Piper PA28R accidents
The NTSB database holds 106 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA28R, recorded between 1977 to 2026. 25 of them were fatal (24%), and 49 people died.
The deadliest year was 2018, with 7 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (2 records).
Most of these records are from United States, Brazil and Spain.
18 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
106
Records
25
Fatal
49
Deaths
24%
Share fatal
1977 to 2026
Period
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88 of 106 have coordinates
By decade
All 106 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2024 | Piper PA28R | Vergennes, Vermont, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 May 2024 | Piper PA28R | Barcarena, Brazil | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 3 Jul 2023 | Piper PA28R | GUaratuba, Brazil | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Feb 2017 | Piper PA28R | Cedar Key, Florida, United States | Flying Arrow LLC | Fatal | 3 |
| 31 Dec 2016 | Piper PA28R | McKinney, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 6 Mar 2012 | Piper PA28R | Eliseu Martins, Brazil | Gilherme Xavier de Oliveira Neto | Fatal | 3 |
| 30 Oct 2019 | Piper PA28R | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Oct 2019 | Piper PA28R | Shelter Cove, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Jan 2019 | Piper PA28R | Regil, Spain | To Be Confirmed | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Aug 2018 | Piper PA28R | Kaplan, Louisiana, United States | Space City Aviators | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Jul 2018 | Piper PA28R | Santiago, Chile | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Apr 2018 | Piper PA28R | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 May 2017 | Piper PA28R | Skipness/Kintyre, Scotland, United Kingdom | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Aug 2010 | Piper PA28R | Emigrant Gap, California, United States | Monterey Bay Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Aug 1999 | Piper PA28R-180 | Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Mar 1990 | Piper PA28R-200 | Prairie City, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Sep 1985 | Piper PA28R-200 | Ravenna, Ohio, United States | William T. Roberts | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Jul 2023 | Piper PA28R | Churchville, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Mar 2020 | Piper PA28R | Pleasant Plain, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 May 2019 | Piper PA28R | Auburn Township, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Apr 2018 | Piper PA28R | Gainesville, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Piper PA28R | Green Lake, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Dec 2015 | Piper PA28R | Ljubljana, Slovenia, Slovenia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Apr 2010 | Piper PA28R | Emäsalo, Finland | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Feb 1998 | Piper PA28R-180 | Walbridge, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Piper PA28R | Fellsmere, Florida, United States | Skyborne Airline Academy Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 2025 | Piper PA28R | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | Skyborne Airline Academy Inc | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2025 | Piper PA28R | Smyrna, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Piper PA28R | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2024 | Piper PA28R | County Durham, United Kingdom | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 2024 | Piper PA28R | West End, Bahamas | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 2024 | Piper PA28R | Buenos Aires, Argentina | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 2023 | Piper PA28R | Defuniak Springs, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2023 | Piper PA28R | Carlsbad, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2022 | Piper PA28R | Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 2021 | Piper PA28R | McKinney, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 2021 | Piper PA28R | Tamuin, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2020 | Piper PA28R | Moosic, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2020 | Piper PA28R | Slagelse, Denmark | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2020 | Piper PA28R | Fletcher, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2020 | Piper PA28R | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2020 | Piper PA28R | Seiling, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2020 | Piper PA28R | Houston, Texas, United States | Anson Air Llc | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2020 | Piper PA28R | Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 2020 | Piper PA28R | Bardstown, Kentucky, United States | NexGen Aviation LLC. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Piper PA28R | Denver, Colorado, United States | Rocky Mountain Flight School | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Piper PA28R | Corpus Cristi, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 2020 | Piper PA28R | Palm Springs, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2020 | Piper PA28R | Twin Falls, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 2019 | Piper PA28R | Onaga, Kansas, United States | Express Flight | No injuries | - |