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.

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

1960s 2,034
1970s 3,244
1980s 1,688
1990s 1,070
2000s 730
2010s 378
2020s 258

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

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
4 Jun 2012 Piper PA-28-181
N2434M
Put-in-Bay, Ohio, United States Bluffton Sky Pirates Inc No injuries -
23 May 2012 Piper PA-28-161
N47749
Melbourne, Florida, United States FIT Aviation LLC No injuries -
20 May 2012 Piper PA-28-180
N4595T
Frankenmuth, Michigan, United States Kitze Aviation Inc Minor injuries -
4 May 2012 Piper PA-28-235
YL-MED
Tartu, Estonia - Minor injuries -
28 Apr 2012 Piper PA-28-161
N746RA
Lake Wales, Florida, United States Airline Career Academy No injuries -
13 Apr 2012 Piper PA-28-140
N3583K
San Manuel, Arizona, United States - Minor injuries -
10 Apr 2012 Piper PA-28-151
N43003
Iuka, Mississippi, United States Siherb Aviation Corp Minor injuries -
10 Apr 2012 Piper PA-28-180
N9518J
Georgetown, Kentucky, United States Jubilation Aviation Inc No injuries -
8 Apr 2012 Piper PA-28-181
N30997
Casper, Wyoming, United States - Minor injuries -
30 Mar 2012 Piper PA-28-161
N800KA
Arcola, Texas, United States Bay Area Aero Club Minor injuries -
24 Mar 2012 Piper PA-28-180
N7309W
Margaret, Alabama, United States - Serious injuries -
22 Mar 2012 Piper PA-28-140
N55634
Jean, Nevada, United States Executive Pilots, Inc No injuries -
20 Mar 2012 Piper PA-28-140
N8421R
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Skyscrapers Aviation, LLC No injuries -
15 Mar 2012 Piper PA-28-151
N832KF
Charleston, South Carolina, United States Hilton Head Flyers LLC Minor injuries -
24 Feb 2012 Piper PA-28-161
N20GG
Rapid City, South Dakota, United States Skyways LTD No injuries -
7 Feb 2012 Piper PA-28-140
N4592R
Greenville, South Carolina, United States - No injuries -
27 Jan 2012 Piper PA-28-140
N15791
Chehalis, Washington, United States Gary Habersetzer No injuries -
26 Jan 2012 Piper PA-28-181
N4297S
Santa Barbara, California, United States Marco A. Perez No injuries -
3 Jan 2012 Piper PA-28-160
N5768W
San Angelo, Texas, United States - No injuries -
30 Dec 2011 Piper PA-28-161
N8330S
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States Chapel Hill Flying Club Inc No injuries -
28 Dec 2011 Piper PA-28-180
N994NC
Lebanon, Ohio, United States Warren County Airport Ltd Serious injuries -
15 Oct 2011 Piper PA-28-235
N8746W
Radnor, Ohio, United States Duewest Aviation LLC No injuries -
8 Oct 2011 Piper PA-28-235
N9444W
Wadsworth, Ohio, United States - No injuries -
27 Sep 2011 Piper PA-28-140
N6800W
Montgomery, New York, United States - No injuries -
24 Sep 2011 Piper PA-28-181
N991TF
Texarkana, Arkansas, United States Texarkana Flying Club Inc No injuries -
21 Sep 2011 Piper PA-28-161
N9249L
Okeechobee, Florida, United States Flightsafety International No injuries -
16 Sep 2011 Piper PA 28
F-HMAT
Montpellier, France
not on the map
- Unknown -
14 Sep 2011 Piper PA-28-181
N9513C
Pinckneyville, Illinois, United States Agri Business Aviation Inc No injuries -
6 Sep 2011 Piper PA-28-180
N9430J
Buena Vista, Colorado, United States Valentine David L Minor injuries -
3 Sep 2011 Piper PA-28-180
N7303W
Gerlach, Nevada, United States Mark W. Switzer Minor injuries -
14 Aug 2011 Piper PA-28-236
N4341M
Front Royal, Virginia, United States Av-Ed Flight School Minor injuries -
14 Aug 2011 Piper PA-28-235
N42860
Stanberry, Missouri, United States Tab Siddens No injuries -
7 Aug 2011 Piper PA-28-180
N7698W
Millsap, Texas, United States - No injuries -
26 Jul 2011 Piper PA-28-161
N81917
Quinton, Virginia, United States Wings of Carolina Flying Club Minor injuries -
15 Jul 2011 Piper PA-28-161
N18PE
Crystal River, Florida, United States Tailwheels Etc No injuries -
15 Jul 2011 Piper PA-28-140
N7516R
Adams, New York, United States - Minor injuries -
10 Jul 2011 Piper PA-28-161
N9202C
Ormond Beach, Florida, United States Euro American School of Aviation Inc Serious injuries -
1 Jul 2011 Piper PA-28-180
N56417
Flippin, Arkansas, United States - Serious injuries -
29 Jun 2011 Piper PA-28-180
N9002J
Barron, Wisconsin, United States - No injuries -
25 Jun 2011 Piper PA-28-140
N6980W
New Philadelphia, Ohio, United States - No injuries -
16 Jun 2011 Piper PA-28-161
N434K
Goodyear, Arizona, United States Oxford Airline Training Center Inc No injuries -
7 May 2011 Piper PA-28-180
N7317W
Ocilla, Georgia, United States John W. Hudson Minor injuries -
30 Apr 2011 Piper PA-28-181
N984D
Millbrook, New York, United States William G. Faulkner No injuries -
25 Apr 2011 Piper PA-28-180
N6492J
Streetman, Texas, United States Fairhaven LLC Minor injuries -
23 Apr 2011 Piper PA-28-180
N57WV
Lake Wales, Florida, United States Lycett James T No injuries -
22 Apr 2011 Piper PA-28-161
N2838D
Meriden, Connecticut, United States Persaud Munidat No injuries -
17 Apr 2011 Piper PA-28-161
N2120J
San Angelo, Texas, United States - No injuries -
14 Apr 2011 Piper PA-28-180
N5325L
Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States - No injuries -
19 Mar 2011 Piper PA-28-140
N7330J
Ocean Springs, Mississippi, United States O P Harbour LLC Serious injuries -
12 Mar 2011 Piper PA-28-161
N2838D
Oxford, Connecticut, United States - No injuries -