Piper PA-28RT-201T — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 24, 2026
There are 659 Piper PA-28RT-201T airframes on record (built 1978–1988), 256 currently registered. 13 have one or more NTSB accident records (15 records total, 3 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 24, 2026.
Recent Piper PA-28RT-201T accidents
The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate descent rate during the landing approach, which resulted in an impact with terrain short of the runway threshold.
The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the subsequent impact with terrain.
A partial loss of engine power due to a corrosion-related fatigue crack of the No. 3 cylinder barrel.
The student pilot’s continued visual flight rules flight into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a rapid uncontrolled descent into terrain. Contributing to the accident were the self-induced and external pressures that likely influenced the pilot’s decision to both initiate and continue the flight.
The fracture of the right main landing gear torque link bolt on landing, which resulted in the landing gear assembly rotating freely, the subsequent loss of directional control, and the landing gear collapsing.
The fatigue failure of a crankshaft counterweight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during cruise flight.
The pilot's intentional descent into the terrain.