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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 1976 | Piper PA-28 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 May 1976 | Piper PA-28 | Milan, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Mar 1976 | Piper PA-28 | Franklin, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1976 | Piper PA-28 | Ballinger, Texas, United States | Winters Flying | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Feb 1976 | Piper PA-28 | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | Reading Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jan 1976 | Piper PA-28 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Washington AER | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jan 1976 | Piper PA-28 | Beloit, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Nov 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Portland State | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Oct 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Yankton, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Oct 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Snoqualme Pass, Washington, United States | Aurora Aviatio | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Oct 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Westfield, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Sep 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Angelus, South Carolina, United States | Rose Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Sep 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Montezuma, Iowa, United States | Sully Flying C | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Aug 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Whittier, Alaska, United States | Southcentral A | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Aug 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Alma, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Aug 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Carson City, Nevada, United States | Carson-Tahoe A | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Aug 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Petaluma, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jul 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Sheridan, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jul 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Benton, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jul 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Spokane, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jul 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Buena Vista, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jun 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Bryan, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 May 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Berlin, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 May 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Garland, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Apr 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Sedona, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Apr 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Medina, Ohio, United States | Schaumburg Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Mar 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Feb 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Clinton, Iowa, United States | Froning Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Feb 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Feb 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Rummey, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Jan 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Hartselle, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jan 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Eureka, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | John Henson | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Dec 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Frederica, Delaware, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Nov 1974 | Piper PA-28 | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 1974 | Piper PA-28 | East Hampton, Connecticut, United States | Big Sky Enterp | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Oct 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Montgomeryvl, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Sep 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | Hawk Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Sep 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Santa Ana, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | Reading Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | Reading Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Aug 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Pt.vicente, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jul 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Dubuque, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jul 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Columbia, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jun 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Huntington, West Virginia, United States | Tri-State Avia | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 May 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Oxford, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 May 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Willoughby H, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 May 1974 | Piper PA-28 | Los Negros, Other-Foreign Countries | - | Fatal | 1 |