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.

1,330 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

1,716

Records

449

Fatal

1,036

Deaths

26%

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 386 of 1,716 have coordinates

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 Aviation Servi 3 Air Taxi Co. * 3 Safair Flying 3

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
19 Dec 1965	Piper PA-23 N1100P	Knox Ind, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
9 Aug 1965	Piper PA-23 N1272P	Douglas Wyo, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
27 Mar 1965	Piper PA-23 N5327Y	Drewry Ala, Alabama, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
25 Feb 1964	Piper PA-23 N8690E	Valparaiso Ind, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
12 Sep 2024	Piper PA-23-250 N555MH	Nassau, Bahamas	-	Fatal	2
19 Jun 2016	Piper PA 23-250 N63ZZ	South Bimini, Bahamas	-	Fatal	2
22 Jan 2015	Piper PA-23 N465JA	Lakeland, Florida, United States	Tailwheels Etc., Inc.	Fatal	2
13 Apr 2013	Piper PA-23-250 N27FT	Georgetown, Guyana	Angiel Envirosafe Inc	Fatal	2
29 Aug 2012	Piper PA-23-150 N1486P	Canton, Missouri, United States	John R. Johnson	Fatal	2
29 Jul 2008	Piper PA-23 N1180P	Highlands, North Carolina, United States	Duane Moorer	Fatal	2
22 Apr 2007	Piper PA-23-250 N5651Y	Windham, Connecticut, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 Sep 2006	Piper PA-23-250 N5941Y	Fort Meade, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
10 May 2006	Piper PA-23-250 N5033Y	Caribbean Sea	-	Fatal	2
24 Dec 2005	Piper PA-23-260 N7744D	Cali, Colombia no coordinates	Kurt Lieb	Fatal	2
6 Mar 2005	Piper PA-23-250 N2343Z	Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States	Richard Simons	Fatal	2
11 Sep 2004	Piper PA-23-250 N962AB	Lake Wales, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
15 Jul 2004	Piper PA-23-160 N4439P	Ontario, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	2
21 Jun 2004	Piper PA-23-250 N54134	Baker, Florida, United States	Robert Thomajan	Fatal	2
22 Jan 2004	Piper PA-23-160 N4293P	Lake Worth, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Dec 2002	Piper PA-23-250 N6568Y	Freeport, Bahamas	Bonheur Inc	Fatal	2
18 May 1998	Piper PA-23-160 N4410P	Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 Mar 1998	Piper PA-23-160 N3374P	Somerville, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Lino Fazio	Fatal	2
31 Oct 1997	Piper PA-23-150 N3EV	Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
31 Aug 1996	Piper PA-23-250 N14196	Jennings, Louisiana, United States	-	Fatal	2
1 Jun 1995	Piper PA-23-250 N5832Y	Opa-Locka, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Oct 1994	Piper PA-23-250 N999BW	Newville, Alabama, United States	Mann, Nathaniel E.	Fatal	2
18 Jun 1994	Piper PA-23-250 N62701	Warren Grove, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Barbosa, Francisco	Fatal	2
4 Apr 1994	Piper PA-23-250 N5399Y	Alliance, Nebraska, United States	James W. Furman	Fatal	2
6 Oct 1993	Piper PA-23-250 N10GL	East Hampton, New York, United States	ROY I. Arroll	Fatal	2
6 Jun 1993	Piper PA-23-150 N522T	Diablo, California, United States	Norman E. Lamantia	Fatal	2
2 Sep 1992	Piper PA-23-160 N4305Y	Concord, California, United States	Chavossy, Louis	Fatal	2
6 Mar 1992	Piper PA-23-250 N100LC	Sandston, Virginia, United States	Jasper Engine Exchange Inc.	Fatal	2
30 Jan 1992	Piper PA-23-180 CFDFV	Gold Bar, Washington, United States	Aviate Air	Fatal	2
26 Jul 1991	Piper PA-23-250 N54746	Manteo, North Carolina, United States	Brookfield Aviation, Inc	Fatal	2
1 Jun 1991	Piper PA-23 N1237P	Maricopa, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Robert Tichy	Fatal	2
20 May 1991	Piper PA-23-250 N49DB	Gasquet, California, United States	Allen R. Johnson	Fatal	2
14 Aug 1989	Piper PA-23-250 N4838P	Lake Tahoe, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Aug 1988	Piper PA-23-250 N6737Y	Gr. Harbor Cay, Bahamas no coordinates	Kwin Aircraft Corp.	Fatal	2
30 Jul 1988	Piper PA-23-160 N3464P	Avon Park, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 May 1987	Piper PA-23-250 N640CC	Missing, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
12 Nov 1985	Piper PA-23-250 N54136	Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 Oct 1985	Piper PA-23-250 N6726Y	Santa Barbara, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 Mar 1985	Piper PA-23-250 N100DT	Jacksonvile, Florida, United States	Thomas E. Daniels	Fatal	2
20 Feb 1985	Piper PA-23-250 N104JK	Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	2
3 Feb 1985	Piper PA-23-250 N5103Y	Key Largo, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
3 Sep 1984	Piper PA-23-235 N4967P	Rubidoux, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
25 Feb 1984	Piper PA-23 N2160P	Bluefield, West Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	2
10 Oct 1983	Piper PA-23-250 N6830Y	Cornwell, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
6 Oct 1982	Piper PA-23-250 N13785	Lake Placid, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
6 Dec 1981	Piper PA-23 N13792	Tucson, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Southwest Farm	Fatal	2