Piper PA-22 accidents

The NTSB database holds 3,095 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-22, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 339 of them were fatal (11%), and 611 people died.

The deadliest year was 1966, with 45 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1,043 records).

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

2,327 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

3,095

Records

339

Fatal

611

Deaths

11%

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 768 of 3,095 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 1,231

1970s 916

1980s 379

1990s 242

2000s 171

2010s 95

2020s 61

Where these happened

United States 3,065 Mexico 7 Canada 7 Unknown/Not Reported 5 Europe 2 Other-Foreign Countries 2

Operators involved

Annapolis Flyi 5 Iowa State UNI 4 Robb Aviation 4 Crow Inc. 4 COY Flying SER 4 Washington AER 3

All 3,095 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
2 Feb 1971	Piper PA-22 N4801A	Summit, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
6 Sep 1970	Piper PA-22 N1968A	Alpine, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
22 Aug 1970	Piper PA-22 N3714P	Mason City, Iowa, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
5 Jul 1970	Piper PA-22 N1909P	Chesapeake, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
8 Jan 1967	Piper PA-22 N6756B	Sunset Beach, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
2 Oct 1966	Piper PA-22 N3135Z	Knox Ind, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
8 May 1966	Piper PA-22 N2510P	Dinsmore Calif, California, United States no coordinates	126 Aero Flyin	Fatal	3
5 Feb 1966	Piper PA-22 N5686Z	Wappingers Fls Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
13 Nov 1965	Piper PA-22 N7345D	1W Inverness Cal, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
26 Sep 1965	Piper PA-22 N8120C	E.hartford, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
27 Mar 1965	Piper PA-22 N9518D	Caguas Pr, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	Caguas Aero CL	Fatal	3
23 Dec 1964	Piper PA-22 N2472A	Salem Oreg, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
11 Jul 2015	Piper PA 22-160 N9712D	Twin Sisters Mtn, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
8 Jul 2011	Piper PA-22-135 N8721C	Verlot, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Aug 2009	Piper PA-22-150 N2967P	Canyonville, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	2
7 Aug 2009	Piper PA-22-150 N6905B	Saint Charles, Idaho, United States	Kevin Chambers	Fatal	2
1 Apr 2009	Piper PA-22-150 N9996D	Sherwood, Oregon, United States	Steven R Fordyce	Fatal	2
7 Apr 2005	Piper PA-22-135 N3766A	Kremmling, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
8 Sep 2000	Piper PA-22-108 N4730Z	Custer, South Dakota, United States	-	Fatal	2
6 Jul 2000	Piper PA-22-150 N1783P	Quincy, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	2
25 Sep 1999	Piper PA 22-150 N2381P	Goshen, Kentucky, United States	-	Fatal	2
3 Jul 1999	Piper PA-22-150 N4753A	Coaldale, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
28 Aug 1998	Piper PA-22-150 N2931Z	Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Apr 1997	Piper PA-22-150 N3126Z	Holland, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	2
11 Aug 1994	Piper PA-22 N3555A	Butte Falls, Oregon, United States	Read, Brian R.	Fatal	2
24 Apr 1990	Piper PA-22-160 N2911Z	Scranton, North Dakota, United States	Ruggles, David J.	Fatal	2
30 Sep 1989	Piper PA-22-150 N7844D	St. Charles, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 Jan 1989	Piper PA-22-150 N5704D	Limington, Maine, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
20 Sep 1988	Piper PA-22-150 N3863P	Curtin, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
13 Jul 1988	Piper PA-22-150 N6926B	Compton, California, United States	Mason, Douglas A.	Fatal	2
13 Jul 1988	Piper PA-22-150 N3541Z	Kanosh, Utah, United States	-	Fatal	2
15 Aug 1987	Piper PA-22-150 N5831D	Solon Springs, Wisconsin, United States	Howard M.nelson	Fatal	2
17 Nov 1985	Piper PA-22-135 N8042C	Osage Beach, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Jul 1985	Piper PA-22 N4445A	Ketchum, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	2
6 Jun 1985	Piper PA-22-108 N5668Z	Cartersville, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	2
28 Sep 1984	Piper PA-22-108 N4722Z	Wilmot, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Apr 1984	Piper PA-22 N3564A	Byron, Oklahoma, United States	Mallie Wise Thomas	Fatal	2
10 Dec 1983	Piper PA-22 N3719	Port Richie, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 Dec 1983	Piper PA-22-108 N4579Z	Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	2
3 Jul 1983	Piper PA-22 N8914C	Rogers, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Jan 1983	Piper PA-22-20 N3925P	Siren, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	2
1 Mar 1981	Piper PA-22 N5916Z	Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
21 Feb 1980	Piper PA-22 N4685Z	Oxnard, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
2 Feb 1980	Piper PA-22 N3747A	Princeton, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
21 Jul 1979	Piper PA-22 N5809D	Pellston, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 May 1979	Piper PA-22 N90649	Cape Seniavin, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
7 Apr 1979	Piper PA-22 N5720D	Monroeville, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Aug 1978	Piper PA-22 N7615K	Chandalar Lake, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
6 Aug 1978	Piper PA-22 N3217B	East Moline, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
20 May 1978	Piper PA-22 N4656Z	Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2