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.

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

671

Records

167

Fatal

395

Deaths

25%

Share fatal

1970 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 372 of 671 have coordinates

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 Air Exec Inc 2 Burnside-Ott A 2 Piper Aircraft 2 Air Executive 2 Bering Air Inc. 2

All 671 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
6 May 1989	Piper PA-34-200T N859SC	Miami, Florida, United States	Gulf Flight Center	No injuries	-
4 May 1989	Piper PA-34-200T N47895	Cordova, Alaska, United States	Wilburs Incorporated	No injuries	-
15 Apr 1989	Piper PA-34-220T N8468H	W.mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States	Carlin Investiment Co.	No injuries	-
5 Apr 1989	Piper PA-34-220T N83864	Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States	-	No injuries	-
24 Mar 1989	Piper PA-34-200 N4374T	Lake Elsinore, California, United States no coordinates	Steve Mayes	Minor injuries	-
12 Mar 1989	Piper PA-34-200T N3045M	West Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
12 Mar 1989	Piper PA-34-220T N8417H	St Augustine, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
9 Mar 1989	Piper PA-34-200 N1032U	Fort Myers, Florida, United States	Francis, SAM	No injuries	-
24 Jan 1989	Piper PA-34-200T N3070M	Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States	-	No injuries	-
7 Dec 1988	Piper PA-34-200 N16502	Laconia, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	Herbert Hauser	No injuries	-
6 Oct 1988	Piper PA-34-200T N75107	Cashmere, Washington, United States	Dolphin Leasing Co.	No injuries	-
1 Aug 1988	Piper PA-34-200T N8191J	Laurens, South Carolina, United States	Cabeza, Anthony R.	No injuries	-
21 Jul 1988	Piper PA-34-200T N47506	Tampa, Florida, United States no coordinates	Trans Air Direct	No injuries	-
18 Jul 1988	Piper PA-34-200T N11RJ	St. Petersburg, Florida, United States	Konga, Wayne K.	No injuries	-
25 Jun 1988	Piper PA-34-200T N59039	Andrews, North Carolina, United States	Edward A. Williams	No injuries	-
7 Jun 1988	Piper PA-34-200T N2710M	Corona, California, United States no coordinates	Z-Air Inc.	No injuries	-
14 May 1988	Piper PA-34-200T N66SL	Merced, California, United States	Shasta Livestock	No injuries	-
27 Mar 1988	Piper PA-34-200T N47766	Columbia, California, United States	Milliom Air	No injuries	-
11 Mar 1988	Piper PA-34-200T N1555X	Lower Lake, California, United States	Barradas, Francis A.	No injuries	-
10 Feb 1988	Piper PA-34-200T N2230D	Burlington, Iowa, United States	Remmers Aviation	No injuries	-
3 Feb 1988	Piper PA-34-200T N2824M	Texarkana, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	John Davis	No injuries	-
14 Nov 1987	Piper PA-34-200 N41298	Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States	Coastal Flight Center, Inc.	No injuries	-
8 Nov 1987	Piper PA-34-220T N83931	El Paso, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
11 Aug 1987	Piper PA-34-220T N2431Q	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States	J-Air, Inc	No injuries	-
4 Aug 1987	Piper PA-34-200T N477BL	El Monte, California, United States	California Aviation	No injuries	-
24 Jun 1987	Piper PA-34 N4348T	Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
9 Jun 1987	Piper PA-34-200 N56657	Birmingham, Alabama, United States	-	No injuries	-
30 May 1987	Piper PA-34-200T N8231D	Plymouth, Indiana, United States	-	No injuries	-
27 May 1987	Piper PA-34-200 N41788	Grand Prairie, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
22 May 1987	Piper PA-34-200T N3980X	Austin, Texas, United States no coordinates	R. L. Collins	No injuries	-
21 Mar 1987	Piper PA-34-200T N2083K	Rutland, Vermont, United States no coordinates	Wilbur Highleyman	No injuries	-
4 Mar 1987	Piper PA-34-200 N41531	Miami, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
14 Feb 1987	Piper PA-34 N6970J	Tyonek, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
2 Feb 1987	Piper PA-34-200 N22470	Flippin, Arkansas, United States	-	No injuries	-
24 Dec 1986	Piper PA-34-200T N3577U	Mobile, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Executive Air Charter	Minor injuries	-
20 Dec 1986	Piper PA-34-220T N8456X	Lubbock, Texas, United States	West-Tex Aircraft, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Nov 1986	Piper PA-34-220T N8161K	Detroit, Michigan, United States	Olson Flight Services	No injuries	-
8 Nov 1986	Piper PA-34-200T N8156C	Bloomington, Illinois, United States	Marilyn E. Trupin	No injuries	-
13 Sep 1986	Piper PA-34-200 N1421T	Miami, Florida, United States	Charles R. Burr	No injuries	-
25 Aug 1986	Piper PA-34-200 N56710	Salinas, California, United States	Aero Flight Center	No injuries	-
9 Aug 1986	Piper PA-34-200T N6120J	Wheeling, Illinois, United States	-	No injuries	-
23 Jul 1986	Piper PA-34-200T N2952D	Mobile, Alabama, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
27 Jun 1986	Piper PA-34-200 N57308	Columbus, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Air Venice	No injuries	-
30 May 1986	Piper PA-34-200T N8306Z	Long Beach, California, United States	Aztec Air	Minor injuries	-
28 May 1986	Piper PA-34-200T N1581X	Olathe, Kansas, United States	-	No injuries	-
21 May 1986	Piper PA-34-200T N2850S	Valdosta, Georgia, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
26 Mar 1986	Piper PA-34-200T N2889M	Salem, Arkansas, United States	Air Evac EMS, Inc.	No injuries	-
25 Mar 1986	Piper PA-34 N3951X	Smithville, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
14 Dec 1985	Piper PA-34-200T N3885F	Glendale, Arizona, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
1 Dec 1985	Piper PA-34 N4324D	Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States	-	No injuries	-