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
25 Feb 1965	Piper PA-23 N4070P	Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
21 Feb 1965	Piper PA-23 N5511Y	La Porte Ind, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
13 Feb 1965	Piper PA-23 N4559P	Tucson Ariz, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
5 Feb 1965	Piper PA-23 N3008P	Huron S Dak, South Dakota, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
2 Feb 1965	Piper PA-23 N5528Y	Fullerton Calif, California, United States approximate position	Air O Brokerge	No injuries	-
14 Jan 1965	Piper PA-23 N3135P	Des Plaines Ill, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
10 Jan 1965	Piper PA-23 N4283P	Big Bear Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
9 Jan 1965	Piper PA-23 N3251P	Lucerne Valy Cali, California, United States not on the map	-	Minor injuries	-
12 Nov 1964	Piper PA-23 N5194Y	St Louis Mo, Missouri, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
5 Nov 1964	Piper PA-23 N5003Y	Glens Falls Ny, New York, United States approximate position	CST Flying SER	Serious injuries	-
6 Oct 1964	Piper PA-23 N616F	Nairobi E Africa, Africa not on the map	Prog Air Inc	No injuries	-
10 May 1964	Piper PA-23 N72F	Albuquerque N Mex, New Mexico, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
31 Mar 1964	Piper PA-23 N1435P	Detroit Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Mar 1964	Piper PA-23 N31A	Miramar Fla, Florida, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
16 Feb 1964	Piper PA-23 N2274P	Cairo Egypt, Africa not on the map	-	Serious injuries	-
24 Jan 1964	Piper PA-23 N3380P	Santa Maria Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-