Piper PA-32 accidents

The NTSB database holds 1,695 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-32, recorded between 1965 to 2026. 379 of them were fatal (22%), and 1,056 people died.

The deadliest year was 1972, with 48 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (398 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Bahamas.

96 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 934 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

1,695

Records

379

Fatal

1,056

Deaths

22%

Share fatal

1965 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 1,599 of 1,695 can be placed (934 approximate)

By decade

1960s 188

1970s 593

1980s 399

1990s 244

2000s 151

2010s 65

2020s 55

Where these happened

United States 1,606 Mexico 20 Bahamas 8 Other-Foreign Countries 6 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 4 Unknown/Not Reported 3

Operators involved

Peninsula Airw 9 Peninsula Airways, Inc. 8 Allen Aviation 5 Grand Canyon A 4 Thunderbird AV 4 Piper Aircraft 4

All 1,695 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
16 Jan 1979	Piper PA-32 N21698	Vero Beach, Florida, United States approximate position	Piper Aircraft	No injuries	-
15 Jan 1979	Piper PA-32 N4815S	Paris, Tennessee, United States approximate position	Farmington Air	Serious injuries	-
13 Jan 1979	Piper PA-32 N39720	Fullerton, California, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
3 Jan 1979	Piper PA-32 N3705W	Cross City, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
20 Dec 1978	Piper PA-32 N4987F	Los Angeles Ca, California, United States approximate position	Cal.air.chart.	Serious injuries	-
18 Dec 1978	Piper PA-32 N8944N	Ekwok, Alaska, United States approximate position	Armstrong Air	No injuries	-
7 Dec 1978	Piper PA-32 N4175R	West Chicago, Illinois, United States approximate position	Gardner Air CH	No injuries	-
29 Nov 1978	Piper PA-32 N3976X	Mc Grath, Alaska, United States not on the map	HUB Air Servic	Serious injuries	-
21 Nov 1978	Piper PA-32 N8967N	North Canton, Ohio, United States approximate position	PBF Enterprise	Minor injuries	-
18 Nov 1978	Piper PA-32 N3940W	South Boston, Virginia, United States approximate position	Swift Air Deli	No injuries	-
30 Oct 1978	Piper PA-32 N4043R	Lime Village, Alaska, United States approximate position	HUB Air Servic	No injuries	-
22 Oct 1978	Piper PA-32 N4167W	Sun City, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
20 Oct 1978	Piper PA-32 N55571	Mc Call, Idaho, United States not on the map	Pioneer Aviati	No injuries	-
7 Oct 1978	Piper PA-32 N4852S	Columbia, Missouri, United States approximate position	Mineral Area A	Serious injuries	-
4 Oct 1978	Piper PA-32 N5909V	Chicago, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
25 Sep 1978	Piper PA-32 N44295	Lansing, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
20 Sep 1978	Piper PA-32 N55679	Yuma, Arizona, United States approximate position	Deer Valley AI	No injuries	-
4 Sep 1978	Piper PA-32 N4106W	Enid, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
27 Aug 1978	Piper PA-32 N9328C	Matawan, New Jersey, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
15 Aug 1978	Piper PA-32 N6347C	Canjilon, New Mexico, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
13 Aug 1978	Piper PA-32 N3875W	Congotown, Other-Foreign Countries not on the map	-	Minor injuries	-
10 Aug 1978	Piper PA-32 N8997N	Norfolk, Virginia, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
16 Jul 1978	Piper PA-32 N36754	Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
13 Jul 1978	Piper PA-32 N3905W	Severn, Virginia, United States approximate position	Southern MD AV	No injuries	-
8 Jul 1978	Piper PA-32 N5524F	Lakewood, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
6 Jul 1978	Piper PA-32 N4247R	Van Nuys, California, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
5 Jul 1978	Piper PA-32 N9885K	Beaufort, South Carolina, United States approximate position	Costal Plains	Minor injuries	-
23 Jun 1978	Piper PA-32 N4117W	Goshen, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
10 Jun 1978	Piper PA-32 N4020W	Haulover Beach, Florida, United States not on the map	B&R Flying Inc	No injuries	-
9 Jun 1978	Piper PA-32 N4248R	Opa Locka, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
21 May 1978	Piper PA-32 N15420	Big Bear City, California, United States approximate position	Air Trail Inc.	No injuries	-
20 May 1978	Piper PA-32 N4095R	Salmanca, New York, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
12 May 1978	Piper PA-32 N44196	Nassau, Unknown/Not Reported not on the map	Alpha Sierra, I	No injuries	-
4 May 1978	Piper PA-32 N2DP	Washington, Iowa, United States approximate position	ZIP Flying Inc	No injuries	-
3 May 1978	Piper PA-32 N5571J	Sarasota, Florida, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
9 Apr 1978	Piper PA-32 N1BQ	Urbana, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
1 Apr 1978	Piper PA-32 N4824S	Kansas City, Missouri, United States approximate position	Lawrence Aviat	No injuries	-
1 Apr 1978	Piper PA-32 N32934	San Diego, Texas, United States approximate position	Professional A	No injuries	-
20 Mar 1978	Piper PA-32 N3760W	Rutland, Vermont, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 Mar 1978	Piper PA-32 N4141R	Plymouth, Florida, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
27 Feb 1978	Piper PA-32 N1563X	West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
23 Feb 1978	Piper PA-32 N32919	Meriden, Connecticut, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
22 Feb 1978	Piper PA-32 N2265Q	Easton, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
21 Feb 1978	Piper PA-32 N3737M	Cerralvo, Mexico approximate position	-	No injuries	-
5 Feb 1978	Piper PA-32 N55193	Morgantown, West Virginia, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
28 Jan 1978	Piper PA-32 N7726J	Watertown, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
28 Dec 1977	Piper PA-32 N121MB	Raeford, North Carolina, United States approximate position	Air Trans Comm	Minor injuries	-
22 Dec 1977	Piper PA-32 N3476W	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	H&L Aviation	No injuries	-
17 Dec 1977	Piper PA-32 N3977W	Hesperia, California, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
12 Dec 1977	Piper PA-32 N300RM	Ogdensburg, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	Labar Truck RE	Serious injuries	-