Piper PA-31 accidents
The NTSB database holds 680 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-31, recorded between 1967 to 2026. 194 of them were fatal (29%), and 591 people died.
The deadliest year was 1978, with 38 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (108 records).
Most of these records are from United States, Bahamas and Colombia.
36 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
For 276 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.
680
Records
194
Fatal
591
Deaths
29%
Share fatal
1967 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map
644 of 680 can be placed
(276 approximate)
By decade
Where these happened
All 680 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Michigan City, Indiana, United States | Niles Airways | No injuries | - |
| 29 Feb 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Moab, Utah, United States | Transwestern A | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Feb 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Appomattox, Virginia, United States | Amick Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1980 | Piper PA-31 | St.croix, Virgin Islands, United States | Eastern Carib | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States | Midwest Piper | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Teterboro, New Jersey, United States | Midwest Air CH | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Stamford, Connecticut, United States | Corporate Air | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | Air Virginia | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Morristown, New Jersey, United States | Colgan Airways | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Sandusky, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | Comair Inc | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Naples, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Houston, Texas, United States | Navajo IV | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Clinton, Iowa, United States | Winegard Co | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Claude, Texas, United States | Hammonds Flyin | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | Comair, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Laconia, New Hampshire, United States | Winnipesaukee | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Lima, New York, United States | Safair | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Dodge City, Kansas, United States | Dodge City TRU | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Pinedale, Wyoming, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Hart Mine, California, United States | Western Sun | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Air Central | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Toronto, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Madison Nation | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Marshall, Missouri, United States | Kansas City, EX | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Concord, North Carolina, United States | Centra Dist Co | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Sun River, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Blountville, Tennessee, United States | Applachian Fly | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Commuter Airli | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Southeast Airm | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Kneeland, California, United States | Eureka Aero In | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-31 | East Hampton, New York, United States | Montauk Caribe | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1978 | Piper PA-31 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | Brown Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Cumberland Air | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Mena, Arkansas, United States | Blue Diamond | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Las Vegas Airl | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Laredo, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Martin Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 May 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Martinsville, Virginia, United States | American Air T | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1978 | Piper PA-31 | East Boston, Massachusetts, United States | NOR East Commu | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Culebra Is, Puerto Rico, United States | Perkiomen Airw | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Austin, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Bluffton, Ohio, United States | Bluffton Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States | Bush Air | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1977 | Piper PA-31 | San Francisco, California, United States | Calif Commuter | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Lake Tahoe, California, United States | CAL Air Commut | No injuries | - |