Piper PA-28R accidents
The NTSB database holds 1,342 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-28R, recorded between 1968 to 2026. 333 of them were fatal (25%), and 697 people died.
The deadliest year was 1976, with 48 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (264 records).
Most of these records are from United States, Brazil and United Kingdom.
41 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
For 708 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.
1,342
Records
333
Fatal
697
Deaths
25%
Share fatal
1968 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map
1,301 of 1,342 can be placed
(708 approximate)
By decade
All 1,342 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Mountain Home, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Almira, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Nehalem, Oregon, United States | Galvin Flying | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Kenedy, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Farmingdale, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Holder, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Mountain View, Arkansas, United States | Doyle Linck | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Monroeville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Redstone Arsnl, Alabama, United States | RSA Flying CLU | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States | Arrow Flite | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Lakeside, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Sixes, Oregon, United States | Bellevue AVN | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Long Beach, California, United States | Eagle Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Douglas AVN | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States | Rusk AVN, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Chester, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Encampment, Wyoming, United States | Clipper Club | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Humboldt, Iowa, United States | First Investor | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Circleville, Ohio, United States | Air Circlevill | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Dothan, Alabama, United States | Dothan AVN FLT | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Elkton, Virginia, United States | Aero Industrie | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Missouri Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 May 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Pigeon, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | Shaw AFB Aero | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Westrockhill, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Franklin, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Mc Kinney, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Foley, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Raleigh Durham, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Sherman, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Ankeny, Iowa, United States | Davis Leasing | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Sullivan, Illinois, United States | M.b.corlew & A | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1979 | Piper PA-28R | Whitesburg, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1979 | Piper PA-28R | Flushing, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1979 | Piper PA-28R | Still Creek, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1979 | Piper PA-28R | Wendover, Utah, United States | Caldwell AVN | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1979 | Piper PA-28R | Girard, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1979 | Piper PA-28R | Jonestown, Texas, United States | Skyharbor Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-28R | Roche Harbor, Washington, United States | Seattle Flight | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-28R | Lone Pine, California, United States | Riverside Air | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-28R | Torreon, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1979 | Piper PA-28R | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Spartan Aviatn | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1979 | Piper PA-28R | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1979 | Piper PA-28R | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1979 | Piper PA-28R | Portland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |