Plane Crash List

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
19 Feb 1976 Piper PA-32
N7721J
 Waco, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Tricon Airline Fatal 1
28 Nov 1975 Piper PA-32
N3606W
 San Marcos, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
24 Sep 1975 Piper PA-32
N15292
 Hindman, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
18 Jul 1975 Piper PA-32
N55895
 Anaheim, California, United States
no coordinates
 TOM Peck Aviat Fatal 1
23 Oct 1974 Piper PA-32
N3928W
 Huntsville, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Air Messenger Fatal 1
9 Sep 1974 Piper PA-32
N4088W
 New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
1 Sep 1974 Piper PA-32
N4190W
 Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Air Hearse Inc Fatal 1
10 Aug 1974 Piper PA-32
N4126W
 Toledo, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
24 Apr 1974 Piper PA-32
N5507J
 Luray, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Hortman Aviati Fatal 1
27 Mar 1974 Piper PA-32
N3775W
 Garland, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 PRE Pack MacHi Fatal 1
17 Jan 1974 Piper PA-32
N3998W
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
20 Nov 1973 Piper PA-32
N8665N
 Evergreen, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
10 Apr 1973 Piper PA-32
N4237R
 Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Anderson Fligh Fatal 1
1 Apr 1973 Piper PA-32
N1208T
 Rogerson, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 The Executive Fatal 1
9 Apr 1972 Piper PA-32
N7713J
 Artesia Wells, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Commerci Fatal 1
10 Mar 1972 Piper PA-32
N5567J
 Tacoma, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Cross Sound Co Fatal 1
11 Aug 1971 Piper PA-32
N4029R
 Andover, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 Lowinske Flite Fatal 1
6 Sep 1970 Piper PA-32
N3540W
 Missing Aircraft, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Puget Sound AI Fatal 1
27 Jun 1970 Piper PA-32
N4707S
 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Frederick Pipe Fatal 1
10 Nov 1969 Piper PA-32
N3262W
 Northlake, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Village Airway Fatal 1
18 May 1969 Piper PA-32
N3229W
 Keller, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
10 Dec 1968 Piper PA-32
N3267W
 Avenal, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
15 Aug 1968 Piper PA-32
N3393W
 Brunswick, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
26 Feb 1968 Piper PA-32
N4090W
 Douglas, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 Trans States A Fatal 1
19 Jan 1968 Piper PA-32
N4002R
 Studio City, California, United States
no coordinates
 Voyagers Air C Fatal 1
26 Sep 1966 Piper PA-32
N3625W
 Hartford Conn, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
12 Sep 1966 Piper PA-32
N3387W
 Granby Colo, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 D and S Enterp Fatal 1
1 Jul 1965 Piper PA-32
N9998W
 Vero Beach Fla, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Piper Aircraft Fatal 1
25 Mar 2026 Piper PA-32-260
N7081H
 Block Island, Rhode Island, United States - Minor injuries -
13 Apr 2025 Piper PA-32-260
N3797W
 Green Valley, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
8 Mar 2025 Piper PA-32-300
N32371
 Redding, California, United States - No injuries -
17 Nov 2024 Piper PA-32-300
N617ET
 Pomona, California, United States - Serious injuries -
31 Oct 2024 Piper PA-32-300
N154DC
 Prescott Valley, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
30 Sep 2024 Piper PA-32-300
N2032M
 Pierz, Minnesota, United States KAB Air LLC No injuries -
14 Aug 2024 Piper PA-32-260
N3613W
 Chetek, Wisconsin, United States - Minor injuries -
9 Aug 2024 Piper PA-32-300
N56631
 Fallbrook, California, United States - No injuries -
12 Apr 2024 Piper PA-32-300
N4011R
 Willcox, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
11 Apr 2024 Piper PA-32-301
N651ED
 Sullivan, Missouri, United States - Minor injuries -
7 Feb 2024 Piper PA-32-301T
N484AP
 Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States - No injuries -
4 Dec 2023 Piper PA-32-260
N7748J
 Millington, Tennessee, United States - Minor injuries -
11 Sep 2023 Piper PA-32-300
N4219T
 Moberly, Missouri, United States - No injuries -
10 Sep 2023 Piper PA-32-301
N106MR
 Marsh Harbor, Bahamas - No injuries -
18 Aug 2023 Piper PA-32-300
N405WB
 Fishers Island, New York, United States New England Airlines Inc No injuries -
13 Aug 2023 Piper PA-32-300
N2957N
 Needles, California, United States - No injuries -
1 Jun 2023 Piper PA-32-260
N3790W
 Nicholls Town, Bahamas - No injuries -
11 Feb 2023 Piper PA-32-260
N44782
 Tok, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
12 Oct 2022 Piper PA-32-300
N4171W
 Paola, Kansas, United States - Minor injuries -
14 Aug 2022 Piper PA-32-300
N33125
 Gardiner, New York, United States Westchester Co POL Pilots Assoc Inc No injuries -
9 Aug 2022 Piper PA-32-300
N841AD
 Corona, California, United States Cedar Real Estate Inc No injuries -
23 Jul 2022 Piper PA-32-301
N300BH
 San Jose, California, United States Green Valley Corporation I Serious injuries -