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.

1,030 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

1,695

Records

379

Fatal

1,056

Deaths

22%

Share fatal

1965 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 665 of 1,695 have coordinates

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 Central America 3

Operators involved

Peninsula Airw 9 Peninsula Airways, Inc. 8 Allen Aviation 5 Thunderbird AV 4 Piper Aircraft 4 Camai Air 4

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
12 Dec 1980	Piper PA-32 N2243Q	Cold Bay, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Peninsula Airw	Fatal	4
17 Sep 1980	Piper PA-32 N1806T	Goodwill, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Bastrop Acft	Fatal	4
22 Feb 1980	Piper PA-32 N200BF	Ft Wayne, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Back Forty Fly	Fatal	4
25 Nov 1979	Piper PA-32 N3409W	Davis, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
14 Oct 1979	Piper PA-32 N331JB	Ontario, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
8 Nov 1978	Piper PA-32 N1104X	Melfa, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
29 Aug 1978	Piper PA-32 N3708M	Laverne, California, United States no coordinates	Pamona VLY AV	Fatal	4
9 Jul 1978	Piper PA-32 N5254S	Westerly, Rhode Island, United States no coordinates	Kingston Aviat	Fatal	4
1 Jul 1978	Piper PA-32 N5510J	Denison, Iowa, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
31 Aug 1977	Piper PA-32 N3422W	Corona, California, United States no coordinates	Holiday Aero	Fatal	4
12 Feb 1977	Piper PA-32 N31CA	Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
18 Sep 1976	Piper PA-32 N3918W	Oak Ridge, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Red Baron Flyg	Fatal	4
26 Nov 1975	Piper PA-32 N55661	Robbinsville, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
29 Nov 1974	Piper PA-32 N3863W	Mt Vernon, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
1 Aug 1966	Piper PA-32 N3413W	Chillicothe Mo, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Reeds Aviation	Fatal	4
30 Dec 2019	Piper PA-32-301T HK2629	Vereda Cuzama, Colombia	Lineas Aereas Galan - Aerogalan	Fatal	3
13 Nov 2012	Piper PA-32-300 N717RL	Jackson, Mississippi, United States	Superior Pallet Co	Fatal	3
17 Jan 2010	Piper PA-32-300 N4219R	Bimini, Bahamas, Bahamas	-	Fatal	3
13 Nov 2008	Piper PA-32-260 N3929W	Sedona, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	3
5 Nov 2006	Piper PA-32-300 N15852	Danville, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	3
17 Oct 2006	Piper PA-32 D-EJTF	Alava, Spain no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
25 Mar 2004	Piper PA-32-301T F-GTCS	Annemasse, France no coordinates	Airclub of Annemasse	Fatal	3
31 Mar 2003	Piper PA-32-300 N70NZ	Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States	Travis Lee Butts	Fatal	3
5 Sep 1999	Piper PA-32-260 N4830S	Westerly, Rhode Island, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
27 Mar 1999	Piper PA-32-300 N56306	Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	3
12 Dec 1997	Piper PA-32-260 N3448W	Pittsville, Maryland, United States	-	Fatal	3
2 Oct 1996	Piper PA-32-300 N2881W	Brandywine, Maryland, United States	-	Fatal	3
15 Jul 1995	Piper PA-32-300 N82CA	Festus, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	3
13 Mar 1995	Piper PA-32-260 N57326	Suffolk, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	3
14 Aug 1994	Piper PA-32-260 N4839S	Kenai, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	3
11 Jul 1994	Piper PA-32-301 N8297X	Portage Creek, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	3
3 Oct 1993	Piper PA-32-300 N4018W	Kernville, California, United States	Long Beach Flying Club	Fatal	3
17 Aug 1992	Piper PA-32-301T N8175Z	Kit Carson, Colorado, United States	McKenzie, Joseph A. & Mary E.	Fatal	3
6 May 1992	Piper PA-32-301 N8408V	Camarillo, California, United States	Hollis C. White	Fatal	3
14 Feb 1992	Piper PA-32-301 N4380T	Heath, Ohio, United States	James A. McCauley	Fatal	3
23 Jan 1992	Piper PA-32-301 N8300X	Atlantic Ocean no coordinates	Otfried H. Gaida	Fatal	3
10 Jun 1990	Piper PA-32-300 N3AH	Havasu Landing, California, United States	Darrel L. Gillman	Fatal	3
16 Jul 1989	Piper PA-32-300 N83HA	Libertytown, Maryland, United States	Powell Aviation Inc	Fatal	3
7 Apr 1989	Piper PA-32-260B N766RW	Richmond, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	3
12 Oct 1988	Piper PA-32-300 N6198H	Santa Maria, California, United States	-	Fatal	3
18 May 1988	Piper PA-32-260 N897P	Skwentna, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	3
12 Dec 1987	Piper PA-32-260 N3632W	Moultrie, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	3
27 Nov 1987	Piper PA-32-260B N4832S	Willis, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
27 Jul 1986	Piper PA-32-260 N3643W	Yosemite Nation, California, United States	Paradise Flying Service	Fatal	3
8 Feb 1986	Piper PA-32-260 N9477C	Lynchburg, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	3
9 Nov 1985	Piper PA-32-260 N4862S	Sorrento, Florida, United States	George D. Price, ET al	Fatal	3
23 Dec 1984	Piper PA-32-300 N2024M	Billings, Montana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
21 Jul 1984	Piper PA-32-300 N8632N	Goleta, California, United States	-	Fatal	3
14 Dec 1983	Piper PA-32 N47403	Alma, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	3
31 Mar 1983	Piper PA-32-300 N4186R	Miltona, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	3