Piper PA-44 accidents
The NTSB database holds 145 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA-44, recorded between 1979 to 2026. 29 of them were fatal (20%), and 61 people died.
The deadliest year was 2010, with 6 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (4 records).
Most of these records are from United States, Croatia and Netherlands.
33 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
145
Records
29
Fatal
61
Deaths
20%
Share fatal
1979 to 2026
Period
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112 of 145 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 145 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 2010 | Piper PA-44-180 | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation LLC | Fatal | 4 |
| 6 Dec 2008 | Piper PA-44-180 | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Airline Transport Professionals Corp of USA | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Dec 1999 | Piper PA-44-180 | Deland, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 8 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-44 | Helen, Georgia, United States | Midwest Aircra | Fatal | 4 |
| 13 May 2004 | Piper PA-44-180 | Wittmann, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Jun 2003 | Piper PA-44-180 | Battleboro, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Aug 2002 | Piper PA-44-180 | Lake Vossemeer, Netherlands | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 May 1989 | Piper PA-44-180 | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Flight Safety International | Fatal | 3 |
| 4 Oct 2023 | Piper PA-44-180 | Newberg, Oregon, United States | Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Jul 2017 | Piper PA 44-180 | Marineland, Florida, United States | Sunrise Aviation Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Mar 2014 | Piper PA-44-180 | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | ATP USA, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Sep 2010 | Piper PA-44-180 | Woodruff, Wisconsin, United States | JA Aero, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Aug 2008 | Piper PA-44-180 | Adriatic Sea, Croatia | InterCockpit - Pilot Training Network GmbH | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Oct 2007 | Piper PA-44-180 | Browerville, Minnesota, United States | University of North Dakota | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 May 2004 | Piper PA-44-180 | Julian, California, United States | Pan AM International Flight Academy | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Oct 1998 | Piper PA-44-180 | Howell, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Oct 1996 | Piper PA-44-180 | Indio Hills, California, United States | Candance A. Larned ENT. Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Sep 1995 | Piper PA-44-180 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Matthias Dahlheim | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Feb 1987 | Piper PA-44-180T | Missing Acft | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-44 | Batavia, New York, United States | William B McHe | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Mar 2024 | Piper PA-44-180 | Fort Pierce North, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 2011 | Piper PA-44-180 | St. Paul, Oregon, United States | Hillsboro Aviation Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jan 2004 | Piper PA-44-180 | Cave Junction, Oregon, United States | Auburn Flight Service, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Oct 2000 | Piper PA-44-180 | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Sep 1998 | Piper PA-44-180 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Michael J. Nawrocki | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Feb 1997 | Piper PA-44-180T | Caldwell, New Jersey, United States | Wagner Airways | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-44-180 | Gig Harbor, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-44-180 | McCutchanville, Indiana, United States | Brack, Frank & Associates | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-44 | Oceanside, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jun 2026 | Piper PA-44-180T | St. George, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Piper PA-44-180 | Eastman, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Piper PA-44-180 | Melbourne, Arkansas, United States | Ozarka College | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2025 | Piper PA-44-180 | Saint James, Minnesota, United States | North Star Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2025 | Piper PA-44-180 | Pompano Beach, Florida, United States | American Flyers Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2024 | Piper PA-44-180 | Shakopee, Minnesota, United States | Thunderbird Aircraft Co | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 2024 | Piper PA-44-180 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | ATP Flight School | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 2023 | Piper PA-44-180 | Savoy, Illinois, United States | University of Illinois | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2023 | Piper PA-44-180 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States | Purdue Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2023 | Piper PA-44-180 | Bonham, Texas, United States | American Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 2022 | Piper PA-44 | Hawkinsville, Georgia, United States | Pilot Training Center LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2021 | Piper PA-44-180 | Unadilla, Georgia, United States | Georgia Aviation Authority | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2021 | Piper PA-44-180 | Magnolia, Texas, United States | Up and Up Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 2021 | Piper PA-44-180 | Redmond, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2018 | Piper PA 44 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | ATP USA, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2017 | Piper PA 44-180 | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 2016 | Piper PA 44 | Keene, New Hampshire, United States | Plane Nonsense Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2014 | Piper PA-44-180 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | ATP Aircraft 2 LLC | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 2013 | Piper PA-44-180 | Billings, Montana, United States | Rocky Mountain College | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2013 | Piper PA-44-180 | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | Bird Acquisition LLC | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2013 | Piper PA-44-180T | Loxahatchee, Florida, United States | 424 Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |