Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-28 accidents

The NTSB database holds 9,402 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-28, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 1,634 of them were fatal (17%), and 3,363 people died.

The deadliest year was 1969, with 164 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (3,119 records).

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

6,343 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

9,402
Records
1,634
Fatal
3,363
Deaths
17%
Share fatal
1964 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map 3,059 of 9,402 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 2,034
1970s 3,244
1980s 1,688
1990s 1,070
2000s 730
2010s 378
2020s 258

Where these happened

United States 9,236 Mexico 42 Unknown/Not Reported 16 Canada 13 Other-Foreign Countries 12 United Kingdom 10

Operators involved

Amityville Fly 23 Thunderbird AV 16 Lease-A-Plane 15 Crow, Inc. 15 Flight Safety 15 Piper Aircraft 13

All 9,402 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
21 Nov 1993 Piper PA-28-161
N3011F
 Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 Drobot, George JR. Fatal 4
18 Oct 1993 Piper PA-28-140
N98143
 Texarkana, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
21 Jul 1993 Piper PA-28
N5096W
 Morriston, Florida, United States Knight Flight Ltd. Fatal 4
9 Apr 1993 Piper PA-28-235
N9349W
 Oxford, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 James M. Banas Fatal 4
6 Mar 1993 Piper PA-28-140
N1646J
 Newton, Iowa, United States Cunningham, Laverne A. Fatal 4
6 Dec 1992 Piper PA-28-181
N81453
 Missing Acft, California, United States
no coordinates
 West Valley Flying Club Fatal 4
12 Oct 1992 Piper PA-28-180
N16275
 Talkeetna, Alaska, United States Brewer, Matthew J. Fatal 4
5 Sep 1992 Piper PA-28-180
N5272L
 Ness City, Kansas, United States MC Cosh, Joseph D. Fatal 4
7 Jul 1991 Piper PA-28-180
N8498W
 Quincy, Illinois, United States Raymond D. Buehrle Fatal 4
21 Apr 1991 Piper PA-28-181
N8019N
 Carpenteria, California, United States West Wind Aviation Fatal 4
17 Feb 1991 Piper PA-28-181
N4384L
 Fredonia, Arizona, United States South Bay Aviation Inc. Fatal 4
19 Jan 1990 Piper PA-28-161
N8251B
 Burbank, California, United States Daniel Tompkins Fatal 4
24 May 1989 Piper PA-28-181
N4527F
 Dinsmore, California, United States - Fatal 4
12 Mar 1989 Piper PA-28-161
N8369K
 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Russell, Floyd C. Fatal 4
27 Nov 1988 Piper PA-28-161
N8033Y
 Molino, Florida, United States Sierra, Joseph J. Fatal 4
14 Nov 1988 Piper PA-28-181
N8342L
 Jacksonville, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
23 Jul 1988 Piper PA-28-180
N7942N
 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States - Fatal 4
26 Jun 1988 Piper PA-28-236
N2889N
 Anson, Texas, United States Gladys Harr Fatal 4
6 Apr 1988 Piper PA-28-140
N1719J
 Manassas, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
14 Nov 1987 Piper PA-28-180
N8980J
 Lancaster, Texas, United States JBA Construction Co. Inc. Fatal 4
26 Jun 1987 Piper PA-28-180
N15978
 Jesup, Georgia, United States R. W. MC Duffie Fatal 4
18 Apr 1987 Piper PA-28-180
N7987W
 York, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Bruce E.johnson Fatal 4
6 Aug 1986 Piper PA-28-235
N4383X
 Shelby, Indiana, United States Hall's Laundries, Inc. Fatal 4
27 May 1986 Piper PA 28-236
N43504
 Chino, California, United States California Aviation Fatal 4
29 Apr 1986 Piper PA-28-160
N5258W
 Winton, North Carolina, United States Anthony C. Francis Fatal 4
18 Apr 1986 Piper PA-28-140
N4491J
 Westville, Indiana, United States Mark Murvihill Fatal 4
7 Feb 1986 Piper PA-28-181
N8338N
 Fort Bragg, California, United States Lets Fly, Inc. Fatal 4
3 Jan 1986 Piper PA-28-181
N4318V
 El Cajon, California, United States Golden State Aviation Fatal 4
1 Sep 1985 Piper PA-28-235-B
N9340W
 Rion, South Carolina, United States - Fatal 4
28 Apr 1985 Piper PA-28-181
N8273L
 Garberville, California, United States
no coordinates
 Rivercity Air Charter Fatal 4
17 Nov 1984 Piper PA-28-236
N2831Y
 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
30 Jul 1984 Piper PA-28-181
N8445F
 Park Valley, Utah, United States - Fatal 4
28 Jun 1984 Piper PA-28-180
N4342T
 Lincoln Park, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 Las Americas Aviation Center Fatal 4
12 Mar 1984 Piper PA-28-235
N39677
 Sanibel Island, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
21 Nov 1983 Piper PA-28-236
N4291R
 Wikieup, Arizona, United States Deer Valley Avionics Fatal 4
18 Aug 1983 Piper PA-28-161
N8193Q
 El Paso, Texas, United States Aeronautics Inc Fatal 4
27 Jul 1983 Piper PA-28-235C
N9378W
 Pitkin, Colorado, United States - Fatal 4
22 Jul 1983 Piper PA-28-181
N8398T
 Fairton, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
30 Apr 1983 Piper PA-28-181
N9233K
 Redlands, California, United States Tri-State Aviation, Inc. Fatal 4
25 Oct 1982 Piper PA-28-181
N4583F
 Vallejo, California, United States WM. Eanita Chamberlain Fatal 4
25 Oct 1982 Piper PA-28-161
N8184Y
 St. Charles, Missouri, United States Richard H. & Laurie M. Kreitne Fatal 4
9 Oct 1982 Piper PA-28-161
N9535C
 Sanbornton, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
 David L. Tennent Fatal 4
13 Jun 1982 Piper PA-28-161
N8311Z
 Yorba Linda, California, United States
no coordinates
 General Aviation Company Fatal 4
12 May 1982 Piper PA-28-161
N9697C
 Lorenzo, Texas, United States Lawton Pilot Service Fatal 4
1 May 1982 Piper PA-28-140
N40999
 Bowling Green, Ohio, United States David Lankenau Fatal 4
28 Mar 1982 Piper PA-28-140
N2490T
 Westminster, Maryland, United States Francis L Fenwick Fatal 4
5 Jan 1982 Piper PA-28-161
N8265A
 Pleasant Hill, Oregon, United States Thomas E. Magner Fatal 4
29 Nov 1981 Piper PA-28
N54440
 Longview, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
9 Aug 1981 Piper PA-28
N8470F
 Camilla, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
3 Aug 1981 Piper PA-28
N8080Z
 Kirksville, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 Holiday Airway Fatal 4