Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-18S accidents

The NTSB database holds 22 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-18S, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 8 of them were fatal (36%), and 11 people died.

The deadliest year was 1978, with 2 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is takeoff (6 records).

Most of these records are from United States and Canada.

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

22
Records
8
Fatal
11
Deaths
36%
Share fatal
1964 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map 2 of 22 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 7
1970s 10
1980s 3
2010s 1
2020s 1

Where these happened

United States 21 Canada 1

Operators involved

Peninsula Airw 1 Turner Aviatio 1 Robert M. Carson 1 Aqua Aero 1 Aerial Patrols 1 Demopolis Flyi 1

All 22 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
14 Jul 1979 Piper PA-18S
N4399A
 Shenley, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
13 Oct 1978 Piper PA-18S
N302T
 Bozeman, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
10 Jul 1968 Piper PA-18S
N3951Z
 Swords Creek, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Aerial Patrols Fatal 2
18 Oct 1971 Piper PA-18S
N7232Y
 Pilot Point, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Peninsula Airw Fatal 1
27 Oct 1970 Piper PA-18S
N118T
 Demopolis, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 Demopolis Flyi Fatal 1
28 May 1967 Piper PA-18S
N3901Z
 Westbrook, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
 Aqua Aero Fatal 1
20 Sep 1966 Piper PA-18S
N3682Z
 Ugashik Alas, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
25 Oct 1964 Piper PA-18S
N8057C
 Kokadjo Me, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
30 Apr 2026 Piper PA-18S-150
N3982Z
 Palmer, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
13 Apr 2014 Piper PA 18S-150
N7884D
 Browning, Montana, United States - No injuries -
1 Aug 1987 Piper PA-18S
N9075H
 Brewster, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
20 Aug 1985 Piper PA-18S
N3267N
 Carlisle, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
25 Jul 1982 Piper PA-18S
N64BC
 Moultonboro, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
 Robert M. Carson No injuries -
10 Jul 1979 Piper PA-18S
N9276D
 Jackson, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
25 Jul 1977 Piper PA-18S
N7538K
 Anchorage, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
26 Aug 1976 Piper PA-18S
N83351
 Winter Haven, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
10 Aug 1973 Piper PA-18S
N1373A
 Anchorage, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
15 Sep 1972 Piper PA-18S
N5982D
 Glenallen, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
15 Jul 1971 Piper PA-18S
N2993Z
 Auburn, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 Turner Aviatio Minor injuries -
6 Jul 1969 Piper PA-18S
N1559P
 Lake Clear, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
29 Aug 1965 Piper PA-18S
N8072C
 Kingston Nh, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
27 Jun 1965 Piper PA-18S
N7201K
 Greenhill Lk Cana, Canada
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -