Plane Crash List

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
31 Jan 1971 Piper PA-23
N2251P
 Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Sep 1970 Piper PA-23
N4417P
 Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 Commanche Ente Fatal 2
5 Mar 1970 Piper PA-23
N3496P
 Pacoima, California, United States
no coordinates
 Flight Associa Fatal 2
20 Sep 1969 Piper PA-23
N6834Y
 M of Seneca, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
16 Mar 1969 Piper PA-23
N4308P
 Costa Mesa, California, United States
no coordinates
 Bates Aviation Fatal 2
20 Dec 1968 Piper PA-23
N5721Y
 Belle Glade, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
10 Oct 1968 Piper PA-23
N5140Y
 Derry Pa, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Augusta Aviati Fatal 2
9 Aug 1967 Piper PA-23
N2228P
 Yucaipa, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
13 Jul 1967 Piper PA-23
N4786P
 Benton, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 Tower Loan COM Fatal 2
13 Jun 1967 Piper PA-23
N5604Y
 Tannersville, New York, United States
no coordinates
 New Haven Airw Fatal 2
30 Apr 1967 Piper PA-23
N8888
 Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Flying Executi Fatal 2
28 Mar 1967 Piper PA-23
N4459P
 Leadore, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 Hollenbeck SAL Fatal 2
17 Feb 1967 Piper PA-23
N2043P
 Oakland, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Feb 1967 Piper PA-23
N3296P
 Los Fresnos, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 Jan 1967 Piper PA-23
N4925P
 San Mateo Calif, California, United States
no coordinates
 Air, Inc. Fatal 2
2 Dec 1966 Piper PA-23
N512H
 Copenhagen Ny, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Brown and Tenn Fatal 2
16 May 1966 Piper PA-23
N4869P
 Batesville Tex, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Mar 1966 Piper PA-23
N2179P
 Gallatin Tenn, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Aug 1965 Piper PA-23
N4778P
 Union Bridge Md, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 French Oil MAC Fatal 2
8 Apr 1965 Piper PA-23
N4021P
 Grand Forks N Dak, North Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 Ellis G Fatal 2
5 Aug 1964 Piper PA-23
N5485Y
 E Falmouth Mass, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 Wiggins Airwys Fatal 2
30 Apr 2020 Piper PA-23-250
N6521Y
 Hemet, California, United States Landcare Aviation Inc Fatal 1
31 Dec 2018 Piper PA 23
N2146P
 Beaver Island, Michigan, United States - Fatal 1
12 Jan 2018 Piper PA 23-250
N54857
 Elko, Nevada, United States Air America Flight Center Fatal 1
19 Jun 2016 Piper PA 23-150
N1270P
 Hayward, California, United States - Fatal 1
29 Dec 2014 Piper PA 23-160
N222CP
 Port Clinton, Ohio, United States Eagle Support Services LLC Fatal 1
25 Nov 2013 Piper PA-23-160
N4016P
 Graniteville, South Carolina, United States - Fatal 1
12 Sep 2012 Piper PA-23-250
N4842P
 Bullard, Texas, United States - Fatal 1
13 Feb 2008 Piper PA-23-250
N62793
 Sterling, Kansas, United States - Fatal 1
8 Sep 2006 Piper PA-23-160
N3082P
 Santa Maria, California, United States - Fatal 1
29 Jun 2006 Piper PA-23-250
G-BBEY
 Thirkleby, United Kingdom
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
22 Nov 2005 Piper PA-23-250
N26399
 Burlington, Vermont, United States Donald Roberge Fatal 1
10 Nov 2005 Piper PA-23-160
N4319P
 Bloomington, Illinois, United States - Fatal 1
12 Jan 2005 Piper PA-23-250
N500KW
 Eureka Springs, Arkansas, United States - Fatal 1
13 Oct 2003 Piper PA-23-250
N63942
 Cordesville, South Carolina, United States Gordon Larimore Gray III (president Air Mango Ltd) Fatal 1
18 Jul 2003 Piper PA-23-235
N4928P
 Freeport, Bahamas Richard C. Rhinehart Fatal 1
2 Apr 2002 Piper PA-23-250
N91FK
 Palm Bay, Florida, United States George J. Apostle Fatal 1
10 Sep 2001 Piper PA-23-150
N2268P
 Chico, California, United States - Fatal 1
10 Oct 2000 Piper PA-23-160
N3390P
 Cotulla, Texas, United States Mesquite Flight Center, Inc., Fatal 1
22 Jul 2000 Piper PA-23
N1069P
 Dodge Center, Minnesota, United States - Fatal 1
19 May 2000 Piper PA-23-160
N3492P
 Titusville, Florida, United States - Fatal 1
10 Nov 1998 Piper PA-23-235
N4927P
 Mineral Wells, Texas, United States - Fatal 1
8 May 1998 Piper PA-23-250
N5813Y
 Walker's Cay, Bahamas
no coordinates
 Majors Air Services Fatal 1
7 May 1998 Piper PA-23-250
N4BN
 Fargo, Georgia, United States - Fatal 1
29 Aug 1997 Piper PA-23-250
N5464Y
 Baptistown, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 William Slack Fatal 1
4 May 1997 Piper PA-23-250
N570VR
 Bimini, Bahamas
no coordinates
 Alvin Murray Fatal 1
18 Mar 1996 Piper PA-23-250
N54839
 Marion, Virginia, United States - Fatal 1
11 Mar 1996 Piper PA-23-250
N222WR
 Bridgeport, West Virginia, United States - Fatal 1
7 Dec 1995 Piper PA-23-250
N6687Y
 Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, United States - Fatal 1
11 Nov 1995 Piper PA-23-250
N62620
 Ashville, New York, United States - Fatal 1