Piper Aircraft Inc PA-44-180 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 18, 2026
There are 258 Piper Aircraft Inc PA-44-180 airframes on record (built 1978–2026), 153 currently registered. 7 have one or more NTSB accident records (8 records total, 2 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 18, 2026.
Recent Piper Aircraft Inc PA-44-180 accidents
The failure of the left main landing gear tire casing and tube due to excessive wear which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing.
The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the multiengine airplane after a partial loss of engine power on one engine during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the mechanic’s failure to check the condition/security of the right engine’s carburetor throttle arm linkage during the annual inspection, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.
The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear and the flight instructor’s lack of recognition and inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a gear up landing.
The failure of the pilot receiving instruction and flight instructor to follow the landing checklist and extend the landing gear before landing
The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate obstacle clearance altitude from phone wires while performing low-level operations.
The pilot receiving instruction's failure to extend the landing gear and the flight instructor's failure to adequately monitor his student's actions during the approach.
The failure of both the pilot and the certified flight instructor to ensure that the left fuel selector was in the on position for takeoff and their failure to follow the proper procedures when the left engine lost power shortly after takeoff, resulting in an in-flight loss of control.