P
King Salmon, Alaska, United States - Minor injuries -
12 Jun 1986 Piper PA-22-150
N5837D
Theodore River, Alaska, United States
not on the map
- No injuries -
31 May 1986 Piper PA-22
N3564Z
Warren, Ohio, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
12 May 1986 Piper PA-22-150
N2425P
Brooksville, Florida, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
11 May 1986 Piper PA-22-150
N7255D
Ashby, Nebraska, United States - No injuries -
28 Apr 1986 Piper PA-22
N3438A
Chugiak, Alaska, United States - Minor injuries -
27 Apr 1986 Piper PA-22
N3321A
Griffith, Indiana, United States - No injuries -
30 Mar 1986 Piper PA-22-150
N6958B
Warm Springs, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
29 Mar 1986 Piper PA-22-150
N6167D
Lytton, Iowa, United States - Serious injuries -
29 Mar 1986 Piper PA-22-150
N3900P
Plymouth, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
9 Mar 1986 Piper PA-22-150
N3821P
Sulphur, Louisiana, United States Derrick D. Smith No injuries -
25 Feb 1986 Piper PA-22-150
N5721D
Estelline, South Dakota, United States Ross G. Ritchie No injuries -
20 Feb 1986 Piper PA-22-150
N9995D
Skellytown, Texas, United States - No injuries -
20 Jan 1986 Piper PA-22
N5904Z
Jasper, Tennessee, United States - Serious injuries -
20 Jan 1986 Piper PA-22-108
N5338Z
Ellensburg, Washington, United States Robert Kibler No injuries -
19 Jan 1986 Piper PA-22-150
N5950D
Cedar City, Utah, United States - Minor injuries -
11 Jan 1986 Piper PA-22-150
N3003Z
Mount Gilead, Ohio, United States - No injuries -
5 Dec 1985 Piper PA-22
N3334A
Deer Valley, Arizona, United States John A. Hook Minor injuries -
23 Oct 1985 Piper PA-22-150
N6859P
Toronto, Ohio, United States L.e. DEW No injuries -
16 Sep 1985 Piper PA-22-160
N8525D
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Jesse L. Cole No injuries -
15 Sep 1985 Piper PA-22-125
N909A
Shinnston, West Virginia, United States - No injuries -
4 Aug 1985 Piper PA-22
N2566A
McCarthy, Alaska, United States
approximate position
- Serious injuries -
30 Jul 1985 Piper PA-22
N5430Z
Boulder, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
18 Jul 1985 Piper PA-22/20
N3445Z
Alexander Lake, Alaska, United States
not on the map
- No injuries -
16 Jul 1985 Piper PA-22-108
N5322Z
Hookstown, Pennsylvania, United States - No injuries -
13 Jul 1985 Piper PA-22
N1487A
Iola, Wisconsin, United States - No injuries -
24 Jun 1985 Piper PA-22-150
N4547A
Glen Canyon, Utah, United States - No injuries -
16 Jun 1985 Piper PA-22-108
N5355Z
Starbuck, Minnesota, United States - No injuries -
16 Jun 1985 Piper PA-22-108
N5621Z
Champlain, New York, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
14 Jun 1985 Piper PA-22-135
N843
Long Valley, Nevada, United States - No injuries -
8 Jun 1985 Piper PA-22-150
N1644P
Osceola, Wisconsin, United States REX Dalzell Minor injuries -
17 May 1985 Piper PA-22-150
N7523D
Batavia, New York, United States - No injuries -
12 May 1985 Piper PA-22-150
N7315D
Fort Pierce, Florida, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
12 Apr 1985 Piper PA 22-150
N5738D
New London, Virginia, United States - Minor injuries -