Piper PA-23 accidents

The NTSB database holds 1,716 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-23, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 449 of them were fatal (26%), and 1,036 people died.

The deadliest year was 1976, with 63 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (556 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Bahamas and Other-Foreign Countries.

1,330 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

1,716

Records

449

Fatal

1,036

Deaths

26%

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 386 of 1,716 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 509

1970s 610

1980s 273

1990s 178

2000s 95

2010s 30

2020s 21

Where these happened

United States 1,591 Bahamas 26 Other-Foreign Countries 15 Mexico 11 Unknown/Not Reported 10 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 8

Operators involved

Lease-A-Plane 4 New Haven Airw 4 Aviation Servi 3 Air Taxi Co. * 3 Safair Flying 3 International 3

All 1,716 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
14 Jun 1969	Piper PA-23 N4101P	Waterford, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	9
28 Apr 1980	Piper PA-23 N2546M	Bakersfield, California, United States no coordinates	H&L Supply	Fatal	8
10 Aug 1974	Piper PA-23 N5278Y	Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	8
28 Jul 1968	Piper PA-23 N5980Y	Wyandanch, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	8
17 Nov 2002	Piper PA-23-250 LV-HJE	San Carlos, Argentina	-	Fatal	7
22 May 1964	Piper PA-23 N5211Y	Ciudad Victor Mex, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	7
17 Jan 2018	Piper PA-23-250 N62769	Nicholls Town, Bahamas	Kingdom Airways LLC	Fatal	6
14 May 2009	Piper PA-23-250 TG-ALD	Guatemala City, Guatemala no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
28 Mar 1993	Piper PA-23-250 N6382Y	Elmwood Park, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Alan B. Fleischman	Fatal	6
25 Nov 1979	Piper PA-23 N6496Y	Columbus, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
15 Jan 1978	Piper PA-23 N5675Y	Medford, Oregon, United States no coordinates	Corvallis Aero	Fatal	6
28 Dec 1976	Piper PA-23 N4573P	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	Valley Air SER	Fatal	6
26 Sep 1976	Piper PA-23 N777MF	Steamboat Spgs, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Yegge Hall EVA	Fatal	6
1 Jun 1976	Piper PA-23 N13991	Newville, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	GID Millers AE	Fatal	6
25 Oct 1975	Piper PA-23 N54005	Whitehouse Sta, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Echo George AI	Fatal	6
12 May 1975	Piper PA-23 N5607Y	Savoonga, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Foster Aviatio	Fatal	6
11 Sep 1974	Piper PA-23 N6168Y	Austin, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
15 May 1972	Piper PA-23 N14194	Amboy, Washington, United States no coordinates	U.c.leasing, In	Fatal	6
28 May 1971	Piper PA-23 N4755P	Cat Islnd, Other-Foreign Countries no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
29 Mar 1969	Piper PA-23 N6116Y	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	Metropolitan A	Fatal	6
29 Jul 1965	Piper PA-23 N2025P	Tahlequah Okla, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
21 Apr 2007	Piper PA-23-250 N4TR	Atlantic Ocean	-	Fatal	5
28 Dec 2004	Piper PA-23-250 N5398M	Ironwood, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	5
1 Oct 2003	Piper PA-23-250 VH-WAC	Queensland, Australia	Gerald P. Mall	Fatal	5
24 Jun 1996	Piper PA-23-250 N6937Y	Clanton, Alabama, United States	Mike Cornelius	Fatal	5
20 Oct 1994	Piper PA-23-250 N40509	Sellersburg, Indiana, United States	-	Fatal	5
19 Sep 1994	Piper PA-23-250 N6844Y	Missing no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
3 Jul 1980	Piper PA-23 N6087Y	Rockford, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
3 Mar 1980	Piper PA-23 N4180P	So.lake Tahoe, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
5 Nov 1977	Piper PA-23 N14277	Claryville, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
6 Dec 1976	Piper PA-23 N4240P	Clewiston, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
18 Mar 1975	Piper PA-23 N246Z	Healdsburg, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
4 Jul 1974	Piper PA-23 N5084Y	Acme, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
11 Sep 1972	Piper PA-23 N14265	Georgetown, Other-Foreign Countries no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
4 Dec 1971	Piper PA-23 N4063P	Burnsville, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	El Toro Restau	Fatal	5
21 Jul 1971	Piper PA-23 N6302Y	Alamosa, Colorado, United States no coordinates	W.r.schnorr MA	Fatal	5
28 Sep 1969	Piper PA-23 N6602Y	Warren, Vermont, United States no coordinates	S.h.evert Comp	Fatal	5
9 Jul 1969	Piper PA-23 N4310Y	Savannah, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
21 Oct 2009	Piper PA-23-250 N62635	Summerville, South Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	4
14 Aug 2006	Piper PA-23-250 N133BH	Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	4
26 Dec 2005	Piper PA-23-250 N444DA	South Caicos, Turks And Caicos Islands no coordinates	Carson H. Garland	Fatal	4
31 Aug 2005	Piper PA-23-250 CP-1429	Cieneguilla, Bolivia no coordinates	Servicios Aereos Nilo Osuna	Fatal	4
17 Feb 2003	Piper PA-23-250 N54835	Miami, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	4
8 Jan 2003	Piper PA-23-250 N135LA	Flagstaff, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	4
27 Nov 1997	Piper PA-23-250 N6933Y	Carson City, Nevada, United States	-	Fatal	4
22 Dec 1996	Piper PA-23-250 N2377T	Lucerne Valley, California, United States	JAY Arcemont	Fatal	4
31 Oct 1995	Piper PA-23-250 N250HP	Isbela Segunda no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
3 Mar 1995	Piper PA-23-150 N1260P	Oceanside, California, United States	Anthony W. Shanks	Fatal	4
31 Jul 1993	Piper PA-23-250 N2402Z	Marsh Harbor, Bahamas no coordinates	Cole, Wilber H.	Fatal	4
29 Mar 1993	Piper PA-23-250 N63888	Estacada, Oregon, United States	Ryan, Lawrence J.	Fatal	4