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
Where these happened
All 525 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2006 | Piper PA 32R 301T | Crystal Beach, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2006 | Piper PA-32R | Varberg, Sweden | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2006 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Blacksburg, Virginia, United States | Linwood E Wadsworth | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2006 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Gualala, California, United States | Ezra Howington | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2006 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Winslow, Arizona, United States | Ronald D. Craig | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 2005 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Tazewell, Tennessee, United States | David Harlow Pease III | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 May 2005 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | RAM Air Freight Inc | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 2005 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Cumberland, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Monterey, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Picabo, Idaho, United States | Bob Cullen | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2004 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Pittstown, New Jersey, United States | George Tarantino | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 2004 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Dalhart, Texas, United States | Kenneth Green | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2004 | Piper PA 32R-301 | Baxley, Georgia, United States | Richard Helminiak | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 2004 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Stephen Deetz | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 2004 | Piper PA-32R | Poynor, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 2004 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Riverside, California, United States | Michael Woodin | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2003 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2003 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Logan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 2003 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Paulden, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2003 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Rogersville, Tennessee, United States | Greg Oestreich | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2002 | Piper PA-32R | Manley Hot Spgs, Alaska, United States | Bidzy TA HOT Aana Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2002 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 2002 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2002 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Beaumont, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2002 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Meridian, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 May 2002 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Noorvik, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 2002 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 2002 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Ferron, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 2001 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Groveland, California, United States | Silvano Gai | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 2001 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Rum Cay, Bahamas | Wings of Charm Inc., | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Tanana, Alaska, United States | Tanana Air Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Waco, Texas, United States | Michael L. Oatman | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Downers Grove, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States | William L. Teubner | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-32R | Egegik, Alaska, United States | Philip L. Platt | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2001 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Wilmington, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2001 | Piper PA-32R-300 | King George, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 2001 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Emmonak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 2000 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Dayton Valley, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 2000 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Tecumseh, Michigan, United States | James A. Gecsei | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2000 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Mason City, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Wauseon, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2000 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Erie, Colorado, United States | Brian J. Inskeep | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 2000 | Piper PA-32R | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 2000 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Rocksprings, Texas, United States | Ivan B. Greenhut | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 2000 | Piper PA-32R-301 | East Haddam, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 2000 | Piper PA-32R | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2000 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Coalinga, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 2000 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Harpswell, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |