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 International 3 Ross Aviation* 3 Emery Aviation 3 Air Taxi Co. * 3

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
4 Nov 1981	Piper PA-23 N1099P	San Fernando, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
29 Sep 1981	Piper PA-23 N62628	Daytona Beach, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Aug 1981	Piper PA-23 N14185	Bunnell, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
11 Mar 1981	Piper PA-23 N6545Y	Kingstree, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	B.n.hileman	Fatal	2
4 Feb 1981	Piper PA-23 N63900	Odessa, Texas, United States no coordinates	Hedco Equipmen	Fatal	2
11 Dec 1980	Piper PA-23 N20MX	Fort Myers, Florida, United States no coordinates	Lincolnnaire, I	Fatal	2
26 Nov 1980	Piper PA-23 N6575Y	Jacksonville, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
30 Sep 1980	Piper PA-23 N56675	Chattahoochee, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
28 Sep 1980	Piper PA-23 N14403	Delray Beach, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Jan 1980	Piper PA-23 N2021P	Ft Worth, Texas, United States no coordinates	Aero Leasing, I	Fatal	2
5 Dec 1979	Piper PA-23 N6883Y	Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States no coordinates	Automated Refu	Fatal	2
25 Feb 1979	Piper PA-23 N5861Y	St Petersburg, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
5 Feb 1979	Piper PA-23 N6608Y	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
20 Nov 1978	Piper PA-23 N3485P	Ormond Beach, Florida, United States no coordinates	Sloane Aviatio	Fatal	2
19 May 1977	Piper PA-23 N124MW	Norwalk, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Midwest Air CH	Fatal	2
21 Dec 1976	Piper PA-23 N66HR	Danvers, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
12 Jun 1976	Piper PA-23 N852PS	West Liberty, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	Fadco Corporat	Fatal	2
28 Mar 1976	Piper PA-23 N6199Y	Pullman, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
15 Mar 1976	Piper PA-23 N4855P	Hope, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 Feb 1976	Piper PA-23 N65TM	S Burlington, Vermont, United States no coordinates	Timberland MAC	Fatal	2
5 Nov 1975	Piper PA-23 N1225P	Orinda, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
30 Oct 1975	Piper PA-23 N6982Y	Julian, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
18 Sep 1975	Piper PA-23 N524PR	Mulberry, Kansas, United States no coordinates	Avcon Inc	Fatal	2
30 Aug 1975	Piper PA-23 N40211	Bahia de L A Mex, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
20 Jul 1975	Piper PA-23 N770J	Bradenton, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Mar 1975	Piper PA-23 N54212	Grandview, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Mid America le	Fatal	2
26 Feb 1975	Piper PA-23 N6920Y	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	7 Bar Flying S	Fatal	2
17 Feb 1975	Piper PA-23 N4321P	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
18 Dec 1974	Piper PA-23 N2223R	Perryville, Missouri, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
10 Dec 1974	Piper PA-23 N5085Y	Denton, Texas, United States no coordinates	Red Baron Flig	Fatal	2
17 Nov 1974	Piper PA-23 N1395P	Falfurrias, Texas, United States no coordinates	J.k.photos	Fatal	2
26 Sep 1974	Piper PA-23 N2193P	Pinnacle, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
19 Jun 1974	Piper PA-23 N4168P	Merritt Is, Florida, United States no coordinates	Space Coast AV	Fatal	2
18 Dec 1973	Piper PA-23 N14099	Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Green Acres RA	Fatal	2
25 Nov 1973	Piper PA-23 N2067P	Navasota, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Nov 1973	Piper PA-23 N1391P	Heaton, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
31 Oct 1973	Piper PA-23 N5141Y	Riverton, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Jul 1973	Piper PA-23 N43BB	Nassau, Other-Foreign Countries no coordinates	Trans Island A	Fatal	2
22 Jun 1973	Piper PA-23 N157TD	Princeton, Maine, United States no coordinates	Thomas Dicenzo	Fatal	2
26 May 1973	Piper PA-23 N4330Y	Cloquet, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	Flying Neutron	Fatal	2
20 Dec 1972	Piper PA-23 N6303Y	New Boston, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
3 Jun 1972	Piper PA-23 N5511Y	So.lk.tahoe, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Feb 1972	Piper PA-23 N13912	Dorset, Vermont, United States no coordinates	Delaware Aviat	Fatal	2
27 Jan 1972	Piper PA-23 N6648Y	Gulf of Mex, Other-International Waters no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Jan 1972	Piper PA-23 N2220P	Ocoee, Florida, United States no coordinates	Central Florid	Fatal	2
15 Aug 1971	Piper PA-23 N1358P	Hillsboro, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Jul 1971	Piper PA-23 N3401P	Lanesville, New York, United States no coordinates	H.l.m.club, Inc	Fatal	2
4 Jul 1971	Piper PA-23 N3373P	Utica, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
7 Apr 1971	Piper PA-23 N2047P	Norman, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Hasty Enterpri	Fatal	2
21 Mar 1971	Piper PA-23 N4841P	Gorham, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2