Piper PA-23 accidents

The NTSB database holds 1,716 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-23, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 449 of them were fatal (26%), and 1,036 people died.

The deadliest year was 1976, with 63 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (556 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Bahamas and Other-Foreign Countries.

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

For 1,186 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

1,716

Records

449

Fatal

1,036

Deaths

26%

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 1,572 of 1,716 can be placed (1,186 approximate)

By decade

1960s 509

1970s 610

1980s 273

1990s 178

2000s 95

2010s 30

2020s 21

Where these happened

United States 1,591 Bahamas 26 Other-Foreign Countries 15 Mexico 11 Unknown/Not Reported 10 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 8

Operators involved

New Haven Airw 4 Lease-A-Plane 4 Emery Aviation 3 Air Taxi Co. * 3 Aviation Servi 3 Safair Flying 3

All 1,716 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
19 Jun 1994	Piper PA-23-250 N5333Y	Atlantic Ocean not on the map	Hermanos al Rescate	No injuries	-
17 Jun 1994	Piper PA-23-250B N5257Y	Kent, Ohio, United States	Sackett, Neil	Minor injuries	-
16 Apr 1994	Piper PA-23-250 N4857P	Margate, Florida, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
9 Apr 1994	Piper PA-23-160 N4480P	Hurricane, Utah, United States	Stout, Keith, A.	No injuries	-
13 Mar 1994	Piper PA-23 N2297P	Duncan, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	Brewer, JIM L.	No injuries	-
6 Mar 1994	Piper PA-23-250 N99BR	Parrfield, Ohio, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
5 Mar 1994	Piper PA-23-180 N2142P	Fairfield, Arizona, United States	Proflight	Serious injuries	-
24 Feb 1994	Piper PA-23-250 N7AU	Tortola, British Virgin Islands not on the map	Camera Works	No injuries	-
19 Feb 1994	Piper PA-23-250 N303AT	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States approximate position	Proflight, Inc.	No injuries	-
14 Jan 1994	Piper PA-23-150 N1346P	Dowagiac, Michigan, United States	-	No injuries	-
22 Dec 1993	Piper PA-23-160 N4382P	Franktown, Colorado, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
17 Dec 1993	Piper PA-23-250 N8769B	Showlow, Arizona, United States	John C. Morrison	Minor injuries	-
27 Sep 1993	Piper PA-23-150 N200X	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States	Fields, JIM	Minor injuries	-
20 Sep 1993	Piper PA-23-250 N5309Y	Spencer, Iowa, United States	Robert L. Cozine	No injuries	-
16 Sep 1993	Piper PA-23-160 N4470P	Hobart, Indiana, United States	-	No injuries	-
27 May 1993	Piper PA-23-250 N5272Y	Searcy, Arkansas, United States	-	No injuries	-
27 May 1993	Piper PA-23-160 N3333P	Ely, Minnesota, United States	Crystal Shamrock, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
19 Apr 1993	Piper PA-23-150 N1494P	Nellysford, Virginia, United States	Guckelberg, Frederich A.	Serious injuries	-
15 Apr 1993	Piper PA-23-250 N878D	Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States approximate position	Morristown Flying Service	Minor injuries	-
1 Apr 1993	Piper PA-23-250 N555AD	Nassau, Bahamas approximate position	Sky Unlimited Inc.	Unknown	-
16 Mar 1993	Piper PA-23-160 N4341P	Mena, Arkansas, United States	Gaffney, Richard & Cynthia	Serious injuries	-
20 Feb 1993	Piper PA-23-160 N4229P	Cannonball, North Dakota, United States	HIF, Inc.	No injuries	-
11 Feb 1993	Piper PA-23-250 N6290Y	Ruston, Louisiana, United States approximate position	Mountain Aviation	No injuries	-
29 Jan 1993	Piper PA-23-250 N40586	West Dover, Vermont, United States approximate position	Aviation Block & Charter, Inc.	No injuries	-
25 Jan 1993	Piper PA-23-150 N2144P	Eloy, Arizona, United States approximate position	R.finkenbine & R. Kestler	Serious injuries	-
6 Jan 1993	Piper PA-23 N1439P	Tampa, Florida, United States approximate position	Coulson, Jeffrey A.	Minor injuries	-
25 Dec 1992	Piper PA-23-250 N2603Z	Atlanta, Georgia, United States approximate position	Hester, Milton M.	Serious injuries	-
11 Nov 1992	Piper PA-23-150 N2078P	Jayton, Texas, United States	Bridgeport FLT Trng CTR Inc	Serious injuries	-
20 Sep 1992	Piper PA-23-250 N102ZZ	Mores Island, Bahamas not on the map	ZIG ZAG Airlines, Ltd.	Unknown	-
21 Jul 1992	Piper PA-23-160 N4317P	Burley, Idaho, United States	Wesley F. Johnson	No injuries	-
19 Jun 1992	Piper PA-23-250 N40460	Rock Sound, Bahamas not on the map	Kendall Jet Center, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
7 May 1992	Piper PA-23-250 N143AC	Valentine, Nebraska, United States	WM. J. Kerr/Robt. Kilmer	No injuries	-
10 Apr 1992	Piper PA-23-160 N3494P	Missoula, Montana, United States	Pearson, Erik & Crow, Charles	No injuries	-
3 Apr 1992	Piper PA-23-250 N6460Y	Denver, Colorado, United States	Richard D. Sunderland	No injuries	-
8 Mar 1992	Piper PA-23-150 N242CF	Romeoville, Illinois, United States	Flying "C" Leasing	No injuries	-
13 Jan 1992	Piper PA-23-150 N255W	Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States	Weske, Douglas P	No injuries	-
27 Oct 1991	Piper PA-23-250 N14256	Groton, Connecticut, United States approximate position	Better Val-U, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
19 Oct 1991	Piper PA-23-250 N14189	Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	Professional Pensions Inc.	No injuries	-
20 Sep 1991	Piper PA-23-250 N915PM	Boscobel, Wisconsin, United States	Thomas G. Pelz	No injuries	-
31 Aug 1991	Piper PA-23-160 N44PG	Stockbridge, Georgia, United States	Gilder, Ralph W.	Serious injuries	-
13 Aug 1991	Piper PA-23-250 N4553P	Hawthorne, California, United States	GDW Construction Company	Minor injuries	-
22 Jul 1991	Piper PA-23-250 N54819	Templeton, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	Charles O'donnell	No injuries	-
11 Jul 1991	Piper PA-23 N289RL	Cresson, Texas, United States	Bourland Field, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
4 Jul 1991	Piper PA-23-250 N63817	New Market, Virginia, United States	John Root	Serious injuries	-
30 Mar 1991	Piper PA-23-250 N99255	Jean, Nevada, United States	Michael T. Hagwood	Minor injuries	-
23 Mar 1991	Piper PA-23-160 N4155P	Westbrook, Maine, United States approximate position	Phoenix East Aviation	No injuries	-
1 Mar 1991	Piper PA-23-250 N6546Y	Suches, Georgia, United States	Krug, Kurt E.	Serious injuries	-
19 Feb 1991	Piper PA-23-250 N5512Y	Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	William J. Williams	Serious injuries	-
14 Jan 1991	Piper PA-23 N1361P	Bolivar, Tennessee, United States	Bolivar Aircraft Sales	Serious injuries	-
12 Jan 1991	Piper PA-23-250 N68RS	Little Whale, Bahamas not on the map	Trans Island Airways	Unknown	-