Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crashes

115 crashes involving the Piper PA-31 Cheyenne since 1980, with 289 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 115
• Fatal crashes: 84
• Fatalities: 289
• First recorded: February 1, 1980
• Most recent: July 6, 2026

Deadliest

1. August 11, 1987: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Munich, Bavaria, Germany (9 fatalities)
2. July 7, 2010: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico (8 fatalities)
3. July 23, 1983: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Borkum Island, Lower Saxony, Germany (8 fatalities)
4. February 16, 1982: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Lebanon-Springfield, Kentucky, USA, United States (8 fatalities)
5. February 16, 1992: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Big Bear Lake, California, USA, United States (7 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (57)
• Germany (6)
• Venezuela (6)
• Argentina (5)
• Brazil (5)
• Canada (5)
• France (5)
• Australia (3)
• Chile (3)
• Italy (3)
• Cameroon (2)
• Kenya (2)

Years

• 1984 (6)
• 1981 (5)
• 1986 (5)
• 1993 (5)
• 1995 (5)
• 2000 (5)
• 1982 (4)
• 1983 (4)
• 1990 (4)
• 2001 (4)
• 2012 (4)
• 1985 (3)

All crashes (page 1 of 2)

• July 6, 2026: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Navegantes-Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• March 11, 2026: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Japuranã, Mato Grosso, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• October 22, 2025: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, San Cristóbal-Paramillo, Táchira, Venezuela (2 fatalities)
• May 7, 2025: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Curacaví, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile (6 fatalities)
• January 23, 2024: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Tepic-Amado Nervo, Nayarit, Mexico (4 fatalities)
• June 5, 2020: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Eatonton, Georgia, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• April 20, 2020: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Billings-Logan, Montana, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• December 28, 2019: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Lafayette-Paul Fournet, Louisiana, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• October 25, 2018: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Atlantic Ocean, World (5 fatalities)
• July 13, 2017: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Tyler-Pounds, Texas, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• April 17, 2017: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Cascais, Estremadura - Lisbon District, Portugal (5 fatalities)
• November 18, 2016: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Elko, Nevada, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
• July 29, 2016: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, McKinleyville, California, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
• May 30, 2015: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
• April 12, 2015: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Fort Lauderdale-Executive, Florida, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
• March 15, 2013: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Fort Lauderdale-Executive, Florida, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• December 15, 2012: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Ely, Nevada, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 6, 2012: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Curitiba-Bacacheri, Paraná, Brazil (4 fatalities)
• July 3, 2012: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Catacamas-El Aguacate, Olancho, Honduras (1 fatality)
• January 19, 2012: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Puerto Montt-Marcel Marchant (La Paloma), Región de Los Lagos, Chile (0 fatalities)
• October 28, 2011: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Toulouse-Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, France (4 fatalities)
• April 15, 2011: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Valparaíso, Región de Valparaíso, Chile (0 fatalities)
• July 7, 2010: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico (8 fatalities)
• June 15, 2010: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia (2 fatalities)
• February 12, 2010: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Forest City, Iowa, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• December 4, 2009: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Harrison, Michigan, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• December 18, 2008: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Buenos Aires-San Fernando, Buenos Aires City, Argentina (2 fatalities)
• July 2, 2008: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga, Miranda, Venezuela (3 fatalities)
• April 25, 2008: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Foremost, Alberta, Canada (0 fatalities)
• August 31, 2007: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Madison-Dane County-Truax Field, Wisconsin, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 12, 2007: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Zweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (1 fatality)
• November 22, 2006: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Quetzaltenango-Los Altos, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (0 fatalities)
• November 6, 2006: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Cassano di Centenaro, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (2 fatalities)
• July 28, 2004: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Benalla, Victoria, Australia (6 fatalities)
• January 2, 2004: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Dampierre-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, France (3 fatalities)
• January 24, 2003: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Denver, Colorado, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• October 31, 2002: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Hobbs-Lea County, New Mexico, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• April 12, 2002: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Brescia-Montichiari, Lombardy, Italy (0 fatalities)
• February 4, 2002: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Hobbs-Lea County, New Mexico, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 12, 2001: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Graham, Texas, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
• June 3, 2001: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Jackson-McKellar Sipes, Tennessee, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• February 14, 2001: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Kousséri, Far North, Cameroon (3 fatalities)
• January 12, 2001: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Água Comprida, Minas Gerais, Brazil (6 fatalities)
• September 18, 2000: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Nuiqsut, Alaska, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• September 9, 2000: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Montpellier-Candillargues, Hérault, France (1 fatality)
• August 29, 2000: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Abong Mbang, East, Cameroon (0 fatalities)
• February 21, 2000: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Kotzebue-Ralph Wien Memorial, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 9, 2000: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Wales, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 16, 1999: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 1, 1999: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Deerfield, Virginia, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• October 30, 1998: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil (3 fatalities)
• August 8, 1998: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Baker, Nevada, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• May 19, 1998: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Great Falls, Montana, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 4, 1997: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Droue-sur-Drouette, Eure-et-Loir, France (1 fatality)
• August 14, 1996: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Pottstown-Limerick-Heritage Field, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• May 29, 1996: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Malvern, Arkansas, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• January 15, 1996: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Mt Chachani, Arequipa, Peru (5 fatalities)
• October 6, 1995: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, General Villegas, Buenos Aires province, Argentina (4 fatalities)
• September 29, 1995: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Jonggol, West Java, Indonesia (6 fatalities)
• June 14, 1995: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Cedar Bluff, Virginia, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• May 16, 1995: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Liuli, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• January 25, 1995: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta (ex Embakasi), Nairobi City District, Kenya (2 fatalities)
• November 29, 1994: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Brockway, Montana, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• February 21, 1994: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Norwood, Massachusetts, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 2, 1993: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Norwich, Ohio, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 12, 1993: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Montreal-Pierre-Elliott Trudeau (ex Dorval), Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
• October 5, 1993: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Nairobi-Wilson, Nairobi City District, Kenya (0 fatalities)
• February 18, 1993: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Pittsfield, Maine, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 5, 1993: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Cologne-Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (1 fatality)
• February 16, 1992: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Big Bear Lake, California, USA, United States (7 fatalities)
• February 8, 1992: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Friedrichshafen-Bodensee, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (6 fatalities)
• January 31, 1992: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Toledo-Express, Ohio, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• December 13, 1991: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Ninilchik, Alaska, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• November 29, 1990: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Des Moines, Iowa, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• August 24, 1990: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Boston-Logan, Massachusetts, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• June 5, 1990: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Horta, Azores Islands, Portugal (4 fatalities)
• February 28, 1990: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Tocache, San Martín, Peru (2 fatalities)
• December 22, 1989: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Homer, Alaska, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• September 22, 1989: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada (5 fatalities)
• September 15, 1989: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Louisville, Colorado, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
• December 10, 1988: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany (5 fatalities)
• October 26, 1988: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Redlands, California, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 18, 1988: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Saint Louis-Lambert, Missouri, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• August 11, 1987: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Munich, Bavaria, Germany (9 fatalities)
• May 20, 1987: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Cody, Wyoming, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• March 20, 1987: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 30, 1986: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Merrillville, Indiana, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• July 4, 1986: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Gualeguaychu, Entre Ríos, Argentina (6 fatalities)
• March 13, 1986: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• January 9, 1986: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Jacksonville-Intl, Florida, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 4, 1986: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Norco, Louisiana, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 1, 1985: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Denver-Centennial, Colorado, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 23, 1985: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Flat Rock, North Carolina, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• February 22, 1985: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Utica, Michigan, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 12, 1984: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Paris-Le Bourget, Seine-Saint-Denis, France (7 fatalities)
• October 17, 1984: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Toronto-Lester Bowles Pearson, Ontario, Canada (3 fatalities)
• September 24, 1984: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Atlanta-Hartsfield-Jackson, Georgia, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• July 14, 1984: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Concord-Buchanan Field, California, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
• March 26, 1984: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Borgo Ticino, Piedmont, Italy (5 fatalities)
• February 8, 1984: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Riviera, Arizona, USA, United States (0 fatalities)