Piper PA-20-135 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 29, 2026
There are 118 Piper PA-20-135 airframes on record (built 1950–1954), 42 currently registered. 5 have one or more NTSB accident records (5 records total, 2 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 29, 2026.
Recent Piper PA-20-135 accidents
The pilot providing instruction’s delayed remedial action, resulting in a loss of control during landing roll.
An inadvertent encounter with the rotor wash of a nearby hovering helicopter during landing, which resulted in a loss of control and a runway excursion.
The pilot's turn towards rising terrain with limited climb performance and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from terrain that resulted in an impact with terrain.
A failure of the throttle control during a landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with a fence.
The noninstrument-rated pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation, a loss of control, and collision with terrain.