Piper PA-32-300 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 25, 2026
There are 1,945 Piper PA-32-300 airframes on record (built 1948–1980), 993 currently registered. 92 have one or more NTSB accident records (93 records total, 23 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 25, 2026.
Recent Piper PA-32-300 accidents
The pilot's failure to maintain a stabilized approach and his delayed action to perform a go-around, resulting in a collision with the runway surface.
Separation of the No. 3 engine cylinder due to a loss of torque on the cylinder base nuts, which resulted in a loss of engine power and in-flight fire. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s failure to ensure the engine case and cylinder base nuts were properly torqued during the most recent annual inspection.
The pilot’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
