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 5 of 15)

March 17, 2002: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Anderson-Darlington Field, Indiana, United States (2 fatalities)
March 12, 2002: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Atlanta, Idaho, United States (3 fatalities)
February 16, 2002: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Belle Glade, Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
February 4, 2002: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Hobbs-Lea County, New Mexico, United States (0 fatalities)
January 30, 2002: Piper PA-42 Cheyenne, Ames, Iowa, United States (0 fatalities)
January 25, 2002: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Chittenden, Vermont, United States (2 fatalities)
January 1, 2002: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Florida, United States (1 fatality)
December 12, 2001: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, United States (3 fatalities)
November 12, 2001: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Graham, Texas, United States (4 fatalities)
October 15, 2001: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, Canada (3 fatalities)
September 24, 2001: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Antananarivo-Ivato, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar (7 fatalities)
September 24, 2001: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Pagosa Springs-Stevens Field, Colorado, United States (2 fatalities)
September 5, 2001: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Reading, Pennsylvania, United States (1 fatality)
August 23, 2001: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Bulverde, Texas, United States (1 fatality)
August 9, 2001: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States (0 fatalities)
July 28, 2001: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Westfield-Barnes, Massachusetts, United States (1 fatality)
July 21, 2001: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States (1 fatality)
July 15, 2001: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Stow-Minute Man Air Field, Massachusetts, United States (0 fatalities)
June 14, 2001: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Stockton, California, United States (0 fatalities)
June 5, 2001: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Charlottetown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (3 fatalities)
June 3, 2001: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Jackson-McKellar Sipes, Tennessee, United States (5 fatalities)
May 5, 2001: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Nahant, Massachusetts, United States (0 fatalities)
May 5, 2001: Piper PA-42 Cheyenne, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany (1 fatality)
April 9, 2001: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Vero Beach, Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
March 31, 2001: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Marco Island, Florida, United States (1 fatality)
March 22, 2001: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Orléans-Loiret, Loiret, France (0 fatalities)
February 20, 2001: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Mac Gillivray, California, United States (1 fatality)
February 20, 2001: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Val d'Or, Quebec, Canada (0 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)
December 31, 2000: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Mt Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada (4 fatalities)
December 14, 2000: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Belvidere, North Carolina, United States (1 fatality)
November 30, 2000: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Fortingall, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
November 6, 2000: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Winnipeg-Richardson (ex Stevenson Field), Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
October 30, 2000: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Coburg-Brandensteinsebene, Bavaria, Germany (0 fatalities)
October 29, 2000: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Sasaima, Cundinamarca, Colombia (8 fatalities)
October 12, 2000: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Burlington, Vermont, United States (0 fatalities)
September 20, 2000: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Jeffersonville-Clark County, Indiana, United States (0 fatalities)
September 18, 2000: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States (5 fatalities)
September 9, 2000: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Montpellier-Candillargues, Hérault, France (1 fatality)
September 7, 2000: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Northampton, Massachusetts, United States (0 fatalities)
September 2, 2000: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Port Keats, Northern Territory, Australia (1 fatality)
September 1, 2000: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), South Lake Tahoe, California, United States (4 fatalities)
August 29, 2000: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Abong Mbang, East, Cameroon (0 fatalities)
August 25, 2000: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Hilo, Hawaii, United States (1 fatality)
August 15, 2000: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Hazlehurst, Georgia, United States (3 fatalities)
August 9, 2000: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Burlington, New Jersey, United States (9 fatalities)
August 4, 2000: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Augusta-Daniel Field, Georgia, United States (3 fatalities)
July 7, 2000: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
June 14, 2000: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Liverpool-John Lennon (ex Speke), Merseyside, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
June 5, 2000: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Kiowa, Colorado, United States (2 fatalities)
June 3, 2000: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Thury-en-Valois, Oise, France (6 fatalities)
May 31, 2000: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Whyalla, South Australia, Australia (8 fatalities)
May 28, 2000: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Hawthorne, California, United States (3 fatalities)
May 26, 2000: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Zurich-Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland (1 fatality)
April 30, 2000: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Estes Park, Colorado, United States (2 fatalities)
April 5, 2000: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Hahn, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (2 fatalities)
April 2, 2000: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Manzini-Matsapha, Swaziland (2 fatalities)
March 23, 2000: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Randers, Midtjylland, Denmark (0 fatalities)
February 27, 2000: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, Canada (0 fatalities)
February 21, 2000: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Kotzebue-Ralph Wien Memorial, Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
February 9, 2000: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Wales, Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
February 7, 2000: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Williston Lake, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
January 10, 2000: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Coatesville-Chester County-G. O. Carlson, Pennsylvania, United States (2 fatalities)
December 16, 1999: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (0 fatalities)
December 9, 1999: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Sundsvall, Medelpad, Sweden (8 fatalities)
December 6, 1999: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Johannesburg-Rand, Gauteng, South Africa (10 fatalities)
December 1, 1999: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Annemasse, Haute-Savoie, France (0 fatalities)
November 21, 1999: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Avalon (Catalina Island), California, United States (1 fatality)
October 17, 1999: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Mt Lakit, British Columbia, Canada (1 fatality)
October 14, 1999: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Gass Peak, Nevada, United States (1 fatality)
September 27, 1999: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Louisville-Winston County, Mississippi, United States (1 fatality)
September 25, 1999: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Mt Mauna Loa, Hawaii, United States (10 fatalities)
September 21, 1999: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Newnan-Coweta County, Georgia, United States (2 fatalities)
September 9, 1999: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, San Andros, North Andros, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
August 29, 1999: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
August 21, 1999: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Paderborn-Lippstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (3 fatalities)
July 23, 1999: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Oklahoma City-Wiley Post, Oklahoma, United States (2 fatalities)
July 15, 1999: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy (2 fatalities)
July 1, 1999: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Deerfield, Virginia, United States (1 fatality)
June 11, 1999: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Tanana, Alaska, United States (1 fatality)
May 29, 1999: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Montgomery, Alabama, United States (0 fatalities)
May 3, 1999: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Tambon Tha Chalab, Kanchanaburi, Thailand (2 fatalities)
April 23, 1999: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Ruidoso-Sierra Blanca, New Mexico, United States (2 fatalities)
April 14, 1999: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Monterey, California, United States (0 fatalities)
April 4, 1999: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Waldron, Arkansas, United States (1 fatality)
April 1, 1999: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Saint Clair Shores, Michigan, United States (2 fatalities)
February 23, 1999: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, La Serena, Región de Coquimbo, Chile (0 fatalities)
December 16, 1998: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Tegucigalpa-Toncontin, Francisco Morazán, Honduras (2 fatalities)
December 12, 1998: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana (0 fatalities)
December 4, 1998: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Pontiac-Oakland County, Michigan, United States (1 fatality)
December 3, 1998: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Point Lay, Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
October 30, 1998: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil (3 fatalities)
October 28, 1998: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Hayden-Yampa Valley, Colorado, United States (1 fatality)
October 21, 1998: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Johannesburg-Rand, Gauteng, South Africa (0 fatalities)
October 8, 1998: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Ravenna-Portage County, Ohio, United States (0 fatalities)
September 25, 1998: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States (0 fatalities)
September 20, 1998: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States (5 fatalities)
September 18, 1998: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, San José-Tobías Bolaños, Heredia (Center-North), Costa Rica (2 fatalities)
September 7, 1998: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Centerville, New York, United States (5 fatalities)