Piper PA-24 accidents

The NTSB database holds 2,700 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-24, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 501 of them were fatal (19%), and 1,093 people died.

The deadliest year was 1966, with 81 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1,133 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Canada.

2,065 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

2,700

Records

501

Fatal

1,093

Deaths

19%

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 635 of 2,700 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 993

1970s 890

1980s 331

1990s 219

2000s 135

2010s 74

2020s 58

Where these happened

United States 2,629 Mexico 32 Canada 12 Unknown/Not Reported 12 Other-Foreign Countries 5 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 2

Operators involved

National Aviat 9 Wes-Tex Aircra 5 Catlin Aviatio 4 Southwest Air 4 Phoenix Flyers 4 Midwest Piper 4

All 2,700 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
13 Oct 1966	Piper PA-24 N8715P	Danville, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Miller Wolf AE	Fatal	3
9 Oct 1966	Piper PA-24 N9048P	Stringer Miss, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	La.comanche In	Fatal	3
1 Sep 1966	Piper PA-24 N8115P	Fort Wayne Ind, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Alspach Funera	Fatal	3
7 Jun 1966	Piper PA-24 N7441P	Powder River Wyo, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
26 Apr 1966	Piper PA-24 N5288P	Moddle Bass Ohio, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
5 Apr 1966	Piper PA-24 N7300P	Seymour Ind, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Illini Airport	Fatal	3
29 Dec 1965	Piper PA-24 N6077P	Unknown, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
25 Aug 1965	Piper PA-24 N6930P	Clintwood, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Danville Flyin	Fatal	3
13 Aug 1965	Piper PA-24 N7960P	Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	Victoria Avia	Fatal	3
5 Jun 1965	Piper PA-24 N8379P	Chattanooga Tenn, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Exec Aviation	Fatal	3
13 Jun 1964	Piper PA-24 N5325P	Walden Colorado, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
9 Oct 2023	Piper PA-24-250 N6518P	San Juan de la Costa, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
20 Oct 2019	Piper PA 24 N7742P	Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States	Schenk Richard J	Fatal	2
29 Jan 2016	Piper PA 24-260 N9362P	Santa Rosa, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
1 Jul 2015	Piper PA 24-250 N6168P	Quinlan, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
18 Jan 2015	Piper PA-24-260 D-EERZ	Rechberghausen, Germany no coordinates	Not Provided by Authority	Fatal	2
15 Jun 2013	Piper PA-24-260 N8815P	La Pointe, Wisconsin, United States	8815 Papa LLC	Fatal	2
21 Feb 2012	Piper PA-24-250 N7147P	Albany, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
15 Jan 2012	Piper PA-24-180 N7648P	Brewster, Massachusetts, United States	Robert Walker	Fatal	2
21 Nov 2010	Piper PA-24-260 N8675P	Norfolk, Nebraska, United States	Four Wins LLC	Fatal	2
4 Oct 2009	Piper PA-24-250 N7471P	Black Canyon City, Arizona, United States	Ralph Smith	Fatal	2
17 Aug 2009	Piper PA-24 N6304P	Prescott, Arizona, United States	Thomas Hilton Armor Trustee	Fatal	2
11 Apr 2009	Piper PA-24-250 N7690P	San Diego, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 Oct 2008	Piper PA-24 N8820P	Red Hill, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	2
18 Aug 2005	Piper PA-24-250 N7342P	Pomona, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 Dec 2002	Piper PA-24-250 N6268P	Anaheim Hills, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 Nov 2002	Piper PA-24 N6606P	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Jan 2002	Piper PA-24-250 N8263P	Micanopy, Florida, United States	Robert Beverly	Fatal	2
12 May 2001	Piper PA-24-250 G-AIRE	Maldon Essex, United Kingdom no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Dec 2000	Piper PA-24-250 N8245P	Antimony, Utah, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Aug 2000	Piper PA-24-250 N6411P	Lexington, Virginia, United States	Jack A. Gambino	Fatal	2
4 Jan 2000	Piper PA-24-180 N5703P	Cordesville, South Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	2
18 Sep 1999	Piper PA-24-180 N5673P	June Lake, California, United States	Joseph W. Burton	Fatal	2
9 Jul 1999	Piper PA-24-250 N7314P	Fertile, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 May 1999	Piper PA-24-260 N8694P	Juneau, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
31 Dec 1998	Piper PA-24-180 N7283P	West Jordan, Utah, United States	Michael H. Wray	Fatal	2
6 Jun 1998	Piper PA-24-260 TGHUH	Statesville, North Carolina, United States	Kenneth M. Bleavins	Fatal	2
15 Mar 1997	Piper PA-24-260 N8857P	Andrews, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	2
17 Jul 1996	Piper PA-24-260 N9324P	Tennant, California, United States	Leroy M. Leale	Fatal	2
13 Jun 1996	Piper PA-24-250 N7280P	Big Bear City, California, United States	Robert J. Hull	Fatal	2
3 Sep 1995	Piper PA-24-250 N700TD	Sheridan, Wyoming, United States	Otto L. Saxild	Fatal	2
27 Dec 1994	Piper PA-24-250 N8112P	Van Horn, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
18 Sep 1994	Piper PA-24-260 N9159P	Tennesse Colony, Texas, United States	Johnson, JR., Willard W.	Fatal	2
28 Jan 1994	Piper PA-24-250 N6085P	Centreville, Alabama, United States	-	Fatal	2
27 Oct 1993	Piper PA-24-250 XBHOM	San Simon, Arizona, United States	Joseph W. Wagner	Fatal	2
24 Apr 1993	Piper PA-24-250 N6884P	Twin Peaks, California, United States	James E. Brown	Fatal	2
19 Dec 1992	Piper PA-24-180 N6185P	Gaylord, Michigan, United States	John C Myers & Clare R Colwell	Fatal	2
31 Oct 1992	Piper PA-24-180 N7902P	Kelso, California, United States no coordinates	Snider, Danny G.	Fatal	2
14 Nov 1991	Piper PA-24-180 N5935P	Coffeyville, Kansas, United States no coordinates	Gamache, Joseph C	Fatal	2
12 Aug 1991	Piper PA-24-250 N5145P	Guide Rock, Nebraska, United States	Thomas K. Phelps	Fatal	2