Aviation Crash Map

Piper J3 accidents

The NTSB database holds 186 accidents and incidents involving the Piper J3, recorded between 1964 to 2024. 20 of them were fatal (11%), and 32 people died.

The deadliest year was 1967, with 4 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (44 records).

Most of these records are from United States and Netherlands.

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

186
Records
20
Fatal
32
Deaths
11%
Share fatal
1964 to 2024
Period
Show these on the map 46 of 186 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 101
1970s 30
1980s 21
1990s 19
2000s 10
2010s 1
2020s 4

Where these happened

United States 185 Netherlands 1

Operators involved

Dutton Flying 2 Robinson FLG S 1 Kingman J-3 CL 1 Roger E. Bezayiff 1 West Valley Flying Club 1 Georgia Flight of de 1

All 186 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
5 Sep 1990 Piper J3
N202CJ
 Elliotville, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
10 Mar 1990 Piper J3
N21677
 Palo Alto, California, United States West Valley Flying Club No injuries -
4 Jul 1989 Piper J3 "CUB"
N1414N
 Morrilton, Arkansas, United States Same AS Pilot Minor injuries -
28 Aug 1988 Piper J3
N3J
 York, Nebraska, United States - Serious injuries -
1 Jul 1988 Piper J3
N6868H
 Rialto, California, United States - No injuries -
1 Jul 1988 Piper J3
N42684
 Bedford, Indiana, United States Donald G. Henderson No injuries -
3 Aug 1987 Piper J3
N6562H
 Vermillion Lake, Minnesota, United States Raymond A. Debevec No injuries -
19 Jan 1987 Piper J3-C65
N3666K
 Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States Aerial Sign Co. Minor injuries -
23 Nov 1986 Piper J3
N58380
 Montgomery, New York, United States - No injuries -
11 Jun 1986 Piper J3
N98739
 Brodhead, Wisconsin, United States F. F. Badertscher Minor injuries -
4 May 1986 Piper J3
N40782
 Wauseon, Ohio, United States Fred J. Miller No injuries -
24 Oct 1985 Piper J3
N33461
 Green Valley, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
16 Jun 1983 Piper J3-C65
N28019
 Toddville, Maryland, United States - No injuries -
16 May 1983 Piper J3
N42563
 Sherrill, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
28 Feb 1982 Piper J3-F65
N23209
 Yerington, Nevada, United States Roger E. Bezayiff Minor injuries -
2 Apr 1981 Piper J3
N21609
 Canton, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
16 Oct 1980 Piper J3-65D
N62222
 Waialua, Hawaii, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
10 Aug 1980 Piper J3
N27968
 Galway, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
31 Aug 1979 Piper J3
N40615
 Pleasant Grove, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
8 Oct 1978 Piper J3
N5719N
 Merrimac, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 Dutton Flying No injuries -
10 Aug 1978 Piper J3
N30400
 Ormond Beach, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Flanigans Ente Serious injuries -
29 Jan 1978 Piper J3
N5719N
 Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 Dutton Flying No injuries -
4 Dec 1977 Piper J3
N32648
 Greeley, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
23 Oct 1977 Piper J3
N70701
 Ft Pierce, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
18 Aug 1977 Piper J3-65
N50503
 Athol, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
31 Jul 1977 Piper J3-C65
N71024
 Beaux Bridge, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
14 Jun 1977 Piper J3
N98606
 Bartow, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
16 May 1977 Piper J3
N6661H
 Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
23 Apr 1977 Piper J3
N70209
 Otter, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
16 Apr 1977 Piper J3
N30451
 Graysville, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
19 Dec 1976 Piper J3
N42595
 Greensboro, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
28 Sep 1975 Piper J3
N4504H
 Mauldin, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
13 Jul 1975 Piper J3-85C
N7174H
 Acme, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
8 Jun 1975 Piper J3
N21647
 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
27 Jan 1974 Piper J3
N33JG
 Titusville, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Dunns Flying S Serious injuries -
22 Jul 1973 Piper J3
N70656
 Wasilla, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
26 May 1973 Piper J3-65
N42571
 Augusta, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
14 Jan 1973 Piper J3
N42516
 Brucetn Mill, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
6 Aug 1972 Piper J3
N70525
 Trenton, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
22 Mar 1972 Piper J3-S
N90411
 St Petersburg, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
28 Aug 1971 Piper J3
N78521
 Otsego, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
26 Mar 1971 Piper J3
N21811
 Mechanicsburg, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
13 Jan 1971 Piper J3
N88380
 Easter, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
9 Jul 1970 Piper J3
N31162
 Cut Bank, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
20 Oct 1968 Piper J3
N42841
 Shirley, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
3 Jul 1968 Piper J3-65
N35228
 Carrington, North Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 Albert L Thomp No injuries -
27 May 1968 Piper J3
N70421
 Andrews, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Eunice Flying Minor injuries -
11 Apr 1968 Piper J3
N91948
 Wappingers Fls, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
25 Feb 1968 Piper J3
N92067
 Kingman, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Kingman J-3 CL Minor injuries -
27 Aug 1967 Piper J3
N35737
 Bushnell, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Clearwater Fly No injuries -