Plane Crash List

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.

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

680
Records
194
Fatal
591
Deaths
29%
Share fatal
1967 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map 368 of 680 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 21
1970s 155
1980s 203
1990s 131
2000s 104
2010s 45
2020s 21

Where these happened

United States 606 Bahamas 10 Colombia 9 Mexico 7 Australia 6 Canada 5

Operators involved

Ameriflight, Inc. 4 Frontier Flying Service 4 Key Lime Air 3 Comair, Inc. 3 Warbelows Air Ventures Inc 3 Ameriflight 3

All 680 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
7 Apr 1994 Piper PA-31-350
N64LB
 Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States Augusta Aviation, Inc. Fatal 2
26 Jun 1990 Piper PA-31
N18PA
 Panama City, Florida, United States Panama Aviation, Inc. Fatal 2
25 Sep 1987 Piper PA-31-350
N117EV
 Demopolis, Alabama, United States - Fatal 2
13 Jun 1986 Piper PA-31-350
N3539K
 Huffman, Texas, United States - Fatal 2
17 Feb 1986 Piper PA-31-310
N7EA
 Moore Haven, Florida, United States John Jeffers Fatal 2
12 Dec 1984 Piper PA-31
N9011Y
 Pontiac, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Aug 1984 Piper PA-31-350
N27948
 Petros, Tennessee, United States - Fatal 2
2 Jun 1984 Piper PA-31-350
N6GW
 Baker, California, United States - Fatal 2
4 Dec 1983 Piper PA-31-350
N4115K
 Lakeland, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 Dec 1982 Piper PA-31-350
N4091U
 Dubuque, Iowa, United States American Central Airlines Fatal 2
9 Dec 1982 Piper PA-31-350
N74957
 500 Nm E, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
no coordinates
 Brent's International, Inc. Fatal 2
2 Sep 1982 Piper PA-31-350
N62957
 Near Lakeland, Florida, United States Piper Aircraft Corporation Fatal 2
5 Jan 1982 Piper PA-31
N546BA
 Ithaca, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Empire Airlines Fatal 2
30 Sep 1980 Piper PA-31
N3542X
 Magdelena, Mexico
no coordinates
 Air Bahia Fatal 2
28 Aug 1980 Piper PA-31
N398GT
 Vero Beach, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
10 Aug 1980 Piper PA-31
N27906
 Dania, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
13 May 1979 Piper PA-31
N54286
 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 Verna Drilling Fatal 2
28 Apr 1979 Piper PA-31
N6478L
 Labelle, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Sep 1978 Piper PA-31
N63731
 Granville, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 Palmer Air CHA Fatal 2
18 Jul 1978 Piper PA-31
N689WW
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Feb 1978 Piper PA-31
N6751L
 Searcy, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 Harding Colleg Fatal 2
11 Nov 1976 Piper PA-31
N74941
 Spring Lake, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Centurion Buil Fatal 2
19 Sep 1976 Piper PA-31
N54294
 Pinon, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Feb 1975 Piper PA-31
N54734
 Valdez, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Kenai Air Serv Fatal 2
19 Jan 1975 Piper PA-31
N1FP
 Fairhope, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 Faulkner Concr Fatal 2
24 Oct 1974 Piper PA-31
N979L
 Blair, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 Altus Fly Srv* Fatal 2
11 Jan 1974 Piper PA-31
N6565L
 Novato, California, United States
no coordinates
 UC Leasing Co Fatal 2
31 Mar 1973 Piper PA-31
N300X
 Niles, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Midwest Tank & Fatal 2
18 Jul 1969 Piper PA-31
N9150Y
 Burbank, California, United States
no coordinates
 United Clearin Fatal 2
17 Apr 2021 Piper PA-31-350
N827RD
 South Bimini, Bahamas - Fatal 1
24 Dec 2012 Piper PA-31-350
N78WM
 Leesburg, Florida, United States - Fatal 1
19 Dec 2012 Piper PA-31-350
N62959
 Payson, Arizona, United States Ameriflight Fatal 1
8 Jun 2012 Piper PA-31-325
N174BH
 Duluth, Minnesota, United States - Fatal 1
30 Nov 2011 Piper PA-31
N6485L
 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States - Fatal 1
10 Nov 2011 Piper PA-31
HB-LOT
 Cottens, Switzerland - Fatal 1
28 Aug 2008 Piper PA-31-350
N212HB
 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Aeronet Supply Fatal 1
5 Jan 2007 Piper PA-31-350
5H-MUX
 Selous, Tanzania DJB Ltd Fatal 1
11 Jul 2006 Piper PA-31-350
N40ST
 Easton, Washington, United States Airpac Airlines Fatal 1
7 Dec 2004 Piper PA-31-350
N54316
 Vandalia, Ohio, United States - Fatal 1
4 Nov 2002 Piper PA-31-350
N74946
 Cambita, Dominican Republic - Fatal 1
16 Aug 2002 Piper PA-31-350
N680HP
 Sanderson, West Virginia, United States - Fatal 1
1 Jan 2002 Piper PA-31-350
N3525Y
 Hollywood, Florida, United States Air Taxi Inc. Fatal 1
5 Sep 2001 Piper PA-31-350
N8PK
 Bern Township, Pennsylvania, United States - Fatal 1
14 Dec 2000 Piper PA-31-325
N120JB
 Belvidere, North Carolina, United States - Fatal 1
26 Aug 2000 Piper PA-31-350
N923BA
 Hilo, Hawaii, United States Big Island Air, Inc. Fatal 1
15 Oct 1999 Piper PA-31-350
N1024B
 North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States - Fatal 1
11 Jun 1999 Piper PA-31-350
N41078
 Tanana, Alaska, United States Larry's Flying Service Inc. Fatal 1
5 Dec 1998 Piper PA-31-350
N59902
 Waterford, Michigan, United States - Fatal 1
28 Oct 1998 Piper PA-31-350
N35533
 Hayden, Colorado, United States - Fatal 1
17 Jul 1998 Piper PA-31-310
N7578L
 Miami, Florida, United States - Fatal 1