Accident records / PIPER PA-38 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.

1–50 of 247, newest first

ReportTailAircraftDateSeverityCause
GAA27WA013 G-LFSU 2026-10-16 Fatal Unknown Unknown or undetermined
GAA25WA288 LV-MXP 2025-05-31 None Unknown Unknown or undetermined
GAA25WA095 RP-C1085 2025-02-19 — Enroute Unknown or undetermined
GAA25WA097 YS05P 2025-02-19 Minor Maneuvering Loss of engine power (partial)
GAA22WA317 LV-OIB 2022-09-22 None Landing Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)
GAA22WA073 4R-ASJ 2021-12-22 None Enroute-cruise Loss of engine power (partial)
GAA21WA126 PH-TMH 2021-05-21 None Unknown Loss of engine power (total)
GAA21WA121 D-EBEU 2021-05-15 Serious Unknown Loss of engine power (total)
GAA21WA213 LV-MZX 2021-05-02 None Maneuvering Loss of engine power (total)
ERA21LA059 N2420F 2020-12-02 None Approach-VFR pattern crosswind Fuel contamination
CEN21LA070 N9879T 2020-11-30 Fatal Enroute Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)
WPR21FA044 N6380A 2020-11-10 Fatal Enroute-cruise Fuel starvation
ERA20CA209 N2470D 2020-06-07 None Approach-VFR go-around Loss of control in flight
CEN20WA209 LY-ATM 2020-05-09 Fatal Unknown Unknown or undetermined
GAA20CA014 N9708T 2019-10-15 None Takeoff Loss of control in flight
CEN19CA336 N6400A 2019-09-02 None Takeoff Loss of lift
ERA17FA112 N2452C 2017-02-22 Fatal Initial climb Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)
GAA17CA099 N250YA 2016-12-23 Minor Landing Hard landing
CEN17WA222 YS-332-PE 2016-12-11 Fatal Enroute Unknown or undetermined
CEN16WA325 C-FSYH 2016-08-11 Fatal Enroute Loss of engine power (total)
WPR13LA383 N2578L 2013-08-22 None Enroute-descent Fuel exhaustion
CEN11WA538 G-RVRF 2011-07-29 Fatal —
CEN11CA284 N107WC 2011-04-13 None Landing Loss of control in flight
ERA11CA225 N2491K 2011-04-02 Serious Approach-VFR pattern base Loss of engine power (total)
ERA11WA041 LV-MNO 2010-10-03 Fatal Unknown Unknown or undetermined
NYC07LA138 N193BA 2007-06-09 None —
DFW06CA022 N2593P 2005-11-06 None —
FTW03LA192 N9347T 2003-08-08 None —
SEA03LA065 N9705T 2003-04-20 None —
MIA03CA026 N2585B 2002-12-08 None —
LAX00FA354 N2493G 2000-10-01 Fatal —
NYC00LA167 N407DS 2000-06-18 None —
IAD99LA040 N2338D 1999-04-30 None —
CHI98LA030 N2536N 1997-11-05 None —
SEA97LA123 N2362K 1997-05-27 Minor —
CHI96LA298 N2538N 1996-08-15 None —
CHI96LA153 N2364N 1996-05-03 None —
CHI95LA315 N2596N 1995-09-09 None —
SEA94LA137 N9271T 1994-06-05 None —
MIA94LA113 N2477E 1994-04-06 None —
MIA93LA147 N25459 1993-06-26 Serious —
CHI93LA144 N2352R 1993-04-21 None —
SEA93LA077 N2438L 1993-03-12 None —
ANC92LA026 N9765T 1991-12-08 None —
CHI91LA239 N6373A 1991-08-01 None —
LAX90LA302 N25658 1990-08-24 None —
CHI90FA193 N2508D 1990-07-25 Fatal —
CHI90LA103 N2331C 1990-03-24 None —
LAX90LA026 N2506A 1989-11-07 None —
ATL90LA021 N2412N 1989-10-28 None —