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
11 Dec 2001 Piper PA-28-180
N7844W
La Verne, California, United States - No injuries -
3 Dec 2001 Piper PA-28-161
N248ND
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States - No injuries -
19 Nov 2001 Piper PA-28-181
N85TT
Deland, Florida, United States - Minor injuries -
16 Nov 2001 Piper PA-28-235
N9373W
Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States - No injuries -
6 Nov 2001 Piper PA-28-161
N523PU
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States - No injuries -
4 Nov 2001 Piper PA-28-235
N4447D
Paonia, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
28 Oct 2001 Piper PA-28-180
N4879L
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States - Serious injuries -
25 Oct 2001 Piper PA-28-200
N1585X
Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
24 Oct 2001 Piper PA-28-181
N4149D
Brunswick, Georgia, United States Gary L. Williams Minor injuries -
21 Oct 2001 Piper PA-28-160
N5725W
Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States - No injuries -
13 Oct 2001 Piper PA-28-140
N15831
Van Nuys, California, United States Blue Skies Aviation No injuries -
30 Sep 2001 Piper PA-28-151
N5447F
Melbourne, Florida, United States - No injuries -
5 Sep 2001 Piper PA-28-161
N240ND
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States - No injuries -
2 Sep 2001 Piper PA-28-235
N9199W
Carson City, Nevada, United States - Serious injuries -
24 Aug 2001 Piper PA-28-161
N81833
Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States - No injuries -
17 Aug 2001 Piper PA-28-140
N1453T
Wilgrove, North Carolina, United States - No injuries -
12 Aug 2001 Piper PA-28-180
N8424W
Union, Illinois, United States - Minor injuries -
11 Aug 2001 Piper PA-28-235
N235RM
Terrell, Texas, United States - No injuries -
7 Aug 2001 Piper PA-28-140
N1825T
Odenton, Maryland, United States - No injuries -
31 Jul 2001 Piper PA-28-150
N5346W
Hesperia, California, United States - Serious injuries -
31 Jul 2001 Piper PA-28-180
N55205
New Milford, Connecticut, United States - Minor injuries -
31 Jul 2001 Piper PA-28
N525Z
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States - No injuries -
28 Jul 2001 Piper PA-28
N2125T
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States - No injuries -
27 Jul 2001 Piper PA-28-180
N4915L
West Milford, New Jersey, United States - No injuries -
21 Jul 2001 Piper PA-28-181
N17AV
Mattituck, New York, United States - No injuries -
21 Jul 2001 Piper PA-28-140
N6276W
Calhan, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
19 Jul 2001 Piper PA-28-180
N4231T
Oak Harbor, Washington, United States - No injuries -
16 Jul 2001 Piper PA-28-180
N8454W
Bridgeport, Texas, United States Adam W. Bramblett Serious injuries -
14 Jul 2001 Piper PA-28-181
N8253A
Gladwin, Michigan, United States - Serious injuries -
13 Jul 2001 Piper PA-28-181
N4920F
Tekoa, Washington, United States - No injuries -
3 Jul 2001 Piper PA-28-140
N8007N
Mecosta, Michigan, United States - Serious injuries -
2 Jul 2001 Piper PA-28-140
N1828T
Albion, Illinois, United States - No injuries -
26 Jun 2001 Piper PA-28-140
N5265T
Rochester, New York, United States Bill Law Aviation Serious injuries -
24 Jun 2001 Piper PA-28-181
N8210Z
Brooklyn, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
23 Jun 2001 Piper PA-28-140
N9581W
Haines, Alaska, United States Cable E. Wells No injuries -
16 Jun 2001 Piper PA-28-181
N4299Q
Sedona, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
16 Jun 2001 Piper PA-28-181
N75238
Bloomington, Illinois, United States - Minor injuries -
14 Jun 2001 Piper PA-28-161
N554HA
Venice, Florida, United States - No injuries -
11 Jun 2001 Piper PA-28-140
N43466
Dahlonega, Georgia, United States - Serious injuries -
9 Jun 2001 Piper PA-28-181
N3066G
Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States David Morris No injuries -
2 Jun 2001 Piper PA-28-180
N4848L
Cameron Park, California, United States - Serious injuries -
21 May 2001 Piper PA-28
OYPAW
Weston, Ireland Palle Wester No injuries -
12 May 2001 Piper PA-28-140
N6899W
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States - Minor injuries -
21 Apr 2001 Piper PA-28-161
N286FT
Winchester, Virginia, United States - No injuries -
19 Apr 2001 Piper PA-28-161
N118AW
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States - No injuries -
14 Apr 2001 Piper PA-28-235
N8731W
Flagstaff, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
13 Apr 2001 Piper PA-28-161
N3573S
Culver, Indiana, United States - No injuries -
30 Mar 2001 Piper PA-28
N33657
Scapoose, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
28 Mar 2001 Piper PA-28-140
N1046H
Hammonton, New Jersey, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
20 Mar 2001 Piper PA-28-181
N4188E
Gila Bend, Arizona, United States - No injuries -