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

All 680 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
19 Aug 2023 Piper PA-31-350
N122AW
North Eleuthera, Bahamas
no coordinates
Aztec Worldwide Airlines Inc Unknown -
14 Jul 2023 Piper PA-31-310
N400S
Lumberton, New Jersey, United States - No injuries -
7 Apr 2023 Piper PA-31-350
VH-HJE
Archerfield, Australia
no coordinates
- Unknown -
28 Mar 2023 Piper PA-31-350
G-FCSL
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
no coordinates
- No injuries -
18 Jan 2023 Piper PA-31-350
N101MA
Middlefield, Ohio, United States Pablo Air Charters LLC No injuries -
26 Sep 2021 Piper PA-31-350
N3VM
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States Aztec Worldwide Airlines Inc No injuries -
3 Mar 2021 Piper PA-31-350
N640WA
Buitron, Mexico - No injuries -
4 Dec 2017 Piper PA 31-310
N722CF
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States Luftladder Inc No injuries -
30 Aug 2017 Piper PA 31
N4078J
Saipan, United States Star Marianas Air, Inc. No injuries -
23 Apr 2017 Piper PA 31-350
N3548J
Covington, Louisiana, United States - No injuries -
12 Dec 2015 Piper PA 31
N27405
Clearwater, Florida, United States Creative Marketing Associates Inc No injuries -
17 Nov 2015 Piper PA 31-350
N555RG
Portland, Oregon, United States Ameriflight LLC. No injuries -
17 May 2015 Piper PA 31-350
N4079H
Homer, Alaska, United States J and M Alaska Air Tours Inc No injuries -
16 Feb 2015 Piper PA 31-350
N727SC
Chicago, Illinois, United States Solutions Air Charter No injuries -
21 Jan 2015 Piper PA-31-350
N66906
Goodland, Kansas, United States Key Lime Air No injuries -
2 Dec 2014 Piper PA-31-350
C6-REV
Nassau, Bahamas Ferg's Air LTD Unknown -
7 Oct 2014 Piper PA 31-350
N300VF
Glenham, South Dakota, United States Aircraft Unlimited Inc Minor injuries -
17 Oct 2013 Piper PA-31-350
N555GK
Franklin, North Carolina, United States Lunsford Air Consulting Inc No injuries -
28 May 2013 Piper PA-31-350
N969BD
Page, Arizona, United States Sefton Donald H No injuries -
16 Feb 2013 Piper PA-31-350
N15PR
Dutch Harbor, Alaska, United States Grant Aviation Inc No injuries -
9 Sep 2012 Piper PA-31-325
N3591P
Washington, Pennsylvania, United States Aeronational Inc No injuries -
7 Mar 2012 Piper PA-31-350
N4083Y
Atlanta, Georgia, United States Laboratory Corp of America Holdings No injuries -
28 Jan 2012 Piper PA-31-310
N30DC
Palm Beach, Florida, United States Secure Aviation Inc No injuries -
18 Jan 2012 Piper PA-31-235
G-BWHF
Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
no coordinates
- Unknown -
15 Dec 2011 Piper PA-31-350
N9FW
Hughes, Alaska, United States Wright Air Service Inc No injuries -
8 Dec 2011 Piper PA-31-350
N300ED
Kaltag, Alaska, United States Warbelows Air Ventures Inc No injuries -
21 Aug 2011 Piper PA-31-310
N1009S
Cabazon, California, United States - No injuries -
17 Aug 2011 Piper PA-31-310
N46TB
Perryton, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
30 Jun 2011 Piper PA-31-350
N59798
Casper, Wyoming, United States Fowler Richard L No injuries -
12 Apr 2011 Piper PA-31-350
N3547C
Richmond, Virginia, United States Airnet Systems Inc Serious injuries -
11 Feb 2011 Piper PA-31-350
N31NW
Baltimore, Maryland, United States Laboratory Corp of America Holdings Inc No injuries -
22 Dec 2010 Piper PA-31-350
N45052
Saint Michael, Alaska, United States Bering Air Inc No injuries -
27 Oct 2010 Piper PA-31-350
N350RL
Aguadilla, United States Jose A. Chanza No injuries -
19 Sep 2010 Piper PA-31-350
N84859
South Bimini, Bahamas Pioneer Air Services No injuries -
8 May 2010 Piper PA-31-350
N77HV
Eek, Alaska, United States Grant Aviation Inc Minor injuries -
4 Apr 2010 Piper PA-31-350
N61384
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Pacific Air Charters No injuries -
10 Oct 2009 Piper PA-31-350
N27231
Nondalton, Alaska, United States Lake Clark Air Inc No injuries -
2 Apr 2009 Piper PA-31-325
N707AG
Newark, New Jersey, United States Emersums LLC No injuries -
14 Mar 2009 Piper PA-31-350
N4112K
Buckland, Alaska, United States Frontier Flying Service No injuries -
19 Feb 2009 Piper PA-31-350
N41185
Nome, Alaska, United States Frontier Flying Service Serious injuries -
14 Oct 2008 Piper PA-31-350
N3BT
Portland, Oregon, United States Ameriflight, Inc. No injuries -
29 Sep 2008 Piper PA-31-350
N27996
Fresno, California, United States Ameriflight, Inc. No injuries -
4 Aug 2008 Piper PA-31-350
N40YR
Aniak, Alaska, United States Frontier Flying Service Inc. Serious injuries -
20 Mar 2008 Piper PA-31-350
N4098A
Portland, Oregon, United States Ameriflight LLC No injuries -
12 Nov 2007 Piper PA-31-350
N84859
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Salmon Air Taxi No injuries -
5 Nov 2007 Piper PA-31-350
N980JH
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States Air Southeast Inc. No injuries -
9 Oct 2007 Piper PA-31-350
N313RA
Trinidad, Colorado, United States Key Lime Air, Inc. No injuries -
28 Sep 2007 Piper PA-31-350
N45014
Pampa, Texas, United States Ameriflight Inc No injuries -
11 Jul 2007 Piper PA-31-350
N105GC
Orlando, Florida, United States Baer Air, Inc. No injuries -
29 Jun 2007 Piper PA-31
N3535F
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -