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
24 Jul 1996 Piper PA-31-350
N48DH
Kneeland, California, United States Union Flights Minor injuries -
2 Jul 1996 Piper PA-31
N27518
Jackson, Wyoming, United States - No injuries -
24 May 1996 Piper PA-31-350
N4109E
Point Hope, Alaska, United States - Serious injuries -
24 May 1996 Piper PA-31-310
N103RW
Stevensville, Maryland, United States - Minor injuries -
28 Feb 1996 Piper PA-31-350
N27989
Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
4 Jan 1996 Piper PA-31-350
N111UC
Zionsville, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
19 Oct 1995 Piper PA-31
N693MA
Anderson, Indiana, United States - No injuries -
14 Aug 1995 Piper PA-31
N9123Y
Ironwood, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
6 Aug 1995 Piper PA-31
N9111Y
Boise, Idaho, United States H & H Aviation, Inc. No injuries -
22 Jun 1995 Piper PA-31-350
N530JB
Opa-Locka, Florida, United States - No injuries -
8 May 1995 Piper PA-31-350
N3588Z
Dillingham, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
21 Jan 1995 Piper PA-31-350
N36PB
La Grande, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
13 Jan 1995 Piper PA-31-350
N7144Z
Burlington, North Carolina, United States - Minor injuries -
9 Jan 1995 Piper PA-31-350
N50WT
Brownsville, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
18 Jul 1994 Piper PA-31-310
N6CC
McCarthy, Alaska, United States Gulkana Air Service Serious injuries -
29 Jun 1994 Piper PA-31-350
N41185
Sheldon Point, Alaska, United States Gordon G. Clark No injuries -
17 Jun 1994 Piper PA-31-350
N4093U
Oxford, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
The Plane Broker No injuries -
18 May 1994 Piper PA-31-350
N456M
Herrera, Dominican Republic
no coordinates
Dorado Air No injuries -
21 Apr 1994 Piper PA-31-350
N44AC
Laredo, Texas, United States Aeropac No injuries -
21 Feb 1994 Piper PA-31-350
N4109D
Phoenix, Arizona, United States Arizona Pacific Airlines Serious injuries -
14 Oct 1993 Piper PA-31
N7079J
Hilo, Hawaii, United States Flight Contract Services Minor injuries -
17 Sep 1993 Piper PA-31-350
N456CB
Fernandina Bch, Florida, United States - Minor injuries -
14 Aug 1993 Piper PA-31-350
N6SF
Nome, Alaska, United States Marc Aviation No injuries -
10 Jul 1993 Piper PA-31
N36L
Atlantic Ocean
no coordinates
Schaked Corp. Minor injuries -
29 Jun 1993 Piper PA-31-350
N4112D
Gambell, Alaska, United States Bering Air, Inc. Serious injuries -
26 May 1993 Piper PA-31-350
N3588Z
King Salmon, Alaska, United States Peninsula Airways, Inc. No injuries -
22 Apr 1993 Piper PA-31-310
N654N
Port Huron, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
25 Mar 1993 Piper PA-31
N9102Y
Mekoryuk, Alaska, United States Missionary Aviation Repair CTR Minor injuries -
1 Feb 1993 Piper PA-31
N16SC
Columbia, California, United States Richard L. Stockton No injuries -
2 Jan 1993 Piper PA-31-350
N4107V
Bimini, Bahamas
no coordinates
Twin Town Leasing Co. No injuries -
29 Oct 1992 Piper PA-31-325
N701DR
Barranquilla, Colombia
no coordinates
Osmo Inc. No injuries -
17 Jun 1992 Piper PA-31-350
CGRJA
Seattle, Washington, United States Juan Air No injuries -
2 May 1992 Piper PA-31-325
N59781
Independence, California, United States Cross Country Construction, Inc Serious injuries -
28 Apr 1992 Piper PA-31-350
N140RD
Houston, Texas, United States
no coordinates
Winemiller, Eric W. No injuries -
4 Apr 1992 Piper PA-31-350
N3555C
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States Frontier Flying Service No injuries -
19 Mar 1992 Piper PA-31-350
N62951
Brewer, Maine, United States
no coordinates
North Central Airways, Inc No injuries -
7 Mar 1992 Piper PA-31-350
N27613
Qioquinton, Virginia, United States Eagle Aero Inc No injuries -
28 Jan 1992 Piper PA-31-T3
N314SC
Anchorage, Alaska, United States South Central Air Inc. No injuries -
28 Dec 1991 Piper PA-31-350
N225CH
Nagua, Dominican Republic
no coordinates
Avionca C, POR A Unknown -
25 Dec 1991 Piper PA-31
N27827
Tatitlek, Alaska, United States Security Aviation, Inc. Minor injuries -
29 Nov 1991 Piper PA-31-350
N354AC
Denver, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
Alpine Air, Inc. No injuries -
24 Nov 1991 Piper PA-31-T1040
N24894
Portland, Maine, United States
no coordinates
Southern Cross Aviation No injuries -
2 Oct 1991 Piper PA-31-350
N200AK
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Frontier Flying Service Inc. No injuries -
24 Sep 1991 Piper PA-31-350
N5SL
Columbus, Nebraska, United States - No injuries -
8 Aug 1991 Piper PA-31-350
N27472
Emmonak, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
3 Aug 1991 Piper PA-31-310
N504DB
Byron, California, United States Ricardo Barbera No injuries -
31 Jul 1991 Piper PA-31-325
N300HF
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Tomark Industries, Inc. No injuries -
25 Jan 1991 Piper PA-31-B-310
N31HL
Fernandina Bch, Florida, United States Island Aviation Services, Inc. Minor injuries -
19 Jan 1991 Piper PA-31-350
N27759
Orlando, Florida, United States Top Flight Air Service, Inc. No injuries -
15 Jan 1991 Piper PA-31-350
N4118G
Nome, Alaska, United States - No injuries -