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
18 Jan 1983	Piper PA-32-300 N5208S	Palm Springs, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
2 Dec 1982	Piper PA-32-260 N32750	Douglassville, Pennsylvania, United States	Basco Flying Service, Inc.	Fatal	3
12 Aug 1979	Piper PA-32 N2052W	Keystone, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
12 Apr 1979	Piper PA-32 N6309C	Carrizozo, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	SW Air Rangers	Fatal	3
18 Dec 1978	Piper PA-32 N4757S	Virginia, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	Red Birds Flyi	Fatal	3
11 May 1978	Piper PA-32 N3893W	Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
29 Jul 1977	Piper PA-32 N8663N	Clanton, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Morris Oil COM	Fatal	3
29 Aug 1974	Piper PA-32 N3349W	Lytle, Texas, United States no coordinates	Ennis Aviation	Fatal	3
3 Dec 1972	Piper PA-32 N3782W	Baytown, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
1 Sep 1971	Piper PA-32 N5225S	Corriganville, Maryland, United States no coordinates	Flight One	Fatal	3
24 Apr 1970	Piper PA-32 N3236W	Stoughton, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
2 Apr 1970	Piper PA-32 N3241W	Cambridge, Maryland, United States no coordinates	East Coast Air	Fatal	3
22 Jun 1969	Piper PA-32 N3329W	Cedar City, Utah, United States no coordinates	Dixie Aviation	Fatal	3
2 Jun 1969	Piper PA-32 N3375W	Greenwich, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
28 Dec 1968	Piper PA-32 N4115R	Wellington, Nevada, United States no coordinates	Breise and JOH	Fatal	3
12 Jun 1968	Piper PA-32 N4007R	Newfoundland, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Sandlin Brothe	Fatal	3
9 Apr 1967	Piper PA-32 N3511W	Estes Park, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Kensair Corp.	Fatal	3
17 May 2026	Piper PA-32-300 N8502N	Empire, Nevada, United States	-	Fatal	2
10 Mar 2024	Piper PA-32-260 N3264W	Madras, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	2
31 Oct 2023	Piper PA-32-300 N44601	Marion, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Jul 2023	Piper PA-32-300 N1132Q	Old Harbor, Alaska, United States	Vertigo Air Taxi	Fatal	2
16 Jan 2023	Piper PA-32-301T N8266D	Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States	Engineers Flying Club	Fatal	2
22 May 2022	Piper PA-32-260 N85CT	Broomfield, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Feb 2022	Piper PA-32-260 N3952W	Fostoria, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	2
3 Jan 2022	Piper PA-32-260 N5535J	Chame, Panama	-	Fatal	2
8 Nov 2017	Piper PA 32 N47831	Morrison, Tennessee, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 Jul 2015	Piper PA 32-300 N555PK	Brazoria, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 Dec 2011	Piper PA-32-260 N33315	St. Ignace, Michigan, United States	Great Lakes Air Inc	Fatal	2
10 Jan 2010	Piper PA-32-300 N8934N	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States	-	Fatal	2
20 Mar 2009	Piper PA-32-300 N55962	Corona, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 May 2008	Piper PA-32-260 N64FP	Cruso, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	2
9 Jul 2007	Piper PA-32-260 N5595J	Tyringham, Massachusetts, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 Dec 2006	Piper PA-32-301 N8361Q	Port Heiden, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Nov 2005	Piper PA-32-300 N666DE	Mims, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
7 Aug 2004	Piper PA-32-300 N927RP	Burnet, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 Aug 2004	Piper PA-32-260 N3352W	Mineral Wells, Texas, United States	Century Flight Systems, Inc.	Fatal	2
2 Jun 2004	Piper PA-32-300 N21072	Leominster, Massachusetts, United States	-	Fatal	2
8 Aug 2003	Piper PA-32-300 N6373C	Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	2
5 May 2003	Piper PA-32-300 N32038	Calhoun, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	2
9 Aug 2001	Piper PA-32-260 N5569J	Key West, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
21 Jul 2001	Piper PA-32-260 N27AP	Chenoa, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Feb 2001	Piper PA-32-300 N99WD	Marathon, Florida, United States	Casey A. Purvis	Fatal	2
29 Apr 2000	Piper PA-32-300 N216BC	Fort Smith, Montana, United States	-	Fatal	2
15 Jul 1999	Piper PA-32-300 N2947K	Clinton, Canada no coordinates	Philip S. Nelson	Fatal	2
23 Oct 1997	Piper PA-32-300 N30505	Juneau, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 May 1997	Piper PA-32-301T N83211	Bend, Oregon, United States	Suzanne A Isaacs	Fatal	2
31 Oct 1996	Piper PA-32-300 N970CA	St. Vincent, West Indies no coordinates	Kingfisher Air Services	Fatal	2
19 Dec 1995	Piper PA-32-301 N8349Z	Memphis, Tennessee, United States	-	Fatal	2
20 Nov 1995	Piper PA-32-300 N888JK	Fullerton, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
18 Nov 1994	Piper PA-32-300 N4108R	Flagstaff, Arizona, United States	Stephen M. Mumford	Fatal	2