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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 1992 | Piper PA-28-180D | Troy, Michigan, United States | Richard E. Mason | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Apr 1992 | Piper PA-28-181 | Missing | Whitehurst, David E. | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Apr 1992 | Piper PA-28-140 | Paris, Ohio, United States | James L. MC Laughlin | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Mar 1992 | Piper PA 28-236 | Lebec, California, United States | N V Corporation | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Feb 1992 | Piper PA-28-160 | Burlington, Illinois, United States | Greiner, William J. | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Feb 1992 | Piper PA-28-161 | Ogden, Utah, United States | Hill AFB Aero Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Oct 1991 | Piper PA-28-180 | West Wardsboro, Vermont, United States | Stuart P. Dauchy | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Oct 1991 | Piper PA-28-140 | Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, United States | Annapolis Flying Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Sep 1991 | Piper PA-28-150 | Van Horn, Texas, United States | W. D. Smith | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Sep 1991 | Piper PA-28-161 | Placerville, California, United States | Thom, Darrell D. | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Sep 1991 | Piper PA-28-181 | Belington, West Virginia, United States | Stear, Jackson C. & Barbara J. | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jul 1991 | Piper PA-28-180 | Seneca, Illinois, United States | Props & Throttles, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 May 1991 | Piper PA-28-140 | Folsom, Louisiana, United States | Thomas Eiermann | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 May 1991 | Piper PA-28-151 | Shelburne, Vermont, United States | Walter A. Straub | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jan 1991 | Piper PA-28-161 | Glendale, California, United States | CAL State Flying Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Dec 1990 | Piper PA-28-161 | Gardner, Kansas, United States | Kansas City Aviation Center | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Nov 1990 | Piper PA-28-161 | Bunnell, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Oct 1990 | Piper PA-28-180 | Mullan, Idaho, United States | Allen D. Harris, JR. | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Sep 1990 | Piper PA-28-180 | Mount Wilson, California, United States | MC Collough, Floyd | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Aug 1990 | Piper PA-28-140 | Bulverde, Texas, United States | Hangar Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-28-161 | Garfield, Colorado, United States | Russell I. Erickson | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-28-180 | Coldfoot, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jun 1990 | Piper PA-28-140 | Caribbean Sea | Pomeroy, Mary T. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 May 1990 | Piper PA-28-181 | Rome, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 May 1990 | Piper PA-28-181 | East Lansing, Michigan, United States | J. J. Tiefenthaler | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Feb 1990 | Piper PA-28-161 | Norris, Tennessee, United States | Volunteer AVI. of Knoxville | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Feb 1990 | Piper PA-28-161 | Sebastian, Florida, United States | FL Institute of Technology | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Feb 1990 | Piper PA-28-181 | Fairfield, Connecticut, United States | Three Wing Flying Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Aug 1989 | Piper PA-28-140 | Butte Meadows, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-28-180 | Ashland, Virginia, United States | A & S Flying Services | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 May 1989 | Piper PA-28-201T | Stockton, California, United States | Paul J. Thurston | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Mar 1989 | Piper PA-28-160 | Holley, Florida, United States | Davis, Daniel C. | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Mar 1989 | Piper PA-28 | Douglas Twsp, Pennsylvania, United States | Thomas V. Davis | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Feb 1989 | Piper PA-28-151 | Missing Acft | Krause, Colleen | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jan 1989 | Piper PA-28-180 | San Bernardino, California, United States | Troxell, Carl R. | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-28-180 | Atlantic Ocean | Adderley, Edward | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-28-181 | Alexander City, Alabama, United States | Sun Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28-180 | Sun Valley, Idaho, United States | Sun Valley Aviation, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28-180 | Renovo, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-28 | Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States | James H. Hamilton | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-28-161 | Temecula, California, United States | Calstate Flying Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-28-140 | Compton, California, United States | Smith, Claude | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-28-161 | Fryeburg, Maine, United States | New England Flyers | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-28-160 | Beedeville, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-28-140 | Missing | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-28-161 | Milford, Utah, United States | Sypherd, Shawn D. | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-28-180 | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-28-180 | Ukiah, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Mar 1988 | Piper PA-28-151 | Valley Center, California, United States | Barwick, Kenneth D. | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-28-140 | Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |