Plane Crash List

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.

6,343 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

9,402
Records
1,634
Fatal
3,363
Deaths
17%
Share fatal
1964 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map 3,059 of 9,402 have coordinates

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 Piper Aircraft 13

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

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
14 Mar 1981 Piper PA-28
N5956W
 Molokai, Hawaii, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
13 Feb 1981 Piper PA-28
N9431W
 Truckee, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
14 Oct 1980 Piper PA-28
N2212D
 Crestline, California, United States
no coordinates
 Long Beach Fly Fatal 4
10 Oct 1980 Piper PA-28
N707XQ
 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
1 Jun 1980 Piper PA-28
N9594K
 Brookville, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Sabetha Flyers Fatal 4
4 May 1980 Piper PA-28
N45090
 Lk Roosevelt, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Arizona Piper Fatal 4
20 Apr 1980 Piper PA-28
N8907J
 Falmouth, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 Washington AER Fatal 4
25 Jan 1980 Piper PA-28
N9421C
 Clare, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 Sioux County A Fatal 4
12 Jan 1980 Piper PA-28
N9388J
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
12 Jan 1980 Piper PA-28
N9388J
 Logan, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
1 Sep 1979 Piper PA-28
N2818N
 Paisley, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Vagabond Aviat Fatal 4
22 Aug 1979 Piper PA-28
N6445J
 Fairview, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
15 Jul 1979 Piper PA-28
N2216G
 Blng Springs, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Towanda Autn Fatal 4
22 May 1979 Piper PA-28
C-GXJZ
 Yreka, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
22 Dec 1978 Piper PA-28
N5716W
 Kennett, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
19 Sep 1978 Piper PA-28
N8359C
 Hall, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 Executive Avia Fatal 4
7 Sep 1978 Piper PA-28
N39499
 Sisters, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 VAL Airways In Fatal 4
13 Aug 1978 Piper PA-28
N8789W
 Hemlock, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
12 Aug 1978 Piper PA-28
N7245W
 Brighton, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 Trenton Flying Fatal 4
11 Jun 1978 Piper PA-28
N9669J
 Silverton, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
19 May 1978 Piper PA-28
N47910
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 Showalter Flyi Fatal 4
18 Mar 1978 Piper PA-28
N1844T
 Milton Frwtr, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
11 Mar 1978 Piper PA-28
N4513X
 Hiwasse, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
26 Feb 1978 Piper PA-28
N4467J
 Santa Susana, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
18 Feb 1978 Piper PA-28
N620FL
 Jekyll Island, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
26 Nov 1977 Piper PA-28
N3972R
 Independence, California, United States
no coordinates
 Moffett Field Fatal 4
23 Oct 1977 Piper PA-28
N55184
 Blair, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
20 Aug 1977 Piper PA-28
N8474F
 Los Banos, California, United States
no coordinates
 Blue Aviation Fatal 4
22 Jul 1977 Piper PA-28
N5438F
 Jackpot, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 Skyways Inc. Fatal 4
22 Jun 1977 Piper PA-28
N55548
 Walker, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
7 Jun 1977 Piper PA-28
N2161T
 Spokane, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
22 May 1977 Piper PA-28
N5110L
 Keeseville, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
20 May 1977 Piper PA-28
N55644
 White Bear Lke, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 Univ of Minnes Fatal 4
20 Apr 1977 Piper PA-28
N9803W
 Windsor, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
26 Mar 1977 Piper PA-28
N8690W
 Powell, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
12 Nov 1976 Piper PA-28
N2693T
 Wise, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Deer Trail LAK Fatal 4
18 Oct 1976 Piper PA-28
N55989
 Elizabethville, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
31 Jul 1976 Piper PA-28
N5229L
 Banning, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
22 Aug 1975 Piper PA-28
N8254W
 Mountain Home, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
20 Jul 1975 Piper PA-28
N4486T
 Morgan, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Hurst Aviation Fatal 4
26 Jun 1975 Piper PA-28
N481P
 Detroit, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Wanderlust Inc Fatal 4
18 Jan 1975 Piper PA-28
N16538
 Fremont, California, United States
no coordinates
 Flying Country Fatal 4
8 Jan 1975 Piper PA-28
N9762J
 Watervliet, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Andrews Univer Fatal 4
3 Oct 1974 Piper PA-28
N9039W
 St.george, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 Flt.associated Fatal 4
2 Sep 1974 Piper PA-28
N6537W
 Reno, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
1 Jul 1974 Piper PA-28
N40706
 Beaumont, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 James Noel Fly Fatal 4
3 Feb 1974 Piper PA-28
N4888L
 Speedwell, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
28 Jan 1974 Piper PA-28
N5290S
 Winger, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 Thief River AV Fatal 4
25 Jan 1974 Piper PA-28
N15441
 Carefree, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Advance Aviati Fatal 4
21 Dec 1973 Piper PA-28
N4200T
 Kukuihaele, Hawaii, United States
no coordinates
 Island FLT SER Fatal 4