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
29 Sep 1967 Piper PA-28
N9590J
 Milford, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Colt Aviation Fatal 4
3 Sep 1967 Piper PA-28
N6322W
 Blocker, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
21 Aug 1967 Piper PA-28
N7008W
 Bonlee, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
3 Aug 1967 Piper PA-28
N9154W
 Sisters, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Hillsboro Avia Fatal 4
2 Jul 1967 Piper PA-28
N5100W
 Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
28 Apr 1967 Piper PA-28
N6361R
 Running Sprgs, California, United States
no coordinates
 Ontario Flight Fatal 4
3 Dec 1966 Piper PA-28
N8235W
 St.augustine Fla, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 C.d.rock Aircr Fatal 4
22 Nov 1966 Piper PA-28
N7901W
 Madison Wis, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 Capitol City F Fatal 4
20 Sep 1966 Piper PA-28
N5182W
 Alberton Mont, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 Missoula Skyfl Fatal 4
19 Mar 1966 Piper PA-28
N7352W
 Salinas Calif, California, United States
no coordinates
 Fort ORD Fly C Fatal 4
27 Feb 1966 Piper PA-28
N5832W
 Oak Hill Fla, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Flight Enterpr Fatal 4
25 Feb 1966 Piper PA-28
N9089W
 Bicknell Utah, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 Atlas Aviation Fatal 4
26 May 1965 Piper PA-28
N6356W
 Granite Md, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 United Fly SV Fatal 4
26 May 1965 Piper PA-28
N7735W
 Granite Md, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 United Fly SV Fatal 4
27 Mar 1965 Piper PA-28
N7583W
 Laredo Tex, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
13 Jan 1965 Piper PA-28
N7756W
 Marheim Germany, Europe
no coordinates
 Sembach FLG CL Fatal 4
30 Dec 1964 Piper PA-28
N7023W
 Gorman Calif, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
28 Mar 1964 Piper PA-28
N7551W
 Auburn Ind, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
21 Jun 2026 Piper PA-28-181
N249WF
 Bowie, Maryland, United States Wifa (Washington International Flight Academy) LLC Fatal 3
18 Jul 2025 Piper PA-28-180
N7186W
 West Yellowstone, Montana, United States - Fatal 3
26 Nov 2023 Piper PA-28-180
N7763W
 Mertzon, Texas, United States - Fatal 3
17 Oct 2023 Piper PA-28-140
N6192J
 Williams, Arizona, United States - Fatal 3
20 Feb 2021 Piper PA-28-140
N95207
 Ilopango, El Salvador - Fatal 3
9 Jun 2016 Piper PA 28-140
N6223W
 Wishek, North Dakota, United States - Fatal 3
5 Nov 2015 Piper PA 28-180
N57WV
 Cornelia, Georgia, United States - Fatal 3
30 Jun 2014 Piper PA 28-235
N8814W
 Georgetown, Colorado, United States Kerker James E Fatal 3
25 May 2014 Piper PA-28-140
N43113
 Fountain, Florida, United States - Fatal 3
23 Jul 2013 Piper PA-28-161
HB-PNR
 Kagiswil, Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland Flugbetriebe AG Sarnen-Kaegiswil Fatal 3
13 Sep 2012 Piper PA-28-181
N4188E
 Strawberry, Arizona, United States CAE Global Academy Phoenix Inc Fatal 3
18 Jun 2011 Piper PA-28-140
N1803T
 Guntersville, Alabama, United States Aviation Unlimited Inc Fatal 3
26 Feb 2011 Piper PA-28-181
N910PA
 Phoenix, Arizona, United States TransPac Aviation Academy Fatal 3
23 Jun 2009 Piper PA-28-180
N7795N
 Sanborn, Iowa, United States - Fatal 3
8 Aug 2008 Piper PA-28-181
N2190X
 Monticello, Utah, United States Eric L. Johnson Fatal 3
7 Sep 2007 Piper PA-28-140
N6493W
 Syria, Virginia, United States - Fatal 3
14 Apr 2007 Piper PA-28-180
N8969J
 Viburnum, Missouri, United States - Fatal 3
8 Mar 2007 Piper PA-28-235
N9381W
 Tooele, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
18 Jan 2007 Piper PA-28-180
N43630
 Centennial, Wyoming, United States Blue Ridge Aeronautics Fatal 3
29 Dec 2005 Piper PA-28-180
N9072J
 La Vista, Nebraska, United States - Fatal 3
27 Nov 2005 Piper PA-28-140
N5596F
 Atlanta, Nebraska, United States - Fatal 3
15 Oct 2005 Piper PA-28-140
N5FN
 Everett, Washington, United States - Fatal 3
14 Aug 2005 Piper PA-28-180
N7534W
 Erie, Pennsylvania, United States - Fatal 3
25 Jun 2005 Piper PA-28-235
N235G
 Fairview, Pennsylvania, United States Gregory Treadway Fatal 3
27 Mar 2005 Piper PA-28-235
N8966W
 West Union, Iowa, United States - Fatal 3
1 Mar 2005 Piper PA-28-181
N2954P
 Yucaipa, California, United States - Fatal 3
15 Oct 2004 Piper PA-28-140
N454FL
 Grand Ronde, Oregon, United States - Fatal 3
25 Sep 2004 Piper PA-28-181
PH-TWG
 Nordhorn-Lingen, Germany Vliegclub Twente Fatal 3
12 Feb 2004 Piper PA-28-180
N6473J
 Alma, Georgia, United States - Fatal 3
12 Apr 2003 Piper PA-28-180
N8985J
 Conesus, New York, United States - Fatal 3
8 Oct 2002 Piper PA-28-140
N4344J
 Lakeview, Arkansas, United States - Fatal 3
3 May 2002 Piper PA-28
PH-ASL
 Edenkoben, Germany
no coordinates
 Name Fatal 3