Piper PA32R accidents
The NTSB database holds 55 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA32R, recorded between 1977 to 2026. 16 of them were fatal (29%), and 40 people died.
The deadliest year was 2020, with 10 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1 records).
Most of these records are from United States, Switzerland and Bahamas.
6 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
55
Records
16
Fatal
40
Deaths
29%
Share fatal
1977 to 2026
Period
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49 of 55 have coordinates
By decade
All 55 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2012 | Piper PA32R | Attalens, Fribourg, Switzerland | Groupement de Vol a Moteur Lausanne | Fatal | 6 |
| 6 Feb 2020 | Piper PA32R | Tuntutuliak, Alaska, United States | Paklook Air Inc | Fatal | 5 |
| 6 Apr 2023 | Piper PA32R | Venice, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 25 Jul 2020 | Piper PA32R | West Jordan, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Feb 2018 | Piper PA32R | Monticello, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Oct 2015 | Piper PA32R | Westminster, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Aug 2010 | Piper PA32R | Oey, Gemeinde Saanen, Switzerland | Bodanair AG | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Jul 2018 | Piper PA32R | Lincolnton, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Nov 2023 | Piper PA32R | Attalla, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jun 2020 | Piper PA32R | Zavalla, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Nov 2019 | Piper PA32R | Paducah, Kentucky, United States | Cloud Hugger Transportation Llc | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Feb 2019 | Piper PA32R | Goshen, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Dec 2015 | Piper PA32R | Castro Valley, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Mar 2015 | Piper PA32R-301 | Townsend, Montana, United States | David Charron | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Mar 2002 | Piper PA32R-300 | Broadway, North Carolina, United States | RAM Air Freight Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Nov 1993 | Piper PA32R-301 | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | Armstrong Telephone Co. | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 May 2026 | Piper PA32R | Victoria, Australia | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2025 | Piper PA32R | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2023 | Piper PA32R | Florala, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 2023 | Piper PA32R | Isla Martin Garcia, Argentina | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 2022 | Piper PA32R | Loogootee, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2022 | Piper PA32R | Washington, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2021 | Piper PA32R | Flemingsburg, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 2020 | Piper PA32R | Canon City, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2020 | Piper PA32R | Kimberling City, Missouri, United States | Kenneth Best | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2020 | Piper PA32R | Bonham, Texas, United States | 4D Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 2020 | Piper PA32R | Rensselaer, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 2019 | Piper PA32R | Goodnews Bay, Alaska, United States | Paklook Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2019 | Piper PA32R | Owasso, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2019 | Piper PA32R | Flippin, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2019 | Piper PA32R | Atmautluak, Alaska, United States | Yute Commuter Service | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2019 | Piper PA32R | Waterloo, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 2019 | Piper PA32R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Sound Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 2018 | Piper PA32R | Versailles, Ohio, United States | 335 Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 2018 | Piper PA32R | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2018 | Piper PA32R | Falcon, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 2018 | Piper PA32R | South Beloit, Illinois, United States | Dbg Aviation Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2018 | Piper PA32R | Caddo Mills, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 2018 | Piper PA32R | Marathon, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2017 | Piper PA32R | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2017 | Piper PA32R | Merritt Island, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 2017 | Piper PA32R | Friendly, Maryland, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 2017 | Piper PA32R | Fort Mohave, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 2016 | Piper PA32R | Bethel, Alaska, United States | STATE OF ALASKA Department Of Public Safety | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 2016 | Piper PA32R | Hampshire, United Kingdom | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2013 | Piper PA32R-301T | Lille Lesquin, France | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2010 | Piper PA32R | Chamblee, Georgia, United States | Saratoga Rental Options LLC | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 2010 | Piper PA32R | Alpine, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2009 | Piper PA32R | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | Dean Sather | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1999 | Piper PA32R-300 | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |