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
17 Mar 1967	Piper PA-23 N6286Y	Marco, Florida, United States approximate position	Cherokee Sea I	No injuries	-
10 Mar 1967	Piper PA-23 N6162Y	Allendale, South Carolina, United States approximate position	Hawthorne Avia	No injuries	-
7 Mar 1967	Piper PA-23 N3171P	Scappoose, Oregon, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
26 Feb 1967	Piper PA-23 N4308Y	St-Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States not on the map	John W.chapman	No injuries	-
26 Feb 1967	Piper PA-23 N5925Y	Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
23 Feb 1967	Piper PA-23 N3080P	Cobden, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Feb 1967	Piper PA-23 N1294P	Pitiquito, Mexico approximate position	-	No injuries	-
13 Feb 1967	Piper PA-23 N1189P	Cayce, South Carolina, United States approximate position	Spartan Aviati	No injuries	-
12 Feb 1967	Piper PA-23 N4240P	Mt.hope, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	Rusk Aviation	No injuries	-
11 Feb 1967	Piper PA-23 N3217P	Fallbrook, California, United States approximate position	Mordigan Nurse	No injuries	-
7 Feb 1967	Piper PA-23 N4619P	Royal City, Washington, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
3 Feb 1967	Piper PA-23 N3050P	Atlanta, Georgia, United States approximate position	Hill Aircraft	No injuries	-
31 Jan 1967	Piper PA-23 N5979Y	Independence, Missouri, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
29 Jan 1967	Piper PA-23 N5333Y	Cooperstown, New York, United States approximate position	Air Taxi Co.	No injuries	-
22 Jan 1967	Piper PA-23 N2043P	Ontario, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
11 Jan 1967	Piper PA-23 N4962P	Hagerstown Md, Maryland, United States approximate position	Maple City STA	No injuries	-
9 Jan 1967	Piper PA-23 N4508P	Oceanside, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
9 Jan 1967	Piper PA-23 N6053Y	Easton Pa, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	Somerset Aviat	No injuries	-
6 Jan 1967	Piper PA-23 N4086P	Wappingers Fls, New York, United States approximate position	Hudson Valley	No injuries	-
3 Jan 1967	Piper PA-23 N4985P	Amityville, New York, United States approximate position	Nassau-Suffolk	No injuries	-
23 Dec 1966	Piper PA-23 N4367P	Austin Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	Wolf Mfg.co.	No injuries	-
21 Dec 1966	Piper PA-23 N2236P	Augusta Kans, Kansas, United States approximate position	Aero Services	No injuries	-
18 Dec 1966	Piper PA-23 N5472Y	Stevensville Md, Maryland, United States approximate position	Lumay Coat Co.	No injuries	-
15 Dec 1966	Piper PA-23 N3139P	Madison Wis, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	Four Lakes AVI	No injuries	-
15 Dec 1966	Piper PA-23 N4249P	Waterford Conn, Connecticut, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
13 Dec 1966	Piper PA-23 N4194P	Muskegon Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	Aviation Enter	No injuries	-
8 Dec 1966	Piper PA-23 N1408P	Fort Worth Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	ED Boardman	No injuries	-
8 Dec 1966	Piper PA-23 N6162Y	Charleston Sc, South Carolina, United States approximate position	Hawthorne Avia	No injuries	-
5 Dec 1966	Piper PA-23 N5625U	Lock Haven Pa, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	CST Flying SER	No injuries	-
3 Dec 1966	Piper PA-23 N4947P	Almira Wash, Washington, United States approximate position	JF Konen Const	No injuries	-
30 Nov 1966	Piper PA-23 N5574Y	Waldorf Md, Maryland, United States approximate position	Baltimore Cont	No injuries	-
28 Nov 1966	Piper PA-23 N4054P	Middlebury Ind, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
28 Nov 1966	Piper PA-23 N3175P	Springboro Ohio, Ohio, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
16 Nov 1966	Piper PA-23 N4264P	Gladwin Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
15 Nov 1966	Piper PA-23 N4835P	Georgetown Bahama, Other-Foreign Countries not on the map	Cavalier Intl	No injuries	-
13 Nov 1966	Piper PA-23 N6209Y	Eunice la, Louisiana, United States approximate position	Ashy Enterpris	No injuries	-
5 Nov 1966	Piper PA-23 N5203Y	Birmingham Ala, Alabama, United States approximate position	Augusta Aviati	No injuries	-
1 Nov 1966	Piper PA-23 N309SL	Jamaica Ny, New York, United States approximate position	Queens Meadow	No injuries	-
30 Oct 1966	Piper PA-23 N2150P	Racine Wis, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
30 Oct 1966	Piper PA-23 N5708Y	Farmingdale Nj, New Jersey, United States approximate position	Piper Twinair	No injuries	-
29 Oct 1966	Piper PA-23 N4306Y	Trenton Nj, New Jersey, United States approximate position	Princeton Avia	No injuries	-
28 Oct 1966	Piper PA-23 N903AR	Sparta Ill, Illinois, United States approximate position	American Realt	No injuries	-
24 Oct 1966	Piper PA-23 N1094P	Sterling Colo, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
20 Oct 1966	Piper PA-23 N3050P	Atlanta Ga, Georgia, United States approximate position	Hill Aircraft	No injuries	-
16 Oct 1966	Piper PA-23 N244AP	Baltimore Md, Maryland, United States approximate position	The Howard COR	No injuries	-
15 Oct 1966	Piper PA-23 N6193Y	Des Moines Iowa, Iowa, United States approximate position	DES Moines Fly	No injuries	-
2 Oct 1966	Piper PA-23 N5366Y	Hot Springs Va, Virginia, United States approximate position	Soble Construc	No injuries	-
27 Sep 1966	Piper PA-23 N1368P	Reno Nev, Nevada, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
23 Sep 1966	Piper PA-23 N2060P	Honolulu Hawaii, Hawaii, United States approximate position	Pacific Flight	No injuries	-
22 Sep 1966	Piper PA-23 N2123P	Cincinnatti Ohio, Ohio, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-