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
31 Aug 1965	Piper PA-23 N1225P	Crystal City Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
28 Aug 1965	Piper PA-23 N5552Y	Spearman Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
26 Aug 1965	Piper PA-23 N2214P	San Francisco Cal, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
25 Aug 1965	Piper PA-23 N4300Y	Mobile Ala, Alabama, United States approximate position	England FLG SR	No injuries	-
24 Aug 1965	Piper PA-23 N5206Y	Temple Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	Airhaven	No injuries	-
23 Aug 1965	Piper PA-23 N4325Y	San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States approximate position	Travel Air	No injuries	-
18 Aug 1965	Piper PA-23 N4982P	Tulsa Okla, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	Cannon Avtn	No injuries	-
1 Aug 1965	Piper PA-23 N1211P	South Bend Ind, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
28 Jul 1965	Piper PA-23 N5448Y	Las Animas Colo, Colorado, United States approximate position	Atlas Aviation	No injuries	-
28 Jul 1965	Piper PA-23 N5630Y	Fairview Okla, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	Catlin Avtn	No injuries	-
23 Jul 1965	Piper PA-23 N1159P	Fort Worth Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	Aero Enterpris	Minor injuries	-
23 Jul 1965	Piper PA-23 N3090P	Mena Ark, Arkansas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
21 Jul 1965	Piper PA-23 N4120P	Thousand Oaks Cal, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
20 Jul 1965	Piper PA-23 N4850P	Wenatchee Wash, Washington, United States approximate position	Goodfellow BRO	No injuries	-
20 Jul 1965	Piper PA-23 N5487Y	Lancaster Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1965	Piper PA-23 N1300P	Broomfield Colo, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
13 Jul 1965	Piper PA-23 N5484Y	Renesselaer Ind, Indiana, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
11 Jul 1965	Piper PA-23 N6567F	Loveland Colo, Colorado, United States approximate position	Scottsbluff AV	Minor injuries	-
9 Jul 1965	Piper PA-23 N4822P	Kingsville Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	Southwest Airl	No injuries	-
8 Jul 1965	Piper PA-23 N4528P	Newark Ohio, Ohio, United States approximate position	Sundin Avtn	No injuries	-
2 Jul 1965	Piper PA-23 N2036P	Opa Locka Fla, Florida, United States approximate position	FLA Airmotive	No injuries	-
27 Jun 1965	Piper PA-23 N4763P	Watsonville Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
23 Jun 1965	Piper PA-23 N1304P	Newark Nj, New Jersey, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
20 Jun 1965	Piper PA-23 N5247Y	Herber Springs Ar, Arkansas, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
19 Jun 1965	Piper PA-23 N1325P	Ambler Pa, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Jun 1965	Piper PA-23 N3404P	Liberty Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Jun 1965	Piper PA-23 N5272Y	Antelope Wells Tx, Texas, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
17 Jun 1965	Piper PA-23 N3348P	Des Moines Iowa, Iowa, United States approximate position	Fagen Aviation	No injuries	-
14 Jun 1965	Piper PA-23 N1133P	Long Beach Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
12 Jun 1965	Piper PA-23 N4928P	Eureka Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
11 Jun 1965	Piper PA-23 N4042P	Cleveland Ohio, Ohio, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 Jun 1965	Piper PA-23 N1215P	Manassas Va, Virginia, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
31 May 1965	Piper PA-23 N4387P	Perry Ny, New York, United States approximate position	Northern FLG S	Minor injuries	-
29 May 1965	Piper PA-23 N1479P	Bremerton Wash, Washington, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
24 May 1965	Piper PA-23 N2035	Aspen Colo, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
21 May 1965	Piper PA-23 N4020P	Little Rock Ark, Arkansas, United States approximate position	FT Smith FLG S	No injuries	-
19 May 1965	Piper PA-23 N5102Y	Oxford Ala, Alabama, United States approximate position	River Queen	No injuries	-
18 May 1965	Piper PA-23 N3132P	Joplin Mo, Missouri, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
24 Apr 1965	Piper PA-23 N5604Y	New Haven Conn, Connecticut, United States approximate position	New Haven Arys	No injuries	-
16 Apr 1965	Piper PA-23 N5440Y	La Pryor Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
13 Apr 1965	Piper PA-23 N1429P	San Antonio Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	Offutt Aero CB	Minor injuries	-
13 Apr 1965	Piper PA-23 N5714Y	Charlotte Nc, North Carolina, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
9 Apr 1965	Piper PA-23 N1030P	Augusta Ga, Georgia, United States approximate position	Golden Isle AV	No injuries	-
8 Apr 1965	Piper PA-23 N3071P	Tucson Ariz, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
2 Apr 1965	Piper PA-23 N4865P	Riverdale Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
24 Mar 1965	Piper PA-23 N5250Y	Negaunee Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	Green Bay Avtn	Minor injuries	-
21 Mar 1965	Piper PA-23 N4537P	Wheeling Ill, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
20 Mar 1965	Piper PA-23 N3143P	Cape May Nj, New Jersey, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
16 Mar 1965	Piper PA-23 N4307Y	Fullerton Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
14 Mar 1965	Piper PA-23 N5142Y	Spearman Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-