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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1976 | Piper PA-28R | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | Southwest Avia | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 1976 | Piper PA-28R | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Air Speed Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 May 1976 | Piper PA-28R | Mt.jefferson, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Mar 1976 | Piper PA-28R | Blue Mound, Illinois, United States | Corporate Flig | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1976 | Piper PA-28R | Boswell, Oklahoma, United States | Voth Enterpris | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jan 1976 | Piper PA-28R | Auburn, Maine, United States | Executive Avia | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1976 | Piper PA-28R | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Union Flying C | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Dec 1975 | Piper PA-28R | Abernathy, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Dec 1975 | Piper PA-28R | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States | ABC Flying CLU | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jun 1975 | Piper PA-28R | Jasper, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Apr 1975 | Piper PA-28R | Mastic, New York, United States | Mid-Island Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Nov 1974 | Piper PA-28R | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | National Air C | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-28R | Williams, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jan 1974 | Piper PA-28R | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | DON Horn Compa | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Oct 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Oct 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Tenino, Washington, United States | Hillsboro Avia | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Fountaintown, Indiana, United States | Armstrong Cons | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Mar 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | Aero Enterpris | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jan 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Whiteface, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Mariaville, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Bandon, Oregon, United States | Viking SKI &Sp | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Hillsboro, Alabama, United States | Rapid Air Serv | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Corvallis, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Oct 1971 | Piper PA-28R | Washingtnville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-28R | Madison, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-28R | Medicine Lge, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-28R | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | Apple Valley A | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-28R | Portland, Oregon, United States | Progressive AV | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28R | Montrose, Colorado, United States | Air Utah | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-28R | Vienna, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Nov 1969 | Piper PA-28R | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 May 2026 | Piper PA-28R-201 | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Piper PA-28R-200 | St. Augustine, Florida, United States | JAX Navy Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Piper PA-28R-200 | La Verne, California, United States | JDC Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2025 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | Arapahoe Flight Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 2025 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Vancouver, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Liberal, Kansas, United States | Arrow Blue N38871 LLC | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | Revv Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Crystal, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 2024 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Boscobel, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 2024 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | Gizzy LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2024 | Piper PA-28R | Crystal, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 2024 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Sacramento, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2024 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2024 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Lakeport, California, United States | Mach 5 Aviation, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 2024 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Wiggins, South Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2023 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Macon, Georgia, United States | Middle Georgia State University | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Slaughters, Kentucky, United States | Space Cadets Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 2022 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | Tampa Bay Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 2022 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |