Plane Crash List

Piper PA28 accidents

The NTSB database holds 688 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA28, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 110 of them were fatal (16%), and 202 people died.

The deadliest year was 2016, with 26 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (166 records).

Most of these records are from United States, United Kingdom and South Africa.

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

For 229 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

688
Records
110
Fatal
202
Deaths
16%
Share fatal
1964 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map 645 of 688 can be placed (229 approximate)

By decade

1960s 198
1970s 15
1980s 44
1990s 45
2000s 40
2010s 209
2020s 137

All 688 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
22 Feb 2016 Piper PA28 151
N41618
St. Augustine, Florida, United States - No injuries -
24 Nov 2015 Piper PA28
N3971R
Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States Resnick Quinn A Serious injuries -
7 Oct 2015 Piper PA28
N7506W
Compton, California, United States Tomorrows Aeronautical Museum Serious injuries -
31 Aug 2015 Piper PA28
LN-BGQ
Bergen, Norway
approximate position
Bergen Aeroclub No injuries -
1 Jul 2015 Piper PA28
N43503
Galax Hillsville, Virginia, United States Kempfer, Roger L Minor injuries -
14 Jun 2015 Piper PA28
N43078
Hampton, New Hampshire, United States - Serious injuries -
10 Jun 2015 Piper PA28-200
N872CS
Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States - No injuries -
16 May 2015 Piper PA28-140
N7099R
El Cajon, California, United States Ricardo A Lopez No injuries -
27 Feb 2015 Piper PA28
N2122K
Jacksonville, Florida, United States Jacksonville Navy Flying Club No injuries -
15 Feb 2015 Piper PA28-180
N7928W
Garfield, Washington, United States - No injuries -
18 Oct 2014 Piper PA28 151
N56873
Bullhead City, Arizona, United States - Minor injuries -
27 Jul 2014 Piper PA28
N8826C
Venice, Florida, United States - Fatal -
6 May 2014 Piper PA28-181
N4338V
Ho'olehua, Hawaii, United States Washin Air Inc. No injuries -
3 Apr 2014 Piper PA28-181
SE-KSG
Norrtälje/Mellingeholm, Sweden
not on the map
- No injuries -
11 Nov 2013 Piper PA28
N1830T
Homestead, Florida, United States - No injuries -
19 Oct 2013 Piper PA28-160
N5184W
Tucson, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
21 Sep 2013 Piper PA28-161
N6313C
Lancaster, California, United States William B Leslie No injuries -
13 Sep 2013 Piper PA28 151
N4379F
Abingdon, Virginia, United States Ivanov Tochev T No injuries -
18 Aug 2012 Piper PA28
N1845J
Leesburg, Ohio, United States - No injuries -
30 Jul 2012 Piper PA28-150
N5818W
Yellow Pine, Idaho, United States Bradley R Allen No injuries -
6 Jan 2012 Piper PA28
N4175V
Phoenix, Arizona, United States TransPac Aviation Academy No injuries -
6 Dec 2011 Piper PA28
HK2308
Bogota, Colombia
approximate position
Aeroclub de Colombia No injuries -
15 Mar 2011 Piper PA28
N9212E
Vero Beach, Florida, United States FlightSafety International No injuries -
26 Jan 2011 Piper PA28
N9742J
Monroeville, Alabama, United States Horace B. Larimore No injuries -
19 Oct 2010 Piper PA28
N9247V
Titusville, Florida, United States Flightsafety International No injuries -
8 Oct 2010 Piper PA28
N57302
Louisville, Kentucky, United States Benjamin L Price Minor injuries -
9 Aug 2010 Piper PA28
N2150F
Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States Shoreline Aviation No injuries -
7 Apr 2010 Piper PA28
N4247T
Louisville, Kentucky, United States Allen Friedlander Serious injuries -
20 Nov 2009 Piper PA28-151
N41765
Port Charlotte, Florida, United States Universel Technologies/Unitec Inc No injuries -
25 Oct 2009 Piper PA28
N7220W
Brooksville, Florida, United States - Serious injuries -
13 Oct 2009 Piper PA28
N8886E
Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States John T. Bouley Minor injuries -
10 Oct 2009 Piper PA28
N43620
Lebanon, Virginia, United States - Serious injuries -
1 Sep 2009 Piper PA28-151
N32146
Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States Plane Nonsense Inc No injuries -
21 Aug 2009 Piper PA28
N424PA
Glendale, Arizona, United States Trans Pac Aviation Academy No injuries -
31 Jul 2009 Piper PA28-151
N41930
Purcell, Oklahoma, United States - Serious injuries -
18 Jul 2009 Piper PA28
N33365
Malvern, Arkansas, United States Carl E. Cook No injuries -
14 Jul 2009 Piper PA28
N7418W
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States - No injuries -
1 Jun 2009 Piper PA28
N8909W
Elberton, Georgia, United States David W. Dye No injuries -
20 Mar 2009 Piper PA28-151
N41568
Dover, Delaware, United States Phill-Air Inc No injuries -
15 Mar 2009 Piper PA28-151
N43181
Gardner, Kansas, United States Break Even Aircraft Resourcing LLC No injuries -
11 Feb 2009 Piper PA28
N55854
Pittstown, New Jersey, United States - Serious injuries -
7 Feb 2009 Piper PA28
N55502
Fairmont, Nebraska, United States - No injuries -
17 Dec 2008 Piper PA28
N845D
Ely, Minnesota, United States - No injuries -
27 Sep 2008 Piper PA28
N6266J
Gann Valley, South Dakota, United States Dihl J. Grohs No injuries -
20 Sep 2008 Piper PA28-140
N2318T
Carrabassett, Maine, United States Holland C. Filgo, Jr. No injuries -
20 Dec 2007 Piper PA28-180
N4814L
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States - No injuries -
3 Oct 2007 Piper PA28-161
N437ND
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States - No injuries -
4 Sep 2007 Piper PA28-161
N444CF
William-Sodus, New York, United States - No injuries -
15 Aug 2007 Piper PA28-140
N6455R
Front Royal, Virginia, United States James Allen Winget No injuries -
7 May 2007 Piper PA28-235
N8581W
San Jose, California, United States - No injuries -