Piper aircraft accidents

13,241 accidents and incidents are recorded involving Piper aircraft (1982–2026), with 5,432 people killed and 2,479 seriously injured. 20% of the accidents were fatal.

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Deadliest accidents

  1. Piper PA-31-350, Peach Springs, AZ (Aug 17, 1983) · 10 killed
  2. Piper PA-31-350, Volcano, HI (Sep 26, 1999) · 10 killed
  3. Piper PA-31-350, Araracuara, CO (Sep 6, 2014) · 10 killed
  4. Piper PA-31-350, Mariquita, CO (Dec 3, 2014) · 10 killed
  5. Piper PA42, Gramado, BR (Dec 22, 2024) · 10 killed
  6. Piper PA-32R-300, Hoboken, NJ (Aug 8, 2009) · 9 killed
  7. Piper PA-31-350, Tusayan, AZ (Feb 13, 1995) · 8 killed
  8. Piper PA-31T2, Springfield, KY (Feb 17, 1982) · 8 killed
  9. Piper PA-31-310, Spencer, VA (Nov 14, 1982) · 8 killed
  10. Piper PA-31-350, Maunaloa, HI (Dec 24, 1987) · 8 killed

By year

AccidentsFatalKilled
198249598210
1983525112245
1984478102228
1985495101186
198643989167
198741082160
198838585155
198935979170
199036383173
199137682155
199235567131
199331866124
199434788167
199532668149
199631070139
199730548103
19983015087
199929461124
20002984887
200129560117
200231881166
200328760136
200430069152
200528857116
20062524997
20072455195
20082694799
20092294799
20102494692
20112434792
201225253109
20132114892
20142114091
201520253104
201619642100
20171934475
20182154286
201924355107
20202074486
20212113463
20222143656
20232334485
20241952975
20251712438
20261332144

By phase of flight

AccidentsFatalKilled
Landing1,3201829
Cruise730259541
Approach491119213
Takeoff49152107
Climb464139272
Maneuvering300127238
Ground16644
Descent23925
Other9713

By main cause (NTSB coding)

AccidentsFatalKilled
Aircraft or equipment1,650209354
Pilot or crew1,486304607
Environment or weather2322346
Organization711

By type of operation

AccidentsFatalKilled
General aviation11,9542,3164,548
Charter and air taxi488105253
Agricultural3835354
Non-US, non-commercial260159386
Public aircraft56816
Non-US, commercial482983
Unknown281551

US states

AccidentsFatalKilled
Alaska1,633148276
California1,094271570
Florida945185355
Texas807141293
Arizona40960152
Colorado38573150
Pennsylvania37174130
Michigan34663113
Georgia33775164
New York31768145

Countries outside the US

AccidentsFatalKilled
Brazil584097
Bahamas251125
Colombia201557
France19918
Mexico161321
Argentina15620
Canada141230
Australia141026

Aircraft models

AccidentsFatalKilled
Piper PA-283,7897961,531
Piper PA-181,420152226
Piper PA-321,161343847
Piper PA-2277374125
Piper PA-24640163322
Piper PA28514100184
Piper PA-31472158430
Piper PA-384274977
Piper PA-253995760
Piper PA-23392121260

Other aircraft makers

These are counts of recorded accidents, not risk rates: the data has no flight hours, so a place or aircraft near the top mostly reflects how much flying happens there. Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain), plus notable international accidents from Wikidata and Wikipedia. US-heavy; the NTSB only codes phase and cause for accidents from 2008 on, so those tables leave out earlier years.

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    Sources: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain), 1982 to present, plus notable international accidents from Wikidata and Wikipedia. Mostly US events; not a complete global record. Findings may be preliminary. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap.

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