Piper PA-23-150 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 30, 2026
There are 209 Piper PA-23-150 airframes on record (built 1953–1965), 47 currently registered. 4 have one or more NTSB accident records (4 records total, 2 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 30, 2026.
Recent Piper PA-23-150 accidents
The total loss of power in both engines during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered from the ocean.
The failure of the left engine due to water contamination and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain single-engine minimum control airspeed, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of total and recent flight experience in the accident airplane make and model, which reduced his capacity to manage an inflight loss of power.
The total loss of right engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot's improper decision to attempt to execute a forced landing to an open field with obstacles. Contributing to the accident was the left engine’s total loss of power due to fuel starvation as a result of the introduction of air into the fuel system through a gascolator seal breach and the pilot’s use of an improper substance on the left wing gascolator bowl during maintenance operations, which led to the gascolator seal breach.