Piper PA-36 accidents

The NTSB database holds 244 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-36, recorded between 1973 to 2026. 32 of them were fatal (13%), and 32 people died.

The deadliest year was 1982, with 4 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (73 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Spain and Colombia.

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

244

Records

Fatal

Deaths

13%

Share fatal

1973 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 107 of 244 have coordinates

By decade

1970s 91

1980s 90

1990s 29

2000s 17

2010s 12

2020s 5

Where these happened

United States 240 Spain 1 Colombia 1 Ecuador 1

Operators involved

AG Air Inc. 3 Brave-Air 2 Singleton Aeri 2 ACE Aero Spray 2 Air-Borne Crop 2 Western Flying 2

All 244 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
22 Mar 1978	Piper PA-36 N9992P	Neenah, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
25 Jan 1978	Piper PA-36 N55896	Shandon, California, United States no coordinates	Jack Sinton	Minor injuries	-
7 Jan 1978	Piper PA-36 N57610	Calexico, California, United States no coordinates	Ross Fly Serv	No injuries	-
19 Oct 1977	Piper PA-36 N9920P	New Deal, Texas, United States no coordinates	Newton Aerial	Minor injuries	-
14 Sep 1977	Piper PA-36 N57713	Calexico, California, United States no coordinates	Frontier AG SV	Minor injuries	-
9 Aug 1977	Piper PA-36 N44118	Niland, California, United States no coordinates	Frontier AG SR	No injuries	-
7 Aug 1977	Piper PA-36 N59655	Darlington, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	Rhett Gleason	Minor injuries	-
30 Jul 1977	Piper PA-36 N55785	Casa Grande, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Singleton Spra	No injuries	-
29 Jul 1977	Piper PA-36 N9989P	Brawley, California, United States no coordinates	Brave Air	No injuries	-
26 Jul 1977	Piper PA-36 N9947P	Kennebec, South Dakota, United States no coordinates	Harold Kreager	No injuries	-
7 Jun 1977	Piper PA-36 N40983	Hayes, South Dakota, United States no coordinates	A H Rose	No injuries	-
19 May 1977	Piper PA-36 N9931P	Batavia, New York, United States no coordinates	Elba Air Duste	No injuries	-
20 Apr 1977	Piper PA-36 N9908P	Brawley, California, United States no coordinates	Aero Crop Dust	No injuries	-
18 Apr 1977	Piper PA-36 N57855	New Roads, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Cajun Aviation	Serious injuries	-
15 Apr 1977	Piper PA-36 N9965P	Tulare, California, United States no coordinates	Valley Aviatio	No injuries	-
20 Jan 1977	Piper PA-36 N9925P	Forest Grove, Oregon, United States no coordinates	SAI Pawnee COR	No injuries	-
30 Oct 1976	Piper PA-36 N57610	Holtville, California, United States no coordinates	Ross Flying SV	No injuries	-
25 Aug 1976	Piper PA-36 N57569	Roby, Texas, United States no coordinates	BOB Terry	No injuries	-
24 Aug 1976	Piper PA-36 N56167	Delavan, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	Duane Bergeman	No injuries	-
10 Aug 1976	Piper PA-36 N57779	North Platte, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	ACE Aero Spray	No injuries	-
30 Jul 1976	Piper PA-36 N57601	Bertrand, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	ACE Aero Spray	No injuries	-
29 Jul 1976	Piper PA-36 N57594	Imperial, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	Top Flight AG	No injuries	-
27 Jul 1976	Piper PA-36 N9902P	Herlong, California, United States no coordinates	Mike A Gunsaul	No injuries	-
17 Jul 1976	Piper PA-36 N57600	Gilliland, Texas, United States no coordinates	JM Christensen	No injuries	-
13 Jul 1976	Piper PA-36 N9934P	Memphis, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Julius D Birch	No injuries	-
13 Jul 1976	Piper PA-36 N9977P	Brawley, California, United States no coordinates	Brave-Air	No injuries	-
8 Jul 1976	Piper PA-36 N56498	Blakely, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Charles G Bost	No injuries	-
19 Jun 1976	Piper PA-36 N57597	Earth, Texas, United States no coordinates	Lowe Spray SRV	Serious injuries	-
6 May 1976	Piper PA-36 N57723	Proctor, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
22 Apr 1976	Piper PA-36 N57580	Argusville, North Dakota, United States no coordinates	AG Air Inc	Minor injuries	-
22 Mar 1976	Piper PA-36 N55632	Palmetto, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Smith Flying S	No injuries	-
15 Mar 1976	Piper PA-36 N44088	Wolflake, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Sky-Tractors I	No injuries	-
20 Aug 1975	Piper PA-36 N43667	Roll, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Welton Mojave	No injuries	-
22 Jul 1975	Piper PA-36 N43706	Wheatly, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	Hutcherson Fly	No injuries	-
7 Jun 1975	Piper PA-36 N56590	Vincennes, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Chucks Aerial	Serious injuries	-
16 May 1975	Piper PA-36 N55512	Monette, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	Tommy R Adams	Serious injuries	-
30 Apr 1975	Piper PA-36 N9916P	Dothan, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Dothan Aviatio	Minor injuries	-
2 Aug 1974	Piper PA-36 N40915	Winnemucca, Nevada, United States no coordinates	Blackfoot Fly	No injuries	-
23 May 1974	Piper PA-36 N55909	Chataignier, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Williams Flyin	No injuries	-
7 May 1974	Piper PA-36 N56614	Chataignier, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Williams Fly S	No injuries	-
30 Oct 1973	Piper PA-36 N56148	Newberg, Oregon, United States no coordinates	Sportsman Airp	No injuries	-
22 Oct 1973	Piper PA-36 N56590	Slaton, Texas, United States no coordinates	Slaton Flying	No injuries	-
16 Sep 1973	Piper PA-36 N56444	Russellville, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	Ueding Flying	Minor injuries	-
26 May 1973	Piper PA-36 N36TC	Zellwood, Florida, United States no coordinates	Piper Aircraft	No injuries	-