Piper PA-34 accidents

The NTSB database holds 671 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-34, recorded between 1970 to 2026. 167 of them were fatal (25%), and 395 people died.

The deadliest year was 1984, with 23 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (120 records).

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

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

For 273 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

671

Records

167

Fatal

395

Deaths

25%

Share fatal

1970 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 645 of 671 can be placed (273 approximate)

By decade

1970s 153

1980s 204

1990s 127

2000s 114

2010s 46

2020s 27

Where these happened

United States 607 Brazil 11 Mexico 5 Germany 3 Ecuador 3 Bahamas 3

Operators involved

Air Desert Pacific 3 Phoenix East Aviation, Inc. 2 Air Reldan Inc. 2 Burnside-Ott A 2 Piper Aircraft 2 Air Exec Inc 2

All 671 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
14 Mar 1974	Piper PA-34 N55334	Ciudad Juarez, Mexico not on the map	IFR Piper	No injuries	-
5 Feb 1974	Piper PA-34 N55195	Sanderson, Florida, United States approximate position	JAX Aero Servi	No injuries	-
15 Nov 1973	Piper PA-34 N1025U	Santee, California, United States approximate position	Breise-Johnsto	No injuries	-
4 Nov 1973	Piper PA-34 N56068	Memphis, Tennessee, United States approximate position	Transcontinent	Minor injuries	-
26 Oct 1973	Piper PA-34 N55145	Osceola, Indiana, United States approximate position	York Aero Inc	No injuries	-
7 Oct 1973	Piper PA-34 N1073U	Pocahontas, Arkansas, United States approximate position	Arkansas Aero	No injuries	-
4 Sep 1973	Piper PA-34 N55697	Huntsville, Alabama, United States approximate position	Mid-South Avia	No injuries	-
19 Aug 1973	Piper PA-34 N2890T	Huntsville, Alabama, United States approximate position	Huntsville AVI	No injuries	-
10 Mar 1973	Piper PA-34 N4886T	Danbury, Connecticut, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
16 Feb 1973	Piper PA-34 N1021U	Vero Beach, Florida, United States approximate position	Piper Aircraft	No injuries	-
13 Jan 1973	Piper PA-34 N1084U	Mesa, Arizona, United States approximate position	Phoenix Aviati	No injuries	-
13 Jan 1973	Piper PA-34 N1065U	Traverse Cty, Michigan, United States approximate position	Quad City Leas	No injuries	-
26 Nov 1972	Piper PA-34 N1063U	Grand Island, Nebraska, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
9 Nov 1972	Piper PA-34 N4523T	Ogallala, Nebraska, United States approximate position	Packard Flying	No injuries	-
7 Oct 1972	Piper PA-34 N1049U	Frankfurt, Kentucky, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
8 Sep 1972	Piper PA-34 N1035U	Zapata, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
20 Aug 1972	Piper PA-34 N1060U	Boulder City, Nevada, United States approximate position	Pan-Ark Aviati	No injuries	-
14 Jun 1972	Piper PA-34 N4551T	Tijuana, Mexico approximate position	-	No injuries	-
2 May 1972	Piper PA-34 N1060U	Omaha, Nebraska, United States approximate position	Crown Mart Inc	No injuries	-
1 Mar 1972	Piper PA-34 N4523T	Cartersville, Georgia, United States approximate position	Muncie Aviatio	Serious injuries	-
3 Jun 1970	Piper PA-34 N3407K	Vero Beach, Florida, United States approximate position	Piper Aircraft	Minor injuries	-