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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-31 | Laconia, New Hampshire, United States | Winnipesaukee* | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1972 | Piper PA-31 | Brookings, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-31 | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States | FOX Grocery Co | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1971 | Piper PA-31 | Anguilla, Other-Foreign Countries | Valley Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1971 | Piper PA-31 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | Deluna Airways | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-31 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Russell and AX | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1971 | Piper PA-31 | Palo Alto, California, United States | Nystrom Aviati | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1971 | Piper PA-31 | Iowa City, Iowa, United States | Hawkins Constr | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1971 | Piper PA-31 | El Dorado, Mexico | Capital Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-31 | Laredo, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-31 | Midland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1970 | Piper PA-31 | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | Continental MD | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-31 | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Monmouth Airl* | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-31 | Calexico, California, United States | Comm Credit EQ | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-31 | San Lucas, Mexico | Nystrom Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1969 | Piper PA-31 | Alcoa, Tennessee, United States | Harrison Motor | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1969 | Piper PA-31 | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | JIM Hankens AI | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-31 | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | Dover Air Tra* | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Okla.city, Oklahoma, United States | SMB Stage Line | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Hughes Airwest | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | Black and Deck | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Atlas Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Paris, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Bass Lake, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Midwest Commu* | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Mid West Comm* | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1968 | Piper PA-31 | Ft.wayne, Indiana, United States | Zimmer Mfg.co. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1967 | Piper PA-31 | Anapra, New Mexico, United States | Fred Schneider | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1967 | Piper PA-31 | Millington, Tennessee, United States | Southern Towin | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1967 | Piper PA-31 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Monmouth Airli | No injuries | - |