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
20 Sep 2000 Piper PA-31-325
N63706
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States - Minor injuries -
15 Sep 2000 Piper PA-31-350
N4105D
Emmonak, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
11 Sep 2000 Piper PA-31-350
N27179
Anchorage, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
10 Aug 2000 Piper PA-31-325
N10QB
Omaha, Nebraska, United States - No injuries -
23 Jul 2000 Piper PA-31-350
N600EE
Boulder City, Nevada, United States Air Bridge No injuries -
1 Jun 2000 Piper PA-31-350
N3536B
Tanana, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
19 Apr 2000 Piper PA-31-350
N41081
Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States Patton Aviatin Inc,. No injuries -
20 Mar 2000 Piper PA-31-T1
N5WC
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
21 Feb 2000 Piper PA-31-T3
N219CS
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States - Minor injuries -
9 Feb 2000 Piper PA-31-T3
N110JK
Wales, Alaska, United States - Serious injuries -
11 Dec 1999 Piper PA-31-350
N27181
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States Union Flights Inc No injuries -
15 Nov 1999 Piper PA-31-350
N4UE
Romulus, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
16 Oct 1999 Piper PA-31-T3
N220CS
Gambell, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
11 Oct 1999 Piper PA-31
N74923
Soldotna, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
30 Sep 1999 Piper PA-31
CGHOL
Greenfield, Indiana, United States - No injuries -
9 Sep 1999 Piper PA-31-310
N6579L
Nicholls Town, Bahamas
no coordinates
Webs Palnes, Inc. No injuries -
26 Jul 1999 Piper PA-31-350
N97MA
Salina, Kansas, United States - Minor injuries -
3 Jul 1999 Piper PA-31-350
N3528Y
Garden Valley, Idaho, United States Salmon Air, Inc. Minor injuries -
15 Apr 1999 Piper PA-31-310
N57AS
La Verne, California, United States - No injuries -
15 Apr 1999 Piper PA-31
N141CM
Pacific Ocean
no coordinates
- Minor injuries -
11 Apr 1999 Piper PA-31-350
N59985
Chevak, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
24 Mar 1999 Piper PA-31-350
N812TB
Waterloo, Iowa, United States - No injuries -
5 Jan 1999 Piper PA-31-350
N6GR
Anchorage, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
12 Dec 1998 Piper PA-31-350
9GBCM
Accra, Ghana
no coordinates
- Minor injuries -
3 Dec 1998 Piper PA-31
N3542H
Point Lay, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
8 Oct 1998 Piper PA-31-350
N3543A
Ravenna, Ohio, United States - No injuries -
17 Sep 1998 Piper PA-31-350
N4112D
Noorvik, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
7 Sep 1998 Piper PA-31-350
N4072A
Homer, Alaska, United States Kenneth Arndt No injuries -
18 Aug 1998 Piper PA-31-350
N66906
Denver, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
12 Aug 1998 Piper PA-31-350
N3527U
Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
8 Aug 1998 Piper PA-31-350
N27196
Alamosa, Colorado, United States Air Bridge, Inc. No injuries -
22 Mar 1998 Piper PA-31-310
N715PM
Southport, North Carolina, United States Arapahoe Aviation Inc Serious injuries -
6 Feb 1998 Piper PA-31-350
N7678L
Nome, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
9 Jan 1998 Piper PA-31
N4111M
Philippines
no coordinates
William Byars No injuries -
4 Dec 1997 Piper PA-31-350
N116PM
Walker Cay, Bahamas
no coordinates
Amelia Airways, Inc. Minor injuries -
11 Nov 1997 Piper PA-31-T3
N314SC
Tyonek, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
20 Aug 1997 Piper PA-31-350
N35164
Hayden, Colorado, United States Flight Line, Inc. No injuries -
15 Jul 1997 Piper PA-31-350
N800SA
Denver, Colorado, United States American Check Transport, Inc. No injuries -
28 May 1997 Piper PA-31-350
N491SC
Greeley, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
20 May 1997 Piper PA-31-350
N4105Q
Sparta, Tennessee, United States Brad Mulzer No injuries -
26 Apr 1997 Piper PA-31-350
N59985
Selawik, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
12 Apr 1997 Piper PA-31-350
XASBM
El Paso, Texas, United States - No injuries -
10 Apr 1997 Piper PA-31-350
N27659
Pacific Ocean
no coordinates
Pilot Services Intl No injuries -
7 Apr 1997 Piper PA-31-T3
N218CS
Stebbins, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
27 Mar 1997 Piper PA-31-350
N4105D
Nome, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
15 Mar 1997 Piper PA-31-350
N3542H
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
5 Dec 1996 Piper PA-31
N54272
Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
31 Oct 1996 Piper PA-31-350
N120JD
McComb, Mississippi, United States - No injuries -
27 Sep 1996 Piper PA-31-310
N151JP
Wassau Island, Georgia, United States - No injuries -
13 Sep 1996 Piper PA-31
N27299
Janesville, Wisconsin, United States - No injuries -