Piper PA-28 accidents

The NTSB database holds 9,402 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-28, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 1,634 of them were fatal (17%), and 3,363 people died.

The deadliest year was 1969, with 164 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (3,119 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Unknown/Not Reported.

364 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 5,979 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

9,402

Records

1,634

Fatal

3,363

Deaths

17%

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 9,038 of 9,402 can be placed (5,979 approximate)

By decade

1960s 2,034

1970s 3,244

1980s 1,688

1990s 1,070

2000s 730

2010s 378

2020s 258

Where these happened

United States 9,236 Mexico 42 Unknown/Not Reported 16 Canada 13 Other-Foreign Countries 12 United Kingdom 10

Operators involved

Amityville Fly 23 Thunderbird AV 16 Crow, Inc. 15 Flight Safety 15 Lease-A-Plane 15 Reading Aviati 13

All 9,402 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
18 Nov 1985	Piper PA 28-151 N43602	Lebec, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
19 Oct 1985	Piper PA-28-236 N4298K	Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, United States	General Aviation Co.	Fatal	2
8 Oct 1985	Piper PA-28-151 N44207	Payson, Arizona, United States	Warrior Enterprises, Inc	Fatal	2
9 Sep 1985	Piper PA-28-160 N5488W	Key West, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
25 Aug 1985	Piper PA-28-235 N8571W	Worthington, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Jun 1985	Piper PA-28-151 N32461	Reedsburg, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 May 1985	Piper PA-28-181 N8460M	Charleston, West Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	2
20 Apr 1985	Piper PA-28-140 N95043	No. Hampton, New Hampshire, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
22 Mar 1985	Piper PA-28-181 N8359B	Vail, Colorado, United States	John M. Wyland	Fatal	2
27 Jan 1985	Piper PA-28-161 N4369F	Bickleton, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Nov 1984	Piper PA-28-140 N9930W	Beverly, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
11 Oct 1984	Piper PA-28-151 N32828	Morgantown, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 Aug 1984	Piper PA-28-180F N3963R	Cable, Wisconsin, United States	Eleanor E. Strauck	Fatal	2
30 Jul 1984	Piper PA-28-161 N4314D	Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States	McFillen Air Charter Inc	Fatal	2
21 Jul 1984	Piper PA-28-235 N9014W	Selbyville, Delaware, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 May 1984	Piper PA-28-180 N3761R	Sheldon, Iowa, United States	-	Fatal	2
19 Mar 1984	Piper PA-28-181 N30667	Gasconade, Missouri, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
17 Mar 1984	Piper PA-28-180 N7386W	Bristow, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	2
3 Mar 1984	Piper PA-28-236 N8054E	Oconto, Nebraska, United States	-	Fatal	2
27 Nov 1983	Piper PA-28-180 N5396L	Lexington, Tennessee, United States	-	Fatal	2
11 Nov 1983	Piper PA-28-161 N2220Y	Albion, Nebraska, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Sep 1983	Piper PA-28-161 N8236U	Bethany, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	2
17 Sep 1983	Piper PA-28-180 N15651	Forestville, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	2
17 Aug 1983	Piper PA-28-181 N5698V	Santa Rosa, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
12 Aug 1983	Piper PA-28-181 N21537	Ville Platte, Louisiana, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 Aug 1983	Piper PA-28-181 N2876X	Dwight, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	2
8 Jun 1983	Piper PA-28-181 N8318T	El Cajon, California, United States	S G Flight Service, Inc.	Fatal	2
24 Apr 1983	Piper PA-28-140 N95341	Lebanon, Oregon, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
19 Mar 1983	Piper PA-28-151 N41576	Trinity Center, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Mar 1983	Piper PA-28-161 N82026	Danvers, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	2
3 Jan 1983	Piper PA-28-161 N2239M	Avalon, California, United States	Peninsula Aviation	Fatal	2
8 Dec 1982	Piper PA-28-140 N5468T	Tahoe City, California, United States approximate position	S. O. Haller	Fatal	2
27 Nov 1982	Piper PA-28-161 N1949H	Lincoln, California, United States	Darril Spencer JR.	Fatal	2
25 Nov 1982	Piper PA-28-161 N8249K	Man, West Virginia, United States approximate position	Sunrise Aviation Enterprises,	Fatal	2
18 Nov 1982	Piper PA-28-140 N500FL	Sharon, Kansas, United States	Affluent Flyers	Fatal	2
25 Sep 1982	Piper PA-28-181 N82717	Mankato, Minnesota, United States	Twin City Aviation	Fatal	2
9 Aug 1982	Piper PA-28-161 N47489	Corcoran, California, United States	Porterville Aviation	Fatal	2
7 Aug 1982	Piper PA-28-140 N7379J	Folkston, Georgia, United States	Brian K. Rankin	Fatal	2
4 Aug 1982	Piper PA-28-161 N81786	Concord, New Hampshire, United States approximate position	Coastal Air Services, Inc.	Fatal	2
22 Jul 1982	Piper PA-28-180 N7304W	Hartsburg, Illinois, United States	Dean A. Hendryx	Fatal	2
6 Jun 1982	Piper PA-28-161 N83006	Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States approximate position	Belton T. & Calaudia MIX	Fatal	2
2 May 1982	Piper PA-28-140 N1884J	Mescalero, New Mexico, United States approximate position	J L Thompson	Fatal	2
5 Feb 1982	Piper PA-28 N1306H	120 Nm Sse of M, Florida, United States	Harold M. Shaft	Fatal	2
20 Dec 1981	Piper PA-28 N9403W	Hedrick, Missouri, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
18 Nov 1981	Piper PA-28 N4259J	Laughlin, Nevada, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
5 Nov 1981	Piper PA-28 N8227C	Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
25 Oct 1981	Piper PA-28 N70RA	Mooresville, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
17 Oct 1981	Piper PA-28 N2065M	Danvers, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	Flight Center	Fatal	2
2 Aug 1981	Piper PA-28 N2300T	So Lake Tahoe, California, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	2
12 Jul 1981	Piper PA-28 N8487R	Lakeland, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2