Accident records / PIPER J3C-65 accidents

Every civil aviation accident the National Transportation Safety Board has published, from 1962 to the present, newest first. Pick a value on any row to narrow the list; counts on a row reflect the rows above it. n is accidents, not flights, and nothing here is a rate.

Injury severity

All181,494 Fatal31,311 Serious10,591 Minor24,931 None105,283 Not recorded9,378

Damage

All181,494 Destroyed19,001 Substantial68,478 Minor2,900 Not recorded91,115

Operation

All181,494 Part 121 (Air carrier)2,689 Part 135 (Charter)3,951 Other86,548 Not recorded88,306

Category

All181,494 Jet3,386 Turboprop3,638 Piston single61,692 Piston twin6,119 Helicopter8,901 Glider1,460 Balloon734 Gyroplane455 Weight-shift190 Other424 Not recorded94,495

Homebuilt

Either181,494 No85,572 Yes8,883 Not recorded87,039

Manufacturer

All181,494 AERO COMMANDER1,610 AERONCA2,132 AEROSPATIALE476 AEROSTAR186 AIR TRACTOR1,080 AIRBUS542 ALON140 AMERICAN CHAMPION120 AVIAT373 AVID196 AYRES312 BEDE134 BEECH12,896 BELL5,288 BELLANCA2,256 BENSEN395 BOEING5,231 BOMBARDIER196 BRANTLY270 CALLAIR371 CAMERON118 CESSNA57,749 CGS157 CHAMPION1,546 CIRRUS625 CONVAIR275 CUBCRAFTERS125 CURTISS144 DE HAVILLAND860 DIAMOND223 DOUGLAS998 EMBRAER308 ENSTROM495 ERCOUPE899 EUROCOPTER343 FAIRCHILD450 FLIGHTSTAR116 GLASAIR287 GLOBE422 GREAT LAKES233 GROB155 GRUMMAN2,910 GRUMMAN AMERICAN1,190 GULFSTREAM245 HELIO249 HILLER932 KITFOX414 KOLB285 LAKE335 LANCAIR470 LEARJET328 LET166 LOCKHEED441 LUSCOMBE1,584 MAULE969 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS855 MD HELICOPTERS2,071 MITSUBISHI241 MONNETT153 MOONEY3,378 NAVION190 NORTH AMERICAN704 PILATUS130 PIPER36,815 PITTS1,239 PZL MIELEC114 QUAD CITY157 QUICKIE488 QUICKSILVER499 RAND ROBINSON187 RANS270 RAVEN124 RAYTHEON130 REPUBLIC116 ROBINSON1,914 ROCKWELL537 ROTORWAY303 RUTAN427 RYAN262 SCHEMPP-HIRTH105 SCHLEICHER239 SCHWEIZER1,356 SEAREY126 SIKORSKY425 SMITH327 SOCATA157 STEARMAN146 STEEN136 STINSON1,441 STOLP370 SWEARINGEN268 TAYLORCRAFT1,063 THORP154 VANS (HOMEBUILT)984 WACO258 WEATHERLY161 WEEDHOPPER122 ZENITH393 Other10,709

Model

All36,815 J-3544 J3C237 J3C-65602 PA 46-350P140 PA-11225 PA-12874 PA-14104 PA-16213 PA-182,310 PA-18-150694 PA-18A410 PA-20416 PA-222,916 PA-22-150323 PA-22-160110 PA-231,391 PA-23-250332 PA-242,316 PA-24-180108 PA-24-250400 PA-24-260137 PA-251,666 PA-25-235286 PA-286,494 PA-28-1401,036 PA-28-151215 PA-28-161608 PA-28-180659 PA-28-181610 PA-28-235197 PA-28R769 PA-28R-180127 PA-28R-200375 PA-30940 PA-31333 PA-31-350302 PA-321,030 PA-32-260249 PA-32-300393 PA-32R196 PA-32R-300202 PA-32R-301T104 PA-34297 PA-34-200120 PA-34-200T229 PA-36158 PA-38247 PA-38-112480 PA-44-180114 PA-46110 Other3,467

Decade

All602 1960s153 1970s151 1980s100 1990s70 2000s59 2010s35 2020s34

1–50 of 602, newest first

ReportTailAircraftDateSeverityCause
CEN27LA021 N88218
J3C-65
2026-10-18 Fatal Takeoff Collision during takeoff/land
CEN27LA026 N3368N
J3C-65
2026-10-17 None Takeoff Roll over
ERA27LA018 N6340H
J3C-65
2026-10-10 None Taxi-from runway Landing gear collapse
CEN26LA266 N92432
J3C-65
2026-07-20 Serious Unknown Unknown or undetermined
ERA26LA168 N92480
J3C-65
2026-04-10 Serious Enroute-cruise Loss of engine power (total)
ANC25FA079 N5050R
J3C-65
2025-07-25 Fatal Initial climb Loss of control in flight
CEN25LA249 N88220
J3C-65
2025-07-13 None Approach-VFR pattern final Miscellaneous/other
ERA25FA239 N28DR
J3C-65
2025-06-24 Fatal Landing Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
CEN25FA166 N98416
J3C-65
2025-05-04 Fatal Enroute Unknown or undetermined
ERA24LA328 N77522
J3C-65
2024-07-27 Minor Enroute-cruise Fuel starvation
CEN24LA290 N98813
J3C-65
2024-07-27 None Takeoff Loss of control on ground
WPR24LA207 N3627N
J3C-65
2024-06-19 Serious Enroute Low altitude operation/event
ERA24LA213 N6872H
J3C-65
2024-05-01 Minor Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
ERA24LA142 N71093
J3C-65
2024-03-14 None Standing-engine(s) start-up Ground collision
CEN24LA113 N87965
J3C-65
2024-02-12 None Approach-VFR pattern final Collision during takeoff/land
WPR23LA311 N3609K
J3C-65
2023-08-11 Serious Landing Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
CEN23LA309 N41317
J3C-65
2023-07-16 None Takeoff Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
CEN23LA229 N42220
J3C-65
2023-06-05 Minor Landing-flare/touchdown Hard landing
WPR23LA215 N77583
J3C-65
2023-06-04 Serious Enroute Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
ERA22FA354 N88550
J3C-65
2022-08-03 Fatal Approach-VFR pattern final Aerodynamic stall/spin
CEN22LA348 N42584
J3C-65
2022-07-29 None Takeoff Loss of control on ground
WPR22LA268 N3666K
J3C-65
2022-07-22 Minor Maneuvering-low-alt flying Fuel starvation
CEN22LA182 N9721Y
J3C-65
2022-04-21 None Taxi-from runway Loss of control on ground
ERA22LA184 N4693S
J3C-65
2022-04-10 None Landing-landing roll Nose over/nose down
WPR22LA008 N3453K
J3C-65
2021-10-04 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
CEN21FA380 N70643
J3C-65
2021-08-22 Fatal Unknown Aerodynamic stall/spin
CEN21LA359 N6269H
J3C-65
2021-08-06 None Enroute Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
CEN21FA345 N42522
J3C-65
2021-07-31 Fatal Initial climb Loss of control in flight
WPR21LA302 N946PD
J3C-65
2021-07-24 None Takeoff Loss of control on ground
ANC21LA047 N98109
J3C-65
2021-06-28 None Unknown Unknown or undetermined
CEN21LA204 N26783
J3C-65
2021-04-26 Fatal Unknown Unknown or undetermined
CEN21LA168 N42769
J3C-65
2021-03-27 None Approach-VFR pattern base Loss of engine power (total)
WPR21LA022 N98615
J3C-65
2020-10-23 None Enroute Fuel exhaustion
CEN20CA233 N25702
J3C-65
2020-06-17 None Standing-engine(s) start-up Loss of control on ground
ERA15LA287 N92653
J3C-65
2015-07-24 Minor Enroute-cruise Loss of engine power (total)
CEN15CA223 N98656
J3C-65
2015-05-03 None Taxi Ground collision
ERA15CA143 N717ML
J3C-65
2015-03-01 None Landing-landing roll Landing area overshoot
ERA14FA455 N95480
J3C-65
2014-09-16 Fatal Unknown Loss of control in flight
ERA14LA433 N26105
J3C-65
2014-09-10 Serious Emergency descent VFR encounter with IMC
CEN14WA294 N61903
J3C-65
2014-06-11 None Enroute-cruise Loss of engine power (total)
WPR14CA223 N1205P
J3C-65
2014-06-03 None Landing-landing roll Collision during takeoff/land
ERA14LA253 N46777
J3C-65
2014-05-22 Serious Takeoff Loss of engine power (partial)
WPR14CA202 N92090
J3C-65
2014-05-16 None Landing Loss of control on ground
CEN14CA231 N6245H
J3C-65
2014-05-03 Minor Taxi-from runway Loss of control on ground
ERA14LA137 N9026N
J3C-65
2014-02-19 Serious Maneuvering-low-alt flying Loss of control in flight
ANC14CA004 N70604
J3C-65
2013-10-10 None Landing-flare/touchdown Nose over/nose down
ERA13CA234 N21609
J3C-65
2013-05-09 Minor Approach-VFR pattern final Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
CEN13LA193 N88313
J3C-65
2013-03-13 Minor Takeoff Loss of engine power (partial)
CEN12FA616 N70108
J3C-65
2012-09-08 Fatal Initial climb Aerodynamic stall/spin
CEN12LA381 N7075H
J3C-65
2012-06-18 Serious Takeoff Loss of control in flight