Piper PA-18A accidents

The NTSB database holds 429 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-18A, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 93 of them were fatal (22%), and 108 people died.

The deadliest year was 1968, with 16 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (187 records).

Most of these records are from United States and Unknown/Not Reported.

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

429

Records

Fatal

108

Deaths

22%

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 111 of 429 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 171

1970s 121

1980s 43

1990s 29

2000s 22

2010s 30

2020s 13

Where these happened

United States 427 Unknown/Not Reported 1

Operators involved

Craft Spraying 5 Reeder Flying 3 Farmers Aerial 2 Clifton Bowren 2 Thieman Chemic 2 Gedra Air Serv 2

All 429 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
17 Sep 1967	Piper PA-18A N6772B	Chitina, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
14 Sep 2002	Piper PA-18A-150 N8980D	Tucson, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Jul 1994	Piper PA-18A-150 N8565D	Lowell, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Sep 1993	Piper PA-18A-150 N4713A	Sanona Creek, Alaska, United States	Garfield, Wade E.	Fatal	2
4 Jul 1988	Piper PA-18A N1556P	McGrath, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Jun 1983	Piper PA-18A-150 N783L	Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	2
15 Mar 1981	Piper PA-18A N8570D	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
30 Dec 1980	Piper PA-18A N1956A	Lake Wales, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
12 Jun 1976	Piper PA-18A N1587A	Belvidere, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 Nov 1972	Piper PA-18A N7287D	Portage, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Jul 1970	Piper PA-18A N6776B	Crowley, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Sherman D.ledf	Fatal	2
25 Aug 1968	Piper PA-18A N3787P	Los Gatos, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Jul 1966	Piper PA-18A N5759D	Cameron la, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Fish Meal Co.,	Fatal	2
27 Sep 1965	Piper PA-18A N1640A	Chignik Alas, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
31 Aug 2013	Piper PA-18A N4581A	Nikolai, Alaska, United States	Mueller Scott C	Fatal	1
2 Oct 2002	Piper PA-18A N3279Z	Garden City, Kansas, United States	Daniel A. Wiltz	Fatal	1
26 Oct 2000	Piper PA-18A N8162C	Akhiok, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	1
15 Feb 1997	Piper PA-18A N8487D	Livingston, California, United States	-	Fatal	1
3 Sep 1995	Piper PA-18A-150 N9374D	Egg Harbor, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Scott Higgins	Fatal	1
21 Aug 1995	Piper PA-18A N7262D	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	1
28 Jul 1990	Piper PA-18A N2789P	Conway, South Carolina, United States	Sky Signs Inc.	Fatal	1
6 Aug 1987	Piper PA-18A N7479D	Coldfoot, Alaska, United States	Jess M. Wassom	Fatal	1
8 Feb 1982	Piper PA-18A-150 N2887Z	Sanderson, Texas, United States	W. A. Rose JR.	Fatal	1
6 Jun 1981	Piper PA-18A N9252D	Sterling, North Dakota, United States no coordinates	Erwin L Bailey	Fatal	1
4 Sep 1978	Piper PA-18A N2572P	Lonoke, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	J D Schafer	Fatal	1
1 Sep 1976	Piper PA-18A N8790D	North Platte, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	Patrick Clinch	Fatal	1
31 Aug 1976	Piper PA-18A N1189C	Helena, Montana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
24 Jun 1976	Piper PA-18A N9924D	Sharon Springs, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
22 Mar 1976	Piper PA-18A N3881P	Alexander, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
22 Feb 1976	Piper PA-18A N7399D	Willard, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 Feb 1976	Piper PA-18A N6970D	Summerdale, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	McCords Aerial	Fatal	1
12 Aug 1975	Piper PA-18A N3696A	Kinston, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 May 1975	Piper PA-18A N9799D	Hood, California, United States no coordinates	Neuhart, TE	Fatal	1
25 Nov 1974	Piper PA-18A N9884D	Newell, South Dakota, United States no coordinates	Belle Fourche	Fatal	1
13 Aug 1974	Piper PA-18A N9914D	Meridian, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
17 Aug 1973	Piper PA-18A N8188D	Grantham, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Skyways Aviati	Fatal	1
14 Aug 1973	Piper PA-18A N8990D	Dougherty, Iowa, United States no coordinates	Aero Farm Serv	Fatal	1
17 Jul 1973	Piper PA-18A N8154C	Kinston, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Craft Spraying	Fatal	1
12 Jun 1973	Piper PA-18A N8073D	Beardsley, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	Tri-County AVN	Fatal	1
7 Jun 1973	Piper PA-18A N9290D	Welch, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Cole Spraying	Fatal	1
5 Jun 1972	Piper PA-18A N4391A	Robertsdale, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Bonners Aerial	Fatal	1
22 May 1972	Piper PA-18A N8556C	Arctc Villge, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
1 Sep 1970	Piper PA-18A N6364D	Lucedale, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Clark Aircraft	Fatal	1
25 Jul 1970	Piper PA-18A N2976P	Monticello, Utah, United States no coordinates	Endter G.w.	Fatal	1
28 Mar 1970	Piper PA-18A N4381Z	Tynan, Texas, United States no coordinates	William Hickma	Fatal	1
22 Nov 1969	Piper PA-18A N1465C	Maxwell, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
5 Oct 1969	Piper PA-18A N2877P	Tehachapi, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
13 Sep 1969	Piper PA-18A N9452D	Geneva, New York, United States no coordinates	Ag-Air Leasing	Fatal	1
4 Sep 1969	Piper PA-18A N8158C	Browns Store, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Carl W.dehaven	Fatal	1
26 Aug 1969	Piper PA-18A N9901D	Gillett Grve, Iowa, United States no coordinates	Roger Higgins	Fatal	1