Piper PA-28

0 ADs match the Piper PA-28 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.

NTSB events

34

Destroyed

5

Substantial damage

28

Minor damage

1

No damage

0

Per 1,000 aircraft per year, 2016–2025

7.2

Events are NTSB accidents and incidents matched to Piper PA-28 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-28 aircraft in each of those years. Not adjusted for hours flown: training aircraft fly far more than most.

• Dec 28, 2024Substantial damage · serious injuries · New Braunfels, TXN5263W
• Oct 11, 2024Substantial damage · serious injuries · Louisville, KYN5006W
• Aug 15, 2022Substantial damage · none injuries · Lucedale, MSN5341W
• Mar 29, 2022Substantial damage · minor injuries · Melbourne, FLN5067W
• Jan 18, 2022Substantial damage · minor injuries · Scottsdale, AZN5276W

4 reports on Piper PA-28 airframes. Each aircraft page lists its own reports.

No ADs published since 1998 match the Piper PA-28 airframe; engine ADs depend on the engine installed. 34 NTSB events since 1982 involve Piper PA-28 airframes; from 2016 to 2025, about 7.2 a year per 1,000 registered aircraft. Operators and repair stations filed 4 service difficulty reports on Piper PA-28 airframes since 1995. Check each aircraft's own record before you buy.

• Read the logbooks for the airframe, engine and propeller, start to finish.
• Check AD compliance records against the ADs that may apply.
• Look for damage history and Form 337 major repairs and alterations.
• Have an independent A&P or IA do a pre-buy inspection.
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