Piper plane crashes

1,403 crashes involving Piper aircraft since 1967, with 2,904 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 1,403
Fatal crashes: 989
Fatalities: 2,904
First recorded: December 28, 1967
Most recent: October 16, 2026

All crashes (page 13 of 15)

October 23, 1980: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Wilma, Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
October 23, 1980: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Wilma, Florida, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
October 1, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Nigeria (4 fatalities)
September 30, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico (2 fatalities)
September 30, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico (2 fatalities)
September 24, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Saint-Agrève, Ardèche, France (2 fatalities)
September 24, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Saint-Agrève, Ardèche, France (2 fatalities)
September 10, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Culpeper, Virginia, United States (1 fatality)
September 10, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Culpeper, Virginia, USA, United States (1 fatality)
September 4, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Barbacena, Minas Gerais, Brazil (6 fatalities)
September 4, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Barbacena, Minas Gerais, Brazil (6 fatalities)
September 2, 1980: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Summerville, Georgia, United States (1 fatality)
September 2, 1980: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Summerville, Georgia, USA, United States (1 fatality)
August 28, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Vero Beach, Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
August 28, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Vero Beach, Florida, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
August 20, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Earl Stonham, Suffolk, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
August 20, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Earl Stonham, Suffolk, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
August 19, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Montevideo-Carrasco, Montevideo City District, Uruguay (2 fatalities)
August 19, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Montevideo-Carrasco, Montevideo City District, Uruguay (2 fatalities)
August 10, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
August 10, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Florida, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
July 25, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (3 fatalities)
July 25, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
July 10, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Charleston-Intl, South Carolina, United States (1 fatality)
July 10, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Charleston-Intl, South Carolina, USA, United States (1 fatality)
June 24, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Douala, Littoral, Cameroon (3 fatalities)
June 24, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Douala, Littoral, Cameroon (3 fatalities)
June 4, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Ocala, Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
June 4, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Ocala, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
May 28, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Mobile-Bates Field, Alabama, United States (6 fatalities)
May 28, 1980: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Teutonic Bore, Western Australia, Australia (1 fatality)
May 28, 1980: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Teutonic Bore, Western Australia, Australia (1 fatality)
May 28, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Mobile-Bates Field, Alabama, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
May 4, 1980: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Don Torcuato, Buenos Aires province, Argentina (0 fatalities)
May 4, 1980: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Don Torcuato, Buenos Aires province, Argentina (0 fatalities)
April 11, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Sion, Valais, Switzerland (2 fatalities)
April 11, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Sion, Valais, Switzerland (2 fatalities)
April 10, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Guatemala City-La Aurora, Guatemala (3 fatalities)
March 21, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Houston-William P. Hobby, Texas, United States (7 fatalities)
March 21, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Houston-William P. Hobby, Texas, USA, United States (7 fatalities)
March 7, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Ecuador (2 fatalities)
March 6, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Nice-Côte d’Azur, Alpes-Maritimes, France (0 fatalities)
March 6, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Nice-Côte d’Azur, Alpes-Maritimes, France (0 fatalities)
February 29, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Appomattox, Virginia, United States (0 fatalities)
February 29, 1980: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Appomattox, Virginia, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
February 4, 1980: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), San Jose, California, United States (2 fatalities)
February 4, 1980: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), San Jose, California, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
February 1, 1980: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Zárate, Buenos Aires province, Argentina (3 fatalities)
February 1, 1980: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Zárate, Buenos Aires province, Argentina (3 fatalities)
January 18, 1980: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Christiansted-Henry E. Rohlsen (ex Alexander Hamilton), US Virgin Islands (0 fatalities)
December 18, 1979: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Halifax-Stanfield Nova Scotia, Canada (2 fatalities)
December 9, 1979: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Bishop California, United States (1 fatality)
December 2, 1979: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, San Angelo-Mathis Field Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
December 1, 1979: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Cahuita Limón (Caribbean Coast), Costa Rica (0 fatalities)
November 25, 1979: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Jacksonville-Executive at Craig Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
November 16, 1979: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Teterboro New Jersey, United States (3 fatalities)
November 2, 1979: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Greenville-Downtown South Carolina, United States (5 fatalities)
October 9, 1979: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Uniontown Pennsylvania, United States (1 fatality)
October 8, 1979: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Kentucky, United States (8 fatalities)
September 20, 1979: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Luling Louisiana, United States (4 fatalities)
August 23, 1979: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Bluffton Ohio, United States (1 fatality)
July 20, 1979: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Naples Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
May 13, 1979: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Albuquerque New Mexico, United States (2 fatalities)
April 28, 1979: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, LaBelle Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
April 27, 1979: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Elyria-Lorain County Ohio, United States (2 fatalities)
March 31, 1979: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Mt Fleckistock Uri, Switzerland (4 fatalities)
March 22, 1979: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Sikeston Missouri, United States (1 fatality)
March 18, 1979: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Aspen-Pitkin County-Sardy Field Colorado, United States (4 fatalities)
March 14, 1979: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Columbus-Ohio State University-Don Scott Ohio, United States (3 fatalities)
March 10, 1979: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Springfield-Hartness State Vermont, United States (4 fatalities)
February 23, 1979: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Baltimore-Washington-Thurgood Marshall Maryland, United States (3 fatalities)
February 23, 1979: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Claude Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
February 17, 1979: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), New Braunfels Texas, United States (2 fatalities)
February 1, 1979: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Charleville Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
January 19, 1979: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Grand Rapids-Gerald R. Ford (Kent County) Michigan, United States (4 fatalities)
January 14, 1979: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Hart Mine California, United States (0 fatalities)
January 11, 1979: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Templeton Massachusetts, United States (2 fatalities)
January 11, 1979: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Templeton Massachusetts, United States (3 fatalities)
December 25, 1978: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Lake Placid New York, United States (3 fatalities)
December 20, 1978: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Dallas-Love Field Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
November 28, 1978: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Hartford-Brainard Connecticut, United States (3 fatalities)
November 13, 1978: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Takoradi Western, Ghana (4 fatalities)
November 3, 1978: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Charlotte Amalie-Cyril E. King (ex Harry S. Truman), US Virgin Islands (1 fatality)
October 5, 1978: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Okitipupa Ondo, Nigeria (1 fatality)
October 3, 1978: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Lexington-Blue Grass Kentucky, United States (5 fatalities)
September 19, 1978: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Bristol-Tri-Cities Tennessee, United States (0 fatalities)
September 18, 1978: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Granville Massachusetts, United States (2 fatalities)
September 9, 1978: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Savoy-Willard Illinois, United States (6 fatalities)
August 31, 1978: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Charlotte-Douglas North Carolina, United States (0 fatalities)
August 30, 1978: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, North Las Vegas Nevada, United States (10 fatalities)
August 16, 1978: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Aix-en-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône, France (0 fatalities)
August 7, 1978: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, East Hampton New York, United States (0 fatalities)
July 19, 1978: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Jacksonville Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
July 18, 1978: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Caribbean Sea, World (2 fatalities)
July 14, 1978: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Lima Lima, Peru (0 fatalities)
July 14, 1978: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Puerto Francisco de Orellana Orellana, Ecuador (7 fatalities)
July 12, 1978: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Mena Arkansas, United States (0 fatalities)
June 5, 1978: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Lamar Colorado, United States (4 fatalities)
May 30, 1978: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Los Angeles California, United States (0 fatalities)
May 23, 1978: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Fleetville Pennsylvania, United States (1 fatality)