Piper PA-31 accidents

The NTSB database holds 680 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-31, recorded between 1967 to 2026. 194 of them were fatal (29%), and 591 people died.

The deadliest year was 1978, with 38 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (108 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Bahamas and Colombia.

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

680

Records

194

Fatal

591

Deaths

29%

Share fatal

1967 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 368 of 680 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 21

1970s 155

1980s 203

1990s 131

2000s 104

2010s 45

2020s 21

Where these happened

United States 606 Bahamas 10 Colombia 9 Mexico 7 Australia 6 Canada 5

Operators involved

Frontier Flying Service 4 Ameriflight, Inc. 4 Comair, Inc. 3 Warbelows Air Ventures Inc 3 Ameriflight 3 Key Lime Air 3

All 680 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
9 Aug 2000	Piper PA-31 NAVAJO N27944	Burlington Twp., New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Patuxent Airways, Inc	Fatal	11
3 Dec 2014	Piper PA-31-350 HK4464	Mariquita, Colombia	Nacional De Aviacion S.A.	Fatal	10
6 Sep 2014	Piper PA-31-350 HK4755	Araracuara, Colombia	Latinoamericana De Sevicios Aereos - Laser S.A.S	Fatal	10
26 Sep 1999	Piper PA-31-350 N411WL	Volcano, Hawaii, United States	-	Fatal	10
17 Aug 1983	Piper PA-31-350 N88LV	Peach Springs, Arizona, United States	Las Vegas Airlines	Fatal	10
30 Aug 1978	Piper PA-31 N44LV	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States no coordinates	Las Vegas Airl	Fatal	10
23 Apr 1978	Piper PA-31 N49MC	Arlington, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	9
21 Nov 2022	Piper PA-31-350 HK 5121	Medellin, Colombia no coordinates	Aeropaca S.A.S.	Fatal	8
1 Sep 2005	Piper PA-31-350 HK-3069	Bogota, Colombia no coordinates	Lans Ltda	Fatal	8
1 Jun 2000	Piper PA-31-350 VHMZK	Whyalla, Australia no coordinates	Whyalla Airlines PTY. Ltd.	Fatal	8
13 Nov 1996	Piper PA-31-310 5YALA	Nairobi, Kenya no coordinates	Kissimayu Aviation	Fatal	8
20 Oct 1996	Piper PA-31-350 N744W	Eel River Cross, Canada no coordinates	JPS Corp	Fatal	8
13 Feb 1995	Piper PA-31-350 N27245	Tusayan, Arizona, United States	Las Vegas Airlines	Fatal	8
24 Dec 1987	Piper PA-31-350 N712AN	Maunaloa, Hawaii, United States	Panorama Air Tours	Fatal	8
14 Nov 1982	Piper PA-31-310 N3538R	Spencer, Virginia, United States	7 C's Transportation, Inc.	Fatal	8
20 Oct 1982	Piper PA-31 N777AA	Missing Acft no coordinates	Carib Air Service, Inc.	Fatal	8
8 Oct 1979	Piper PA-31 N6642L	Covington, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	Comair, Inc.	Fatal	8
17 Jan 2013	Piper PA-31-325 XB-EZY	Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	7
21 Mar 1980	Piper PA-31 N59932	Houston, Texas, United States no coordinates	Eagle Commuter	Fatal	7
10 Jan 2026	Piper PA-31-325 N325FA	Paipa, Colombia	YJ Company S.a.s	Fatal	6
14 Aug 2016	Piper PA 31 N447SA	Northport, Alabama, United States	-	Fatal	6
5 Jan 2008	Piper PA-31-350 N509FN	Kodiak, Alaska, United States	Servant Air, Inc.	Fatal	6
8 May 2005	Piper PA-31-350 LV-LXO	Cordoba, Argentina	Chiftian SA	Fatal	6
15 Dec 1989	Piper PA-31-350 N45CH	Cairo Township, New York, United States	Aero-Venture Inc.	Fatal	6
23 Dec 1987	Piper PA-31-350 N496SC	Kenai, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	6
20 Jan 1987	Piper PA-31-350 N60SE	Independence, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	6
26 Mar 1986	Piper PA-31-350 N3527E	Atlantic Ocean no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
28 May 1980	Piper PA-31 N6492L	Mobile, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Lake Aviation	Fatal	6
9 Sep 1978	Piper PA-31 N26AN	Savoy, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
11 Feb 1977	Piper PA-31 N59838	Anthony, Kansas, United States no coordinates	Catlin Aviatio	Fatal	6
7 Sep 1972	Piper PA-31 N9261Y	Columbus, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
6 Jan 1969	Piper PA-31 N440DL	Jamestown, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Suse Co Inc	Fatal	6
20 Jan 1968	Piper PA-31 N9098Y	Tobaccoville, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Aero Flight, In	Fatal	6
14 Nov 2004	Piper PA-31-350 N40731	San Antonio, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	5
3 Jun 2001	Piper PA-31-T2 N31XL	Jackson, Tennessee, United States	-	Fatal	5
14 Jun 2000	Piper PA-31-350 GBMBC	Liverpool, United Kingdom no coordinates	Island Aviation	Fatal	5
28 Aug 1989	Piper PA-31-350 N234J	Lynchburg, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	5
4 Apr 1988	Piper PA-31-325 N6ET	Orinda, California, United States	-	Fatal	5
21 Sep 1987	Piper PA-31-310 CGPAC	Eldred Rock, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
14 Apr 1986	Piper PA-31 N6700L	Norfolk, Nebraska, United States	HY Plains Dressed Beef Inc.	Fatal	5
22 Mar 1984	Piper PA-31-350 N27886	Oneonta, New York, United States	-	Fatal	5
2 Nov 1979	Piper PA-31 N66893	Greenville, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	Bankair, Inc	Fatal	5
11 Jan 1979	Piper PA-31 N33TN	Templeton, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Nash and Tampo	Fatal	5
25 Jun 1977	Piper PA-31 N54727	Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Orco Aviation	Fatal	5
22 Feb 1977	Piper PA-31 N9145Y	Springdale, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	B-C Leasing	Fatal	5
4 Dec 1976	Piper PA-31 N59825	Grand View, New York, United States no coordinates	Baltimore Cons	Fatal	5
20 Nov 1968	Piper PA-31 N9174Y	Nederland, Texas, United States no coordinates	London Propert	Fatal	5
2 Jun 2018	Piper PA 31 N41173	Amagansett, New York, United States	-	Fatal	4
2 Dec 2005	Piper PA-31-350 VH PYN	Condobolin, Australia	Peter Menegazzo	Fatal	4
25 Jun 1995	Piper PA-31 N62851	Valdez, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	4