Piper PA-31-350 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 18, 2026
There are 1,550 Piper PA-31-350 airframes on record (built 1971–1996), 399 currently registered. 52 have one or more NTSB accident records (55 records total, 12 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 18, 2026.
Recent Piper PA-31-350 accidents
The pilot’s loss of directional control when the airplane encountered snow and ice on the runway while landing at night in gusting crosswind conditions.
The pilot’s failure to recognize that an automated taxiway gate was closing, and the pilot’s failure stop for the closing gate.
The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
The pilot's continuation of an unstabilized approach and his failure to monitor the aircraft's altitude and airspeed during the approach, resulting in a loss of control.
The loosening of a connecting rod cap nut for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a mechanical failure of the engine and an in-flight fire.
The pilot’s inadvertent descent below the published minimum descent altitude, while operating in flat light conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.