Piper PA-32R accidents

The NTSB database holds 525 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-32R, recorded between 1975 to 2026. 176 of them were fatal (34%), and 449 people died.

The deadliest year was 1978, with 31 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (46 records).

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

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

For 162 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

525

Records

176

Fatal

449

Deaths

34%

Share fatal

1975 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 507 of 525 can be placed (162 approximate)

By decade

1970s 73

1980s 159

1990s 97

2000s 108

2010s 60

2020s 28

Where these happened

United States 499 Bahamas 6 Mexico 5 Sweden 2 France 1 Ethiopia 1

Operators involved

LEE Air Transp 2 Ram Air Freight Inc. 2 High Flyers 2 Bidzy TA HOT Aana Corp. 2 Baltimore Airw 2 Emert Mobile Homes 1

All 525 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
10 May 1978	Piper PA-32R N6230J	Yucca Valley, California, United States approximate position	Peninsula Avia	No injuries	-
5 May 1978	Piper PA-32R N9072F	Petaluma, California, United States approximate position	Redwood Aviati	No injuries	-
20 Mar 1978	Piper PA-32R N38642	Pontiac, Michigan, United States approximate position	LEE Air Transp	No injuries	-
24 Jan 1978	Piper PA-32R N5802V	Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States approximate position	Thorson Aviato	No injuries	-
22 Jan 1978	Piper PA-32R N5420F	Laurel, Maryland, United States approximate position	Suburban Airse	Serious injuries	-
13 Jan 1978	Piper PA-32R N9430K	Champaign, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
8 Jan 1978	Piper PA-32R N7925C	Wichita, Kansas, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
27 Dec 1977	Piper PA-32R N3570Q	Selma, Alabama, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
26 Dec 1977	Piper PA-32R N8475F	Ila, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
11 Dec 1977	Piper PA-32R N200HM	Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States approximate position	Navik Air Inc	No injuries	-
22 Oct 1977	Piper PA-32R N812PC	Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States approximate position	Executive Aero	No injuries	-
2 Oct 1977	Piper PA-32R N5884V	Los Fresnos, Texas, United States approximate position	Aviation Chrtr	No injuries	-
31 Aug 1977	Piper PA-32R N8498F	Atlanta, Georgia, United States approximate position	Epps Air Servi	Minor injuries	-
22 Aug 1977	Piper PA-32R N4331F	Heber City, Utah, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
3 Jul 1977	Piper PA-32R N1805H	Schaumburg, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
28 May 1977	Piper PA-32R N4488F	Death Valley Ca, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
20 Apr 1977	Piper PA-32R N4505X	Forest Hills, Maryland, United States approximate position	Baltimore Airw	No injuries	-
9 Feb 1977	Piper PA-32R N4536F	Anoka, Minnesota, United States approximate position	Centaur Forge	Minor injuries	-
12 Dec 1976	Piper PA-32R N3603W	Charlottesvlle, Virginia, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
27 Nov 1976	Piper PA-32R N6273J	Ashippun, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
11 Nov 1976	Piper PA-32R N4754F	Searchlight, Nevada, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
11 Oct 1976	Piper PA-32R N5765R	Wilmington, North Carolina, United States approximate position	Aeronautics In	No injuries	-
6 Aug 1976	Piper PA-32R N4435X	Hermosillo, Mexico not on the map	Martin Aviatio	No injuries	-
22 Jun 1976	Piper PA-32R N4505X	Davis, West Virginia, United States approximate position	Baltimore Airw	No injuries	-
12 Feb 1976	Piper PA-32R N7074C	Atmore, Alabama, United States approximate position	Air Flite Inc	Serious injuries	-