Piper PA-38 accidents
The NTSB database holds 689 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-38, recorded between 1978 to 2024. 82 of them were fatal (12%), and 128 people died.
The deadliest year was 1990, with 14 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (72 records).
Most of these records are from United States, United Kingdom and Argentina.
12 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
For 250 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.
689
Records
82
Fatal
128
Deaths
12%
Share fatal
1978 to 2024
Period
Show these on the map
677 of 689 can be placed
(250 approximate)
By decade
All 689 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Hollister, California, United States | Pacific Piper | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Austin, Texas, United States | Thunderbird FL | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Blaine, Minnesota, United States | Univ of Minnes | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Show Low, Arizona, United States | Hudgin Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1981 | Piper PA-38 | San Benito, Texas, United States | Young Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | McFillen | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Melridge Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1981 | Piper PA-38 | New Cumberland, West Virginia, United States | Beaver Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Forsyth, Missouri, United States | Intermountain | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | Progressive AV | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Gillette, Texas, United States | Rays Flying SE | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Poplar Bluff, Missouri, United States | Bluff FLT Acad | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Lumberton, New Jersey, United States | Aero Flight | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Kearney, Nebraska, United States | Lincoln Aire | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Burlington, Iowa, United States | Straley Fly SV | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Promontory Pt, Utah, United States | Sunwest Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Clinton, Missouri, United States | Quality Av.inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Grubbs, Arkansas, United States | Tomahawk Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Saginaw, Michigan, United States | Hoffman Fly SE | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Sandy, Oregon, United States | Flying Adventu | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Ft Worth, Texas, United States | Texcon AVN Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Easton, Pennsylvania, United States | Bostwick Aircr | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Angwin, California, United States | Western Piper | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Utica, Michigan, United States | Olsen Flight S | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Grand Junction Co, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Shirley, New York, United States | Mid Island Air | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | Airtaix Aviati | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 May 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Panama City, Florida, United States | Flight Safety | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Canton, Mississippi, United States | North Jackson | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Merritt Island, Florida, United States | Merritt Island | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Newcomb, New York, United States | Courtesy Air S | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1981 | Piper PA-38 | New Concord, Ohio, United States | Alaska Transpo | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Moulton, Iowa, United States | JIM Spurgeon | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Blaine, Minnesota, United States | Univ of Minnes | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-38 | New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Flightways of | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Knox, New York, United States | Hawthorne Coll | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Easton, Pennsylvania, United States | Bradens Flying | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States | Beaver Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Auburn, Alabama, United States | Auburn Univers | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Bessemer, Alabama, United States | Bessemer Execu | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Boynton Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Yamhill, Oregon, United States | Sportsmen Air | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | Tibben Flight | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Tylertown, Mississippi, United States | Flite Center | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Hennessey, Oklahoma, United States | Sooner AVI Inc | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1981 | Piper PA-38 | Fink, Texas, United States | Vari-Services | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-38 | Wickenburg, Arizona, United States | Sampley AVN | No injuries | - |