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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 1966 | Piper PA-28 | Whitehall Ohio, Ohio, United States | Columbus Airwa | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Sep 1966 | Piper PA-28 | Flushing Ny, New York, United States | Berkshire Avia | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jun 1966 | Piper PA-28 | Welland Can, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 May 1966 | Piper PA-28 | Summerton Sc, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Apr 1966 | Piper PA-28 | Gilmer Tex, Texas, United States | Letourneau COL | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Feb 1966 | Piper PA-28 | Dade City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jan 1966 | Piper PA-28 | Gaithersburg Md, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Dec 1965 | Piper PA-28 | Reading Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | Reading AV SRV | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Nov 1965 | Piper PA-28 | New Topsail Bc Nc, North Carolina, United States | Raleigh-Durham | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Nov 1965 | Piper PA-28 | New Harmony, Utah, United States | Wings FOR Chri | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Piper PA-28 | Pacoima Calif, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Oct 1965 | Piper PA-28 | Fairfax Minn, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Aug 1965 | Piper PA-28 | Brainerd Minn, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jul 1965 | Piper PA-28 | Red Bluff Calif, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jun 1965 | Piper PA-28 | Spring Valley Ny, New York, United States | Ramapo Valley | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 May 1965 | Piper PA-28 | 4SW Holden Mo, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 May 1965 | Piper PA-28 | Newton Nj, New Jersey, United States | Piper Acft Co | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Apr 1965 | Piper PA-28 | Akron Colo, Colorado, United States | BIT Grindg SRV | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Mar 1965 | Piper PA-28 | Salt Lake City Ut, Utah, United States | Kelsey-Ellis A | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Mar 1965 | Piper PA-28 | Lanai City Hawaii, Hawaii, United States | Pacific Flight | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jan 1965 | Piper PA-28 | El Fuerte Mexico, Mexico | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Dec 1964 | Piper PA-28 | King Salmon Alas, Alaska, United States | Groat Air Taxi | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Nov 1964 | Piper PA-28 | Center Valley Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-28 | Littlefield Texas, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-28 | Danville Va, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jun 1964 | Piper PA-28 | Monterey Calif, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Piper PA-28-180 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | Anderson Thomas | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2026 | Piper PA-28-161 | San Bernardino, California, United States | - | Unknown | - |
| 15 Jul 2026 | Piper PA-28-180 | Linneus, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2026 | Piper PA-28-140 | Salome, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Piper PA-28-161 | Easton, Maryland, United States | Harry Pray Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Piper PA-28-235 | Key West, Florida, United States | Santi Cali Aviation LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Piper PA-28-235 | Montevideo, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 May 2026 | Piper PA-28-180 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 2026 | Piper PA-28-140 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Piper PA-28-151 | Lapeer, Michigan, United States | H&M Air LLC | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Piper PA-28-160 | Lanett, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 2026 | Piper PA-28-181 | Indiantown, Florida, United States | Florida Institute of Technology | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Piper PA-28-180 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | Splendid Aviation-Victoria LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Piper PA-28-181 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Piper 3 LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 2026 | Piper PA-28-180 | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Piper PA-28-140 | West Valley City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 2026 | Piper PA-28-140 | Indian Trail, North Carolina, United States | JTS Aircraft LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2026 | Piper PA-28-181 | Chuluota, Florida, United States | Florida Institute of Technology Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2026 | Piper PA-28-181 | Sanford, Florida, United States | Acron Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Piper PA-28-140 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Piper PA-28-151 | Arno, Tennessee, United States | JKG LLC | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Piper PA-28-140 | Abbots Bromley, United Kingdom | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Piper PA-28-180 | Monroe, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Piper PA-28-181 | Lelystad, Netherlands | KLM Aeroclub | No injuries | - |