Piper PA-22-135

0 ADs match the Piper PA-22-135 airframe. Engine ADs depend on the engine installed and are listed on each aircraft page.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

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NTSB events

123

Destroyed

16

Substantial damage

107

Minor damage

0

No damage

0

Per 1,000 aircraft per year, 2016–2025

5

Events are NTSB accidents and incidents matched to Piper PA-22-135 airframes by serial number or N-number; counts are approximate, because older events can't always be matched. The yearly rate divides NTSB events from 2016 to 2025 by the number of registered Piper PA-22-135 aircraft in each of those years. Not adjusted for hours flown: training aircraft fly far more than most.

• Jun 27, 2025Substantial damage · minor injuries · Elberta, ALN3228B
• Jun 26, 2025Substantial damage · none injuries · Sweetwater, TXN2300A
• Aug 29, 2022Substantial damage · none injuries · Twin Bridges, MTN3268B
• May 2, 2022Substantial damage · none injuries · Mesa, AZN3390A
• Dec 3, 2021Substantial damage · none injuries · Tahlequah, OKN3372A

4 reports on Piper PA-22-135 airframes. Each aircraft page lists its own reports.

No ADs published since 1998 match the Piper PA-22-135 airframe; engine ADs depend on the engine installed. 123 NTSB events since 1982 involve Piper PA-22-135 airframes; from 2016 to 2025, about 5 a year per 1,000 registered aircraft. Operators and repair stations filed 4 service difficulty reports on Piper PA-22-135 airframes since 1995. Check each aircraft's own record before you buy.

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