Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 — registry & accident history

Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 25, 2026

There are 812 Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 airframes on record (built 1979–2026), 590 currently registered. 15 have one or more NTSB accident records (16 records total, 1 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 25, 2026.

812

Airframes

590

Registered

1979–2026

Years

NTSB records

Recent Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 accidents

N643FTApr 19, 2026No injuries
N494LAApr 1, 2026Serious
N505AFJan 21, 2026No injuries
The student pilot’s failure to properly adjust their seat and failure to set the parking brake before engine start, which resulted in a collision with parked vehicles.
N472ADec 16, 2025No injuries
The student pilot’s improper landing flare and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose landing gear collapse.
N4402NNov 17, 2025No injuries
N580JASep 17, 2025Minor
N335BGMay 8, 2025No injuries
The airplane’s collision with a deer on the runway during takeoff.
N504AFJan 15, 2025No injuries

Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 aircraft

N224TB ’23 •
N263MG ’20 •
N268MG ’20 •
N272CB ’18 •
N335BG ’18 •
N4400F ’19 •
N4400W ’13 •
N4401P ’19 •
N4403Z ’13 •
N494LA ’21 •
N504AF ’20 •
N505AF ’20 •