Piper PA-39 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 23, 2026
There are 143 Piper PA-39 airframes on record (built 1969–1985), 82 currently registered. 4 have one or more NTSB accident records (4 records total, 1 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 23, 2026.
143
Airframes
82
Registered
1969–1985
Years
4
NTSB records
Recent Piper PA-39 accidents
The pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during landing rollout, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.
The pilot’s acute cerebrovascular event, which caused symptoms that diminished his situational awareness and prompted him to abort the takeoff, resulting in a runway excursion.
The pilot's inadvertent encounter with the rotor downwash from a hovering heavy-lift helicopter.