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.

2,327 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

3,095

Records

339

Fatal

611

Deaths

11%

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 768 of 3,095 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 1,231

1970s 916

1980s 379

1990s 242

2000s 171

2010s 95

2020s 61

Where these happened

United States 3,065 Mexico 7 Canada 7 Unknown/Not Reported 5 Other-Foreign Countries 2 Europe 2

Operators involved

Annapolis Flyi 5 Robb Aviation 4 Crow Inc. 4 COY Flying SER 4 Iowa State UNI 4 Washington AER 3

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
10 Nov 1974	Piper PA-22 N5165Z	Craig, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 Oct 1974	Piper PA-22 N8831D	Westville, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
4 Oct 1974	Piper PA-22 N1822P	Huntington, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
1 Sep 1974	Piper PA-22 N6099D	Theba, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
27 May 1974	Piper PA-22 N2756P	Los Banos, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 Mar 1974	Piper PA-22 N4457A	Eustis, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 Mar 1974	Piper PA-22 N901A	Port Huron, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
23 Feb 1974	Piper PA-22 N3642Z	Wilkinson, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
16 Feb 1974	Piper PA-22 N7133D	Maitland, Missouri, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
29 Sep 1973	Piper PA-22 N3116Z	Grover City, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
23 Jan 1973	Piper PA-22 N3652A	Washington, Kansas, United States no coordinates	Blue Valley FL	Fatal	1
9 Dec 1972	Piper PA-22 N6930B	Whitakers, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
26 Jul 1972	Piper PA-22 N4525Z	N.johsnville, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
22 Jun 1972	Piper PA-22 N3556A	Springfield, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
11 Jun 1972	Piper PA-22 N2920P	Winchester, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 Dec 1971	Piper PA-22 N3535Z	Portland, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
16 Dec 1971	Piper PA-22 N8641C	Evansville, Indiana, United States no coordinates	The Horizon CL	Fatal	1
23 Nov 1971	Piper PA-22 N2565P	Chloride, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
22 Nov 1971	Piper PA-22 N1792P	Lansing, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 Sep 1971	Piper PA-22 N8736C	Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	Western Insura	Fatal	1
21 Jul 1971	Piper PA-22 N4655Z	West Henrietta, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
5 Jun 1971	Piper PA-22 N4887Z	Escondido, California, United States no coordinates	Breise and JOH	Fatal	1
23 May 1971	Piper PA-22 N2129A	Springfield, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
8 May 1971	Piper PA-22 N5870D	Cleveland, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
11 Apr 1971	Piper PA-22 N8680C	Strongsville, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Josef A Schmid	Fatal	1
4 Apr 1971	Piper PA-22 N4951Z	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
16 Jan 1971	Piper PA-22 N4651Z	Dyckesville, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 Dec 1970	Piper PA-22 N6920B	Rapid City, South Dakota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 Dec 1970	Piper PA-22 N5752D	Baker, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
8 Nov 1970	Piper PA-22 N26F	Hamlin, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
27 Oct 1970	Piper PA-22 N3749P	Petersburg, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
12 Aug 1970	Piper PA-22 N2627P	Xenia, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
2 Aug 1970	Piper PA-22 N6044D	Susanville, California, United States no coordinates	Sierra Cascade	Fatal	1
3 Mar 1970	Piper PA-22 N7120B	Orrum, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
15 Feb 1970	Piper PA-22 N3079Z	Clovis, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 Jan 1970	Piper PA-22 N2277A	Merritt Islnd, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
30 Aug 1969	Piper PA-22 N3306A	Loup City, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
24 Aug 1969	Piper PA-22 N3339Z	Langhorne, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
22 Jul 1969	Piper PA-22 N3583A	Sulphur la, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
17 May 1969	Piper PA-22 N2184A	Clear, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
13 Apr 1969	Piper PA-22 N9581D	Meadville, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
5 Dec 1968	Piper PA-22 N3179Z	Lakewood, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
1 Dec 1968	Piper PA-22 N4449A	Franklin, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
7 Oct 1968	Piper PA-22 N6113D	Hobart, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 Oct 1968	Piper PA-22 N2642A	Borger, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
8 Sep 1968	Piper PA-22 N6827B	Lake Benton, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
29 Aug 1968	Piper PA-22 N5955D	Gravois Mills, Missouri, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
8 Aug 1968	Piper PA-22 N5834Z	Independence, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 May 1968	Piper PA-22 N3710P	Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
23 Apr 1968	Piper PA-22 N2744P	Laguna, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1