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
Where these happened
Operators involved
All 9,402 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1971 | Piper PA-28 | S Rockwood, Michigan, United States | Naval Air Faci | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Newman, California, United States | Hawke Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | Fleet Wings AV | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Dodgeville, Wisconsin, United States | Waupaca Flying | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Alaska Aeromar | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | High Flight | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Pellston, Michigan, United States | American Airmo | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | Thunderbird AV | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Littleton, Colorado, United States | Coles Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Rialto, California, United States | Miro Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Ft.collins, Colorado, United States | Valley Airpark | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Santa Paula, California, United States | Michael Dewey | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Coeur Dalene, Idaho, United States | Coeur Dalene A | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Holly Ridge, North Carolina, United States | Robert F Vann | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Osage, Iowa, United States | Ackley Flying | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Santa Cruz, California, United States | Aviation Cente | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Portland, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Parker, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Plainville, Connecticut, United States | Interstate AVI | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Blakesburg, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Berlin, New Jersey, United States | Aero Haven Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Avalon, California, United States | Helicopters In | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Clearing, Illinois, United States | Chicago Academ | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Delphi, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | Danbury Airway | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States | Lease-A-Plane | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Newnan, Georgia, United States | Flanigan Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Somerset, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Hudson, New York, United States | Danbury Airway | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Wallkill, New York, United States | Gavaco Aviatio | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Prospectville, Pennsylvania, United States | Turner Field, I | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Wauwatosa Br, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Grayslake, Illinois, United States | Cherokee Flyer | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Souderton, Pennsylvania, United States | Wyco Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Grayslake, Illinois, United States | Cherokee Flyer | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Augusta, Missouri, United States | Thunderbird AV | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Battle Creek, Michigan, United States | Michigan Air A | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Massapequa, New York, United States | Amityville Fly | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Lithonia, Georgia, United States | Sylvaire Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Cropsey, Illinois, United States | Thomas/Thomas | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Grayslake, Illinois, United States | Chicagoland AI | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | New Carlisle, Ohio, United States | Delaware Aviat | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Farmingdale, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Fulton, Mississippi, United States | Air Service In | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Attalla, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |