Piper PA-32 accidents

The NTSB database holds 1,695 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-32, recorded between 1965 to 2026. 379 of them were fatal (22%), and 1,056 people died.

The deadliest year was 1972, with 48 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (398 records).

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

1,030 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

1,695

Records

379

Fatal

1,056

Deaths

22%

Share fatal

1965 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 665 of 1,695 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 188

1970s 593

1980s 399

1990s 244

2000s 151

2010s 65

2020s 55

Where these happened

United States 1,606 Mexico 20 Bahamas 8 Other-Foreign Countries 6 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 4 Central America 3

Operators involved

Peninsula Airw 9 Peninsula Airways, Inc. 8 Allen Aviation 5 Piper Aircraft 4 Camai Air 4 Grand Canyon A 4

All 1,695 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
3 Aug 1999	Piper PA-32-260 HCAKO	Guayaquil, Ecuador no coordinates	Negocios Industriales Reales	Fatal	5
16 Aug 1994	Piper PA-32-260 N3701W	Front Royal, Virginia, United States	William H Peoples	Fatal	5
24 Jul 1994	Piper PA-32-260 N33468	Minford, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	5
15 Feb 1991	Piper PA-32-300 N6961C	Falfurrias, Texas, United States	Neal W. Thurmond	Fatal	5
16 Oct 1988	Piper PA-32-300 N4113R	Sedona, Arizona, United States	Northern Arizona Aircraft	Fatal	5
24 Jun 1984	Piper PA-32-300 N8640N	Canton, Georgia, United States	Circle C. Farms	Fatal	5
27 Apr 1984	Piper PA-32-260 N5502J	Maynardville, Tennessee, United States	Redstone Arsenal	Fatal	5
19 Jun 1983	Piper PA-32-300 N4013R	Glacier Peak, Washington, United States	Phillip E. Strathy	Fatal	5
26 Sep 1982	Piper PA-32-R-300 N8690E	Berkeley Spring, West Virginia, United States	Duane Luebbe	Fatal	5
30 Nov 1980	Piper PA-32 N3242W	Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
21 Aug 1980	Piper PA-32 N4429T	Choteau, Montana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
20 Feb 1980	Piper PA-32 N56482	Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
21 Dec 1979	Piper PA-32 N3802W	Woodbine, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Mattix Farms	Fatal	5
27 Aug 1979	Piper PA-32 CG-IMB	Maple Falls, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
21 Jul 1979	Piper PA-32 N9181K	Huntsville, Alabama, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
22 Feb 1976	Piper PA-32 N4094R	Moss Landing, California, United States no coordinates	Ft.ord Sport P	Fatal	5
31 Aug 1975	Piper PA-32 N95593	Davis, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
15 Aug 1975	Piper PA-32 N3821W	Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Cherokee Flyin	Fatal	5
19 Sep 1974	Piper PA-32 N15528	Riverside, California, United States no coordinates	Rvrside Air SV	Fatal	5
8 Sep 1972	Piper PA-32 N3600W	Ryderwood, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
28 Nov 1971	Piper PA-32 N550XX	Adams, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
14 Jun 1971	Piper PA-32 N4070W	Meacham, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
13 Mar 1971	Piper PA-32 N3955W	Geneva, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
15 Jan 1971	Piper PA-32 N4850S	Shrewsbury, Vermont, United States no coordinates	Delaware Aviat	Fatal	5
10 Oct 1970	Piper PA-32 N4796S	Douglas, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	Thunderbird AV	Fatal	5
27 Jun 1970	Piper PA-32 N3682W	Saranac Lake, New York, United States no coordinates	St Johns Flyin	Fatal	5
13 Mar 1970	Piper PA-32 N4244R	Pima, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Rhodell Aviati	Fatal	5
8 Mar 1970	Piper PA-32 N3508W	St Augustine, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
15 Aug 1968	Piper PA-32 N4006R	Skamania, Washington, United States no coordinates	Horizon Aviati	Fatal	5
28 Jun 2008	Piper PA-32-300 N4063W	Mount Charleston, Nevada, United States	-	Fatal	4
11 Sep 2005	Piper PA-32-300 N4032R	Wabash, Indiana, United States	-	Fatal	4
18 Dec 2003	Piper PA-32-260 N3733W	Brooklyn, Iowa, United States	Dan Lawson	Fatal	4
3 Mar 2003	Piper PA-32-300 N4072R	Monterey, Massachusetts, United States	-	Fatal	4
21 Dec 2002	Piper PA-32-300 N47420	Macon, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	4
6 Feb 2002	Piper PA-32-300 N4105W	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	4
13 Dec 2001	Piper PA-32-260 N7701J	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	Donald W. Weidner	Fatal	4
19 Apr 2001	Piper PA-32-300 N4103R	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	4
2 Sep 2000	Piper PA-32-300 N2102X	Apple Creek, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	4
1 Aug 1999	Piper PA-32-260 N5526J	North Lima, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	4
23 Dec 1997	Piper PA-32-301 N2586Y	Hampshire, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	4
4 Jul 1997	Piper PA-32 N15199	Skagway, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	4
1 Jul 1995	Piper PA-32-301 N8385G	Kodiak, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	4
15 Feb 1993	Piper PA-32-300 N15267	Truckee, California, United States no coordinates	Baker, Raymond C. SR.	Fatal	4
22 Nov 1990	Piper PA-32-RT300 N9800K	Gaylord, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	4
1 Feb 1990	Piper PA-32-300 N9235Z	Coalgate, Oklahoma, United States	ROY E. Stiner	Fatal	4
6 Dec 1987	Piper PA-32-260 N5587J	Lagrange, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	4
16 Nov 1985	Piper PA-32-300 N74DJ	Quinhagak, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	4
6 Sep 1983	Piper PA-32-301T N8196J	San Marcos, California, United States	-	Fatal	4
28 Feb 1982	Piper PA-32-260 N38540	Bradley, South Carolina, United States	Causey Aviation Services Inc	Fatal	4
15 Nov 1981	Piper PA-32 N178RB	Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Moyer Aviation	Fatal	4