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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Delaware, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States | Savin | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Belle Glade, Florida, United States | Great Lakes AE | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Austin, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Grayling, Michigan, United States | Chief.assoc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Normana, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States | N Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States | Cumberland Air | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Worthington, Ohio, United States | Trans-Am, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Ithaca, New York, United States | Air Exec | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1977 | Piper PA-31 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Midwest Air CH | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1976 | Piper PA-31 | Baxter, Minnesota, United States | Thomas Torgers | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1976 | Piper PA-31 | Many, Louisiana, United States | Jandebueur Co. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1976 | Piper PA-31 | Jacksonville, Illinois, United States | Empire GAS COR | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1976 | Piper PA-31 | Oriskany, New York, United States | Oneida Co Avia | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1976 | Piper PA-31 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Keytransportat | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1976 | Piper PA-31 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Air Cargo Syst | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1975 | Piper PA-31 | Chantilly, Virginia, United States | Falwell Fast F | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1975 | Piper PA-31 | Greenwood, South Carolina, United States | Florence Airli | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1975 | Piper PA-31 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Air Executive | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1975 | Piper PA-31 | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | Abilene Aero I | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1975 | Piper PA-31 | Aliceville, Alabama, United States | Birmingham TRU | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1975 | Piper PA-31 | Kenner, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1975 | Piper PA-31 | Gainesville, Florida, United States | Environment de | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1974 | Piper PA-31 | Gary, Indiana, United States | International | Fatal | - |
| 2 Nov 1974 | Piper PA-31 | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | Fairbanks FLT | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1974 | Piper PA-31 | Shartlesville, Pennsylvania, United States | York-Aero Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1974 | Piper PA-31 | Duenweg, Missouri, United States | INA Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1974 | Piper PA-31 | Milton, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1974 | Piper PA-31 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1974 | Piper PA-31 | Umiat, Alaska, United States | Tanana Air TAX | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1974 | Piper PA-31 | Marine City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1974 | Piper PA-31 | Urbana, Illinois, United States | Shull Mobile H | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1974 | Piper PA-31 | D'hanis, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1974 | Piper PA-31 | Halls Crossing, Utah, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1974 | Piper PA-31 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Tanana Air TAX | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1974 | Piper PA-31 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Tiffin Enterpr | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1974 | Piper PA-31 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Airhaven Aviat | Fatal | - |
| 15 Mar 1974 | Piper PA-31 | Providence, Rhode Island, United States | Safair Flying* | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-31 | Wilmington, Vermont, United States | INA Aviation C | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1974 | Piper PA-31 | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | Northern Air S | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1973 | Piper PA-31 | Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States | Equity Leasing | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1973 | Piper PA-31 | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | Purolator Cour | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1973 | Piper PA-31 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Champion Devel | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1973 | Piper PA-31 | West Helena, Arkansas, United States | Helena Chemica | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1973 | Piper PA-31 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Roger Saad & C | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1973 | Piper PA-31 | Chihuahua Cty, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1973 | Piper PA-31 | Pellston, Michigan, United States | Land-Sea Airwa | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1972 | Piper PA-31 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Wal-Mart Store | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-31 | West Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States | Liberty Aviati | No injuries | - |