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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-28-180 | Snaefellsnes, Iceland | NOT Avaiable | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Dec 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Eastsound, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-28-180 | Mena, Arkansas, United States | Jesse W. Sellars | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | Spartansburg, Pennsylvania, United States | Beaver Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-28-181 | Durango, Colorado, United States | Durango Air Service, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-28-236 | Gaylordsville, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-28-180 | Riverhead, New York, United States | Newair Flight, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Aurora, North Carolina, United States | Larry H. Prescott | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28-151 | Maquoketa, Iowa, United States | Al Beyer | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-28-180 | Groton, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-28-181 | Newhall, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-28-181 | Florida City, Florida, United States | American Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-28-181 | Marlin, Texas, United States | Griffin Pipeline Patrol Co. | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Locke, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Feb 1987 | Piper PA-28-181 | Gualala, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Nov 1986 | Piper PA-28-181 | Stugis, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Nov 1986 | Piper PA-28-161 | Glen Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Nov 1986 | Piper PA-28-181 | Summersville, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Oct 1986 | Piper PA-28-161 | Charleston, Illinois, United States | Avistar Air Center | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-28-140 | Elkhart, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jun 1986 | Piper PA-28-236 | Townsend, Montana, United States | Jack D. Bunn | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 1986 | Piper PA-28-180 | Syracuse, Indiana, United States | Lewis H. Schlechtweg | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jun 1986 | Piper PA-28-140 | Edgewater, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 May 1986 | Piper PA-28-180 | Ludlow, Pennsylvania, United States | Herzog Brothers, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-28-180 | East Wenatchee, Washington, United States | Robert S. Ditton | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Mar 1986 | Piper PA-28-181 | Williamstown, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Feb 1986 | Piper PA-28-235 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-28-140 | Deville, Louisiana, United States | Donald J. Laborde | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Oct 1985 | Piper PA-28-180 | Pecos, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Sep 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Hamburg, New Jersey, United States | Arthur W. Siegel | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Sep 1985 | Piper PA-28-180 | Hoskins, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-28-180 | Abbeville, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Cape May, New Jersey, United States | Southern Jersey Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-235 | Monterey, California, United States | Monterey Navy Flying Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-180D | Lansing, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | Flower Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Junction City, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 May 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | Marin Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Apr 1985 | Piper PA-28-180 | East Haddam, Connecticut, United States | Paul Terowsky | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-28-180 | Rockledge, Florida, United States | Merritt Island Air Servicew | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-28-180 | Trinidad, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-28-180 | Gilmer, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-28-140D | Kent, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-28-161 | Glasgow, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Oct 1984 | Piper PA-28-181 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Sep 1984 | Piper PA-28-161 | Dade Collier, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-28-235 | Put In Bay, Ohio, United States | Louis H. Covas | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-28-160 | Palmyra, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-28-181 | Burley, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Apr 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Panacea, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |