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
9 Jan 1975	Piper PA-32 N3883W	Show Low, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Codd Enterpris	Fatal	2
30 Dec 1974	Piper PA-32 N32264	Fairchance, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Woodcrest SVC	Fatal	2
29 Dec 1974	Piper PA-32 N3840W	Laytonsville, Maryland, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
26 May 1974	Piper PA-32 N3764W	Hayesville, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
10 Jan 1973	Piper PA-32 N1288T	Holland, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Toppe Flight C	Fatal	2
23 Dec 1972	Piper PA-32 N5263S	Great Bend, Kansas, United States no coordinates	Walker Truck B	Fatal	2
8 Dec 1972	Piper PA-32 N5229S	Laredo, Texas, United States no coordinates	SIL JEA, Inc.	Fatal	2
23 May 1972	Piper PA-32 N7736J	Hammond, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Sep 1971	Piper PA-32 N4026W	Minford, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Aerial Patrols	Fatal	2
1 Nov 1970	Piper PA-32 N4150R	Shakopee, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	St Paul Aviati	Fatal	2
6 Feb 1970	Piper PA-32 N3562W	Palm Beach, Florida, United States no coordinates	PFC Inc	Fatal	2
15 Dec 1967	Piper PA-32 N3408W	Corona, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	Tulakes Aviati	Fatal	2
24 Jan 1967	Piper PA-32 N3773W	Belleville, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
24 Dec 2025	Piper PA-32-260 N2785Q	Rio Linda, California, United States	-	Fatal	1
2 Jan 2025	Piper PA-32-300 N4151R	Round Mountain, Nevada, United States	-	Fatal	1
7 Apr 2023	Piper PA-32-260 N44588	Sebastian, Florida, United States	N44588 LLC	Fatal	1
18 Oct 2022	Piper PA-32-300 N600JG	Brentwood, Tennessee, United States	-	Fatal	1
16 Oct 2022	Piper PA-32-260 N3432W	Cordova, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	1
4 Jul 2022	Piper PA-32-300 N1403X	Mount Pleasant, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	1
14 Jun 2021	Piper PA-32-260 N3258W	Madisonville, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	1
19 Feb 2021	Piper PA-32-260 N57014	Los Angeles, California, United States	-	Fatal	1
14 Jun 2015	Piper PA 32 N2966X	Cuba, Missouri, United States	Limb-A-Nator LLC	Fatal	1
16 Aug 2014	Piper PA 32-300 N4125W	Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	1
9 Sep 2013	Piper PA-32-260 N3705W	Yakutat, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	1
18 Nov 2012	Piper PA-32 N4267R	Obyan, United States	Star Marianas Air, Inc	Fatal	1
2 Aug 2012	Piper PA-32-301 N8200M	Hoonah, Alaska, United States	Air Excursions LLC	Fatal	1
9 Jun 2012	Piper PA-32-300 N8990N	Mountain Home, Idaho, United States	Stoller Scott S	Fatal	1
23 Sep 2008	Piper PA-32 N3029Y	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	1
25 Aug 2007	Piper PA-32-260 N5067T	Westhampton, New York, United States	Kennworth Eaton	Fatal	1
31 Dec 2006	Piper PA-32-300 N888PR	Romeo, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Michael R. D'Arcy	Fatal	1
14 Jan 2006	Piper PA-32-300 N8745E	Pierre, South Dakota, United States	-	Fatal	1
2 Jul 2004	Piper PA-32-300 N4123R	Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	1
20 May 2004	Piper PA-32-260 N3331W	Venice, Florida, United States	Ricky C. Unger	Fatal	1
13 Nov 2003	Piper PA-32-300 N8224C	Missing, Bahamas	Watermakers Inc.	Fatal	1
26 Feb 2003	Piper PA-32-300 N54406	Sylvania, Georgia, United States	Harry B. Steinbach	Fatal	1
29 Dec 2002	Piper PA-32-300 N7989C	Steamboat Spgs, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	1
28 Feb 2002	Piper PA-32-300 N33584	Hamilton, Georgia, United States	John Alvin Frazer	Fatal	1
15 Jan 2002	Piper PA-32 N30004	Haines, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	1
1 Oct 2000	Piper PA-32-300 N3039Y	Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	1
2 Jan 1999	Piper PA-32-300R N7676C	Smackover, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	1
26 Apr 1998	Piper PA-32-300 N15326	New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
12 Mar 1998	Piper PA-32-260 N55059	Mc Cordsville, Indiana, United States	-	Fatal	1
3 Dec 1996	Piper PA-32-260 N5538J	Felton, Pennsylvania, United States	Airpark Sales and Service, Inc	Fatal	1
17 Jan 1996	Piper PA-32 N3326Q	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	1
26 Jun 1995	Piper PA-32-260 N3431W	Brooksville, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	1
2 Jun 1995	Piper PA-32-260 N41528	Vieques no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
8 Apr 1995	Piper PA-32-260 N3631W	St. Clair, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	1
8 Feb 1995	Piper PA-32-300 N41345	Howard, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	1
15 Oct 1994	Piper PA-32-300 N2964A	College Station, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	1
8 Jul 1994	Piper PA-32-260 N3610W	Gulf of Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	1