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.

749 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

1,342

Records

333

Fatal

697

Deaths

25%

Share fatal

1968 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 593 of 1,342 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 35

1970s 503

1980s 347

1990s 203

2000s 133

2010s 89

2020s 32

Where these happened

United States 1,318 Brazil 4 United Kingdom 4 Unknown/Not Reported 3 Mexico 3 Canada 2

Operators involved

Airline Traini 11 Thunderbird AV 7 Seattle Flight 3 Hillsboro Avia 3 Hasco, Inc. 3 Painesville FL 2

All 1,342 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
21 Dec 1983	Piper PA-28R-201T N47947	Tehachapi, California, United States	Bruno R. Beilcke	Fatal	2
29 Nov 1982	Piper PA-28R N9025C	Chesapeake, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Richard L. Wilson	Fatal	2
10 Sep 1982	Piper PA-28R-201 N39685	Alma, Georgia, United States	ROY Dordick	Fatal	2
12 Oct 1981	Piper PA-28R N82195	Hale Center, Texas, United States no coordinates	Westex Aircraf	Fatal	2
19 Sep 1981	Piper PA-28R N2156H	Dallas, Texas, United States no coordinates	Miller Aviatio	Fatal	2
2 Aug 1981	Piper PA-28R N7631J	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
15 May 1981	Piper PA-28R N44921	Huttonville, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
31 Dec 1980	Piper PA-28R N8708E	Elkhart, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
12 Dec 1980	Piper PA-28R N559PA	Kalkaska, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Snoopy Flyers	Fatal	2
14 Jul 1980	Piper PA-28R N32036	Reliance, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Orrco Corp	Fatal	2
28 Dec 1979	Piper PA-28R N7644J	Kankakee, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Apr 1979	Piper PA-28R N6601F	Jerome, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Deer Valley AI	Fatal	2
18 Feb 1979	Piper PA-28R N222WF	Fernley, Nevada, United States no coordinates	HKW Aviation	Fatal	2
19 Jan 1979	Piper PA-28R N1885F	Memphis, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Sawyer Air SER	Fatal	2
30 Dec 1978	Piper PA-28R N3712T	Grissom Afb, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
29 Nov 1978	Piper PA-28R N1245T	Cimarron, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	Kirkland Aero	Fatal	2
11 Oct 1978	Piper PA-28R N1690H	Parsippany, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Safair	Fatal	2
26 Aug 1978	Piper PA-28R N41786	Bolton, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Gace Flying CL	Fatal	2
1 Jul 1978	Piper PA-28R N47975	Courtland, Alabama, United States no coordinates	BOB Hays Fligh	Fatal	2
1 Jun 1978	Piper PA-28R N2291M	Hernando Beach, Florida, United States no coordinates	Rockwell Ventu	Fatal	2
5 Jan 1978	Piper PA-28R N1502X	Cape Charles, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
31 Dec 1977	Piper PA-28R N56357	Ke-Ahole, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	Island Flight	Fatal	2
22 Dec 1977	Piper PA-28R N116MM	Giddings, Texas, United States no coordinates	Aviation Chart	Fatal	2
8 Dec 1977	Piper PA-28R N38775	Fordland, Missouri, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 Nov 1977	Piper PA-28R N5690V	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States no coordinates	Pacific Piper	Fatal	2
16 Sep 1977	Piper PA-28R N2375T	Montauk Point, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
31 Aug 1977	Piper PA-28R N3960X	Greenwich, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	Johnsons Flyin	Fatal	2
30 May 1977	Piper PA-28R N8699E	Yucca Valley, California, United States no coordinates	El Monte Flyin	Fatal	2
9 Jan 1977	Piper PA-28R N441S	Lemoore, California, United States no coordinates	Lemoore Aero	Fatal	2
25 Dec 1976	Piper PA-28R N2943R	Kadoka, South Dakota, United States no coordinates	Colorado Flyin	Fatal	2
4 Dec 1976	Piper PA-28R N298CC	Scottsdale, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
27 Nov 1976	Piper PA-28R N4615J	Tallahassee, Florida, United States no coordinates	Bullard Oil SE	Fatal	2
15 Aug 1976	Piper PA-28R N8776C	Melrose, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	El Grande OSO	Fatal	2
13 Aug 1976	Piper PA-28R N4849T	Victoria, Canada no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Jul 1976	Piper PA-28R N3784T	Aurora, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
3 Apr 1976	Piper PA-28R N41479	Montgomery, Alabama, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
17 Mar 1976	Piper PA-28R C-GLPD	Eldon, Washington, United States no coordinates	Lancaster Paci	Fatal	2
17 Sep 1975	Piper PA-28R N934PA	Grenada, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Jul 1975	Piper PA-28R N4619J	Chandalar Camp, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Arrow Club	Fatal	2
27 Jun 1975	Piper PA-28R N3927T	Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
29 Sep 1974	Piper PA-28R N9477N	Crestwood, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
18 Jun 1974	Piper PA-28R N2716R	Sparta, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Fischer Aviati	Fatal	2
19 Nov 1973	Piper PA-28R N2307T	Columbia, Missouri, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
18 Oct 1973	Piper PA-28R N15482	Fort Pierce, Florida, United States no coordinates	Lease-A-Plane	Fatal	2
31 Aug 1973	Piper PA-28R N3987T	Penconning, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Aug 1973	Piper PA-28R N10JJ	Nahunta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	FAA Employees	Fatal	2
15 Jul 1973	Piper PA-28R N3248R	Zanesville, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Sundin Aviatio	Fatal	2
23 Nov 1972	Piper PA-28R N2335T	Weston, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	RAM Aviation, I	Fatal	2
14 Oct 1972	Piper PA-28R N2831R	Bloomington, Illinois, United States no coordinates	ACE Flying COR	Fatal	2
23 Sep 1972	Piper PA-28R N2900R	Lawton, North Dakota, United States no coordinates	Thunderbird AV	Fatal	2