Piper PA38 accidents
The NTSB database holds 39 accidents and incidents involving the Piper PA38, recorded between 1983 to 2025. 11 of them were fatal (28%), and 15 people died.
The deadliest year was 2020, with 5 deaths.
Most of these records are from United States, Argentina and El Salvador.
13 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
39
Records
11
Fatal
15
Deaths
28%
Share fatal
1983 to 2025
Period
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26 of 39 have coordinates
By decade
All 39 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2020 | Piper PA38 | Franklin, Arkansas, United States | APD Systems LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 May 2020 | Piper PA38 | Kena, Lithuania | Vilnius Darius and Girenas Aero club | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Dec 2016 | Piper PA38 | Ingenio La Cabana, El Salvador | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Oct 2010 | Piper PA38 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Roberto Reynal | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Nov 2020 | Piper PA38 | Grass Valley, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Feb 2017 | Piper PA38 | East Haven, Connecticut, United States | International Aviation LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 2016 | Piper PA38 | Peterborough, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jul 2015 | Piper PA38-112 | Millbury, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jul 2011 | Piper PA38 | Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | Ravenair Aircraft Ltd. | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Sep 1991 | Piper PA38-112 | Akron, Ohio, United States | Castle Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jun 1991 | Piper PA38-112 | South Port, Florida, United States | Bay Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 May 2025 | Piper PA38 | Tucumán, Argentina | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Piper PA38 | Barangay Lalang,, Philippines | - | Unknown | - |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Piper PA38 | Ilpango,, El Salvador | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2022 | Piper PA38 | Jujuy, Argentina | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 2021 | Piper PA38 | Katukurunda, Sri Lanka | Sakurai Aviation Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 2021 | Piper PA38 | Ganderkesee, Germany | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 2021 | Piper PA38 | Bad Sobernheim, Germany | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 May 2021 | Piper PA38 | El Carmen, Jujuy Province, Argentina | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 2020 | Piper PA38 | Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States | Everglades Aviation Academy LLC | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Piper PA38 | Cumberland, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 2019 | Piper PA38 | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Piper PA38 | Taylor, Texas, United States | Pilots Choice Aviation Equipment Leasing | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2016 | Piper PA38 | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 2014 | Piper PA38-112 | Szombathely, Hungary | Hungarian Aircraft Technology & Service | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 2011 | Piper PA38 | Peyton, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 2011 | Piper PA38 | Manville, New Jersey, United States | Thomas K Dempsey | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2007 | Piper PA38 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Doug Lundeen | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 2007 | Piper PA38-112 | Odenton, Maryland, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 2005 | Piper PA38 | Decatur, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2002 | Piper PA38 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | Pensacola Aviation Limited LLC | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1991 | Piper PA38-112 | Stockton, California, United States | James A. Fikes | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1990 | Piper PA38 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Chandler Air Service Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1989 | Piper PA38-112 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1989 | Piper PA38-112 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Oulton, Frederick | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1985 | Piper PA38-112 | San Martin, California, United States | Two Genes Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1984 | Piper PA38 | Williams, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1984 | Piper PA38-112 | Lacon, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1983 | Piper PA38-112 | Corona, California, United States | Omni Aviation | No injuries | - |