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.
262 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
689
Records
82
Fatal
128
Deaths
12%
Share fatal
1978 to 2024
Period
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427 of 689 have coordinates
By decade
All 689 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 1991 | Piper PA-38 | Bridgewater, South Dakota, United States | Paweltzki, Jerry | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1991 | Piper PA-38-112 | Monticello, Minnesota, United States | Northland Aircraft Services | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1991 | Piper PA 38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | Golden Eagle Enterprises | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1991 | Piper PA-38-112 | New Castle, Delaware, United States | Dawn Aeronautics, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1991 | Piper PA-38-112 | Burlington, Iowa, United States | Remmers Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1991 | Piper PA-38-112 | La Belle, Florida, United States | Grant, Warren & Newbury, Fred | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1990 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | St. Lucie Air Academy, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1990 | Piper PA-38-112 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1990 | Piper PA-38-112 | Watsonville, California, United States | Santa Cruz Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1990 | Piper PA-38-112 | Quarryville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-38-112 | Houston, Texas, United States | Ray's Flight Service | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1990 | Piper PA-38-112 | Cantwell, Alaska, United States | Vernair, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1990 | Piper PA-38-112 | Belgrade, Montana, United States | Sunbird Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 May 1990 | Piper PA-38-112 | Jean, Nevada, United States | Desert Southwest Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1990 | Piper PA-38 | Wausau, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Griffith, Indiana, United States | Great Northern Aircraft Sales | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Selmer, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Firestone, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1989 | Piper PA-38 | Chino, California, United States | Sunland Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1989 | Piper PA-38 | Lafayette, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Charles City, Iowa, United States | Charles City Aeronautics, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Lincoln, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Paso Robles, California, United States | C&K Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fernandina Bch, Florida, United States | Shields Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Torrance, California, United States | Peninsula Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Gainesville, Georgia, United States | Belle Isle Int'l Acft Sales | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | Golden Eagle Enterprises, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Benson, Arizona, United States | Jerry W. Wood | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Liberty, Missouri, United States | Liberty Flight Center | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Granite, Oklahoma, United States | Micheal T. Worrell | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Greenwood Flight Center | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Hollister, California, United States | Dunlap, Michael J | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Julian, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Elyria, Ohio, United States | Hurst Flight Training | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-38 | Buffalo, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Criders, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Lacey, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Gerlach, Nevada, United States | Eugene E. Thebus | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Palmetto, Florida, United States | Vandenberg Airport, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Brazil, Indiana, United States | Winn, David | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Griffith, Indiana, United States | Great Northern Aircraft Sales | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Allegan, Michigan, United States | Roblin Enterprises, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Timmonsville, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Gingerville, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Chandler Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fernandina Bch, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Elkview, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Albany, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1989 | Piper PA-38-112 | Terra Ceia, Florida, United States | Aero Leasing, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-38-112 | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Flight Safety Int'l, Inc. | No injuries | - |