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
30 Sep 1979	Piper PA-23 N1267P	Ashford, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	Vernon AVN Inc	Fatal	1
29 Sep 1979	Piper PA-23 N6378Y	Greensboro, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	ACE, Inc.	Fatal	1
16 Sep 1979	Piper PA-23 N9046J	Linville, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
4 Feb 1979	Piper PA-23 N3362P	Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
2 Aug 1978	Piper PA-23 N4195P	Leakey, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
22 Jun 1978	Piper PA-23 N5421Y	Marion, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	Mayfield Skywa	Fatal	1
29 May 1978	Piper PA-23 N5850Y	Longdale, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
17 Apr 1978	Piper PA-23 N799Y	St Cloud, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
15 Apr 1978	Piper PA-23 N5641Y	Trabuco Canyon, California, United States no coordinates	Tallmantz Avia	Fatal	1
13 Apr 1978	Piper PA-23 N62845	Mesa, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Franks Distrib	Fatal	1
12 Mar 1978	Piper PA-23 N40355	Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Lebanon Airpor	Fatal	1
30 Nov 1977	Piper PA-23 N6241Y	Reston, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
27 Oct 1977	Piper PA-23 N5250Y	Morganton, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Aztec Verde In	Fatal	1
22 Oct 1977	Piper PA-23 N1906T	Corona, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	Astro Wings	Fatal	1
6 Sep 1977	Piper PA-23 N250CB	Gorman, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
2 Aug 1977	Piper PA-23 N14007	No Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	New England AI	Fatal	1
21 Jul 1977	Piper PA-23 N5900Y	Plano, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Roger Smith AI	Fatal	1
13 Apr 1977	Piper PA-23 N4483P	Weathersfield, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
2 Feb 1977	Piper PA-23 N484G	Moro, Oregon, United States no coordinates	Aero Sport, Inc	Fatal	1
10 Jan 1977	Piper PA-23 N5002Y	Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean South Lat. no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
23 Dec 1976	Piper PA-23 N2264P	North Royalton, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Vince's Flying	Fatal	1
15 Dec 1976	Piper PA-23 N5590Y	Blythe, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
27 Aug 1976	Piper PA-23 N4306P	Blackfoot, Idaho, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
23 Aug 1976	Piper PA-23 N4889P	Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Gulf Coast M0S	Fatal	1
2 Aug 1976	Piper PA-23 N1459P	Dalhart, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
11 Jun 1976	Piper PA-23 N5448Y	Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	Great Westr al	Fatal	1
3 Jun 1976	Piper PA-23 N6507Y	Hamilton, Montana, United States no coordinates	Barry Larson &	Fatal	1
16 Apr 1976	Piper PA-23 N5424Y	Princeton, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
4 Dec 1975	Piper PA-23 N2191P	Spring Valley, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
25 Sep 1975	Piper PA-23 XBHUY	Julian, California, United States no coordinates	Avons Y Servic	Fatal	1
10 May 1975	Piper PA-23 N644N	Cleveland, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Navik Air, Inc	Fatal	1
10 Jan 1975	Piper PA-23 N4322Y	Stratford, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 Dec 1974	Piper PA-23 N5308Y	Whittier, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Kennedy Air SE	Fatal	1
5 Jul 1974	Piper PA-23 N1402P	Willis, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
25 Jun 1974	Piper PA-23 N5330Y	Kiana, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Shellabarger F	Fatal	1
2 Jun 1974	Piper PA-23 N117ME	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
30 May 1974	Piper PA-23 N1711R	Lafayette, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 Mar 1974	Piper PA-23 N292M	Boise, Idaho, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
11 Dec 1973	Piper PA-23 N1905T	Millboro, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Nicholson Air	Fatal	1
28 Nov 1973	Piper PA-23 N13978	Hanover, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	JIM Hankins A*	Fatal	1
12 Oct 1973	Piper PA-23 N3188P	Liberty, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
27 Jul 1973	Piper PA-23 N1483P	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Sandusky Aviat	Fatal	1
11 Jun 1973	Piper PA-23 N5218Y	Staniel Cay, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
24 Apr 1973	Piper PA-23 N5557Y	Cumberland, Maryland, United States no coordinates	Wilson Constru	Fatal	1
24 Jan 1973	Piper PA-23 N5878Y	Five Points, California, United States no coordinates	Deavenport RAN	Fatal	1
25 Nov 1972	Piper PA-23 N6767Y	Nederland, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Atlas Aircraft	Fatal	1
10 Oct 1972	Piper PA-23 N6707Y	Dixie, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
7 Jul 1972	Piper PA-23 N4241P	Knox, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 May 1972	Piper PA-23 N4909P	Estes Park, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 Apr 1972	Piper PA-23 N6342L	Acton, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1