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.

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

525

Records

176

Fatal

449

Deaths

34%

Share fatal

1975 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 345 of 525 have coordinates

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 Italy 1 Argentina 1

Operators involved

Baltimore Airw 2 Ram Air Freight Inc. 2 High Flyers 2 LEE Air Transp 2 Bidzy TA HOT Aana Corp. 2 George Tarantino 1

All 525 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
19 Jan 1990	Piper PA-32R-300 N38389	Great Barrngton, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Air East	Fatal	2
16 Jul 1989	Piper PA-32R-301T N4360K	Celina, Texas, United States	Willard Grain & Feed, Inc.	Fatal	2
12 Mar 1989	Piper PA-32R-300 N301WA	Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
24 Nov 1987	Piper PA-32R-301 N8046X	Commercial Pt, Ohio, United States	Scope Leasing	Fatal	2
20 Nov 1987	Piper PA-32R N3578G	Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States	Robert R. Pilgram	Fatal	2
26 Jun 1987	Piper PA-32R-300 N7146C	Tannersville, New York, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 May 1987	Piper PA-32R-301 N81796	Porter, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	2
27 Dec 1984	Piper PA-32R-300 N8920C	Homestead, Florida, United States	Mordechai GAL	Fatal	2
27 Jan 1983	Piper PA-32R-301 N8139D	Redlands, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Dec 1981	Piper PA-32R N202DH	Wallace, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Jackson Enterp	Fatal	2
16 Aug 1981	Piper PA-32R N304FW	Mount Hermon, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
14 Dec 1980	Piper PA-32R N12ML	Hagarville, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 May 1980	Piper PA-32R N38352	Needles, California, United States no coordinates	Great American	Fatal	2
20 Dec 1979	Piper PA-32R N9877K	Safford, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Tri-Wells AVN	Fatal	2
24 Jul 1977	Piper PA-32R N1263H	Tahoe Paradise, California, United States no coordinates	El Monte Flyin	Fatal	2
8 Jan 1977	Piper PA-32R N1049H	Benson, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Western Airmot	Fatal	2
15 Aug 1976	Piper PA-32R N8953C	Overton, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
6 Feb 1976	Piper PA-32R N7053C	Monahans, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
12 Apr 2024	Piper PA-32R-301 N9236J	Knoxville, Tennessee, United States	-	Fatal	1
9 Jun 2023	Piper PA-32R-301 N9253M	Stella Maris, Bahamas	-	Fatal	1
11 Jan 2023	Piper PA-32R-301 N43156	Dayton, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	1
18 Dec 2021	Piper PA-32R-300 N5677V	Bloomington, Indiana, United States	-	Fatal	1
22 Oct 2021	Piper PA-32R-300 N1652H	Walterboro, South Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	1
10 Aug 2015	Piper PA 32R-300 N43829	Harbor Springs, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	1
16 Jul 2014	Piper PA-32R-301T N297AS	North Captiva Island, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	1
30 May 2013	Piper PA-32R-301T N371HP	Lagunillas, Mexico	-	Fatal	1
8 Dec 2010	Piper PA-32R-301T N58SE	Roma, Italy	Giovanni Magliocca	Fatal	1
10 Aug 2010	Piper PA-32R-301 N220ST	Washington, Georgia, United States	Coastal Aviation Inc	Fatal	1
19 Dec 2008	Piper PA-32R N9299N	North Canton, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	1
21 Dec 2007	Piper PA-32R-300 N1919H	Warrens, Wisconsin, United States	Wisconsin Aviation	Fatal	1
7 Nov 2007	Piper PA-32R FHCDV	Merrenberg, France no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
26 Sep 2007	Piper PA-32R-301T N8341G	Defiance, Ohio, United States	Paul E. Harris	Fatal	1
13 Sep 2007	Piper PA-32R-301 N109PA	Whitfield, Alabama, United States	-	Fatal	1
10 Dec 2006	Piper PA-32R-300 N8349C	Charlottesville, Virginia, United States	Christopher Desch	Fatal	1
12 Nov 2006	Piper PA-32R-300 N9430K	Williamsburg, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	1
22 Oct 2006	Piper PA-32R-300 N64GK	Dry Prong, Louisiana, United States	-	Fatal	1
28 Jan 2006	Piper PA-32R-300 N38510	Camden, Alabama, United States	-	Fatal	1
9 Sep 2004	Piper PA-32R-300 N6209J	Rachel, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	1
4 Apr 2004	Piper PA-32R-301T N4130D	Ukiah, California, United States	-	Fatal	1
21 Jan 2004	Piper PA-32R-300 N8701E	Big Pine, California, United States	-	Fatal	1
22 Oct 2003	Piper PA-32R-301 N69190	Spencer, Tennessee, United States	-	Fatal	1
28 Mar 2002	Piper PA-32R-301T D-ENEC	Ramstein, Germany no coordinates	Dr. Manfred Ziegler	Fatal	1
17 Nov 2001	Piper PA-32R-301 N9224X	Spearville, Kansas, United States	-	Fatal	1
4 Jul 2001	Piper PA-32R-300 N5883V	Belle Chase, Louisiana, United States	-	Fatal	1
22 Jun 2001	Piper PA-32R-301 N13VH	Greenwich, Connecticut, United States	-	Fatal	1
3 Sep 1999	Piper PA-32R-300 N9166K	Bettles, Alaska, United States	Servant Air Inc.	Fatal	1
26 Aug 1996	Piper PA-32R-300 N7133C	Medford, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	1
12 Dec 1995	Piper PA-32R-301T N14BA	Parker, Kansas, United States	-	Fatal	1
20 Apr 1994	Piper PA-32R-301T N8171G	Santa Monica, California, United States	Patrick D. Brinnon	Fatal	1
9 Feb 1994	Piper PA-32R-300 N1645H	Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States	-	Fatal	1