Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-18 accidents

The NTSB database holds 2,950 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-18, recorded between 1963 to 2026. 394 of them were fatal (13%), and 586 people died.

The deadliest year was 1966, with 30 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (576 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Canada and Mexico.

1,652 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

2,950
Records
394
Fatal
586
Deaths
13%
Share fatal
1963 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map 1,298 of 2,950 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 513
1970s 837
1980s 519
1990s 420
2000s 340
2010s 205
2020s 116

Where these happened

United States 2,933 Canada 4 Mexico 3 Greenland 2 Africa 2 Asia 1

Operators involved

State of Alaska 9 Union Flights 7 Civil Air Patr 6 40 Mile Air, Ltd. 4 US Dept of Interior 4 U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service 4

All 2,950 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
18 Jul 1978 Piper PA-18
N3976Z
 Petersville, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
7 Jun 1978 Piper PA-18
N3473Z
 Columbia Falls, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 Stockhill Avia Fatal 2
30 May 1978 Piper PA-18
N5428H
 Greenfield, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 Watonga Aerial Fatal 2
21 May 1978 Piper PA-18
N1158A
 Rocky Cove, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 May 1978 Piper PA-18
N5882D
 Rocky Cove, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 Nov 1977 Piper PA-18
N83441
 Waldron, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Sep 1977 Piper PA-18
N2992Z
 Anchorage, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
13 Aug 1977 Piper PA-18
N5979D
 Merrill Pass, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Jul 1977 Piper PA-18
N1880P
 Picabo, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 Clarks Air SER Fatal 2
9 Mar 1977 Piper PA-18
N8973D
 Uvalde, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
14 Sep 1976 Piper PA-18
N4686Y
 Flora, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 BO2EMAN-Holcom Fatal 2
13 Jul 1976 Piper PA-18
N7490L
 Helena, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Jun 1976 Piper PA-18
N7393D
 Rockville, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 St Cloud Aviat Fatal 2
5 Sep 1975 Piper PA-18
N5487H
 Hayes, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
23 Aug 1975 Piper PA-18
N115T
 Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 Ark.wng CAP Fatal 2
10 Jul 1975 Piper PA-18
N6817L
 Homer, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Homer Air Serv Fatal 2
8 Apr 1975 Piper PA-18
N7711B
 Merrill Pass, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
22 Jun 1974 Piper PA-18
N3492Z
 Palacios, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
26 May 1974 Piper PA-18
N8238P
 Bill, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
5 Apr 1974 Piper PA-18
N3188Z
 McGrath, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
31 Dec 1973 Piper PA-18
N7694D
 Glennallen, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
14 Dec 1973 Piper PA-18
N7908P
 Puntilla, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
28 Oct 1973 Piper PA-18
N8579C
 Lusk, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Oct 1973 Piper PA-18
N4265Z
 Tacna, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Immigration & Fatal 2
10 Aug 1973 Piper PA-18
N1372C
 Anaktuvuk Ps, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
6 Jul 1973 Piper PA-18
N1085A
 Garland, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
13 Jun 1973 Piper PA-18
N9786D
 Quemado, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Sep 1971 Piper PA-18
N7166K
 Seneca, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
24 Aug 1971 Piper PA-18
N3393B
 Kenai, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 Aug 1971 Piper PA-18
N9571D
 Broken Bow, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 Thomason Lumbe Fatal 2
19 Jul 1971 Piper PA-18
N4994P
 Houma, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Ocean Protein Fatal 2
19 May 1971 Piper PA-18
N3596P
 Adel, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Southern Orego Fatal 2
20 Feb 1971 Piper PA-18
N7180
 St.anthony, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 Nov 1970 Piper PA-18
N1874P
 Montrose, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 Nov 1970 Piper PA-18
N1094A
 Grand Junct, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Aug 1970 Piper PA-18
N7663D
 Mitchell, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
27 Jul 1970 Piper PA-18
N722
 Barter Isle, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Jul 1970 Piper PA-18
N341T
 Clear Spring, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 May 1970 Piper PA-18
N2871Z
 Keeline, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 May 1970 Piper PA-18
N2321A
 Ontario, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 Apr 1970 Piper PA-18
N2671P
 Littleton, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
5 Jan 1970 Piper PA-18
N109BC
 Perry, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Buckeye Cellul Fatal 2
24 Dec 1969 Piper PA-18
N4892A
 Belzoni, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
8 Nov 1969 Piper PA-18
N7128K
 Palmer, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Jul 1969 Piper PA-18
N9362D
 Sewell, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
3 Jul 1969 Piper PA-18
N5976Z
 Lagrange, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 Louisville Fly Fatal 2
5 Oct 1968 Piper PA-18
N4365Z
 Tucson, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Hudgin Air SER Fatal 2
14 Sep 1968 Piper PA-18
N7167D
 Anchorage, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
5 Sep 1968 Piper PA-18
N2889P
 Sunnyside, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Valley Air SER Fatal 2
24 Jun 1968 Piper PA-18
N3694Z
 Soldotna, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2