Piper PA-32-260

FAA incident reports · 647

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Accident 20260806011069APiper PA-32-260 · Plymouth, NCOn August 6, 2026, at about 1355 eastern daylight time, a Piper aircraft PA-32-260 airplane, [privacy data omitted], departed martin county airport (mcz), williamston, north carolina, enroute to ocracoke island airport (W95), ocracoke, north carolina. The…Aug 6, 2026 · N8791E · Substantial damageIncident 20260608006289IPiper PA-32-260 · Gainsville, FLAircraft attempted to depart for 7FL4. Upon accelerating for takeoff at full power, specks of oil began to appear on windscreen at rotation / climb out, oil spot frequency increased and began to significantly degrade vision as the specks spread on windscreen.…Jun 8, 2026 · N8601N · Minor damageIncident 20260508003539IPiper PA-32-260 · Evansville, INOn 5/8/2026 a pilot was completing vector approach at Evansville Regional Airport (evv), Indiana and encountered a bird strike at approximately 3:35PM EST. The pilot stated he completed a precautionary landing to assess possible damage. Visual inspection…May 8, 2026 · N3646W · Minor damageAccident 20260325005629APiper PA-32-260 · Block Island, RIOn March 25, 2026, an aircraft accident involving a [privacy data omitted] with two pilots occurred. The aircraft departed from chatham municipal airport (cqx) for a post-maintenance test flight, following a recent engine overhaul, with the destination being…Mar 25, 2026 · N7081H · Substantial damageAccident 20251224019699APiper PA-32-260 · Rio Linda, CAOn December 24th, 2025, at approximately 12:30 PST, this aircraft was involved in an accident during climb after take off from Rio Linda Airport (L36). The pilot was seriously injured, the passenger was fatally injured, and the aircraft was destroyed. During…Dec 24, 2025 · N2785Q · Destroyed · 1 fatalIncident 20251024017729IPiper PA-32-260 · Palmyra, MIPilot's failure to recognize the development of carburetor induction icing, causing a partial power loss, and resulting in an off-field emergency landing.Oct 24, 2025 · N3814W · No damageIncident 20251024015579IPiper PA-32-260 · Blackville, SCThe pilot was cruising at level flight when he experienced a catastrophic engine failure with no prior symptoms or indication of an engine malfunction. #5 cylinder departed the engine block and incurred additional damage until the pilot shut the engine down.…Oct 24, 2025 · N3526W · Minor damageIncident 20250519013689IPiper PA-32-260 · West, TXThe instructional flight was delayed leaving due to low IFR. After they met at the airplane and briefed, taxied to runway 17. The student picked up his clearance and had another delay for a king air departing. On departure the airplane climbed to 4000 feet.…May 19, 2025 · N3498W · Minor damageAccident 20250413005739APiper PA-32-260 · Green Valley, AZOn April 13, 2025, about 1342 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-32-260, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Green Valley, Arizona. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The pilot reported that, while climbing through 6,300…Apr 13, 2025 · N3797W · Substantial damageAccident 20240914015959APiper PA-32-260 · Glen Burnie, MDOn September 14 2024 the pilot attempted a takeoff at bwi rwy 15L. After rotation at approximately 200 ft the engine lost power. The pilot was able to start the engine again for only a couple of seconds by pumping the throttle. Without power the aircraft…Sep 14, 2024 · N6FT · Substantial damageAccident 20240814011939APiper PA-32-260 · Chetek, WIDuring a landing the PIC reported flaring too much causing a bounce. After the bounce the PIC applied power to initiate a go around. After applying power the nose of the aircraft came down, bounced again and the PIC hit his head. The aircraft became airborne…Aug 14, 2024 · N3613W · Substantial damageIncident 20240417010999IPiper PA-32-260 · Denton, TXPilot statement: arrived at kdto 10:30AM, April 17th, for touch and go training. Preflighted aircraft, started engine received ATIS as kdto. Taxied to 18L performed runup per chechlist, no issue. Received clearance for takeoff. Takeoff at 56 knots rotated…Apr 17, 2024 · N3564W · No damageAccident 20240310002539APiper PA-32-260 · Madras, ORMarch 10, 2024, PA32-260, [privacy data omitted] departed aurora Oregon kuao at approximately 14:04 pacific daylight time and crashed southeast of Madras Oregon at approximately 15:02 pacific daylight time. Crash site coordinates 44°35’51” n, 121°1’50” w.…Mar 10, 2024 · N3264W · Destroyed · 2 fatalAccident 20240223000929APiper PA-32-260 · Tulsa, OKThis office was called by the regional operations command on 02/23/2024 around 4:05 pm confirming that a runway incursion happed at Tulsa riverside airport (krvs) around 2148Z. The aircraft was approaching runway 1R to land when the aircraft hit the runway…Feb 23, 2024 · N3645W · Substantial damageIncident 20240215002429IPiper PA-32-260 · Louisville, KYAccording to the pilot's statement: performed normal preflight at pdk. During preflight the pilot closed the luggage compartment door, removed the key, and verified it was locked and sealed. Departure from pdk, flight to lou, and approach were stable and…Feb 15, 2024 · N3438W · Minor damageAccident 20231203020589APiper PA-32-260 · Millington, TNOn December 3rd approximately 1832 local PA32-260 left kjka gulf shores, Alabama bound to knqa Millington TN. Upon arrival into the memphis area the pilot in command canceled flight following and entered the airport traffic area at knqa. The PIC entered the…Dec 3, 2023 · N7748J · Substantial damageIncident 20231119016909IPiper PA-32-260 · Punta Gorda, FLPA32, while taxiing From runway onto taxiway , aircraft veered Off the runway and struck a taxiway light with The propeller.Nov 19, 2023 · N3972W · No damageIncident 20230630008729IPiper PA-32-260 · Winston Salem, NCPilot picked up his aircraft from annual inspection. He completed a preflight inspection using a checklist, but failed to complete all items on that checklist. This caused him to miss that the rudder trim was full left. Upon takeoff the aircraft pulled hard…Jun 30, 2023 · N31RF · No damageAccident 20230407003669APiper PA-32-260 · Sebastian, FLAt approximately 14:43 EDT on 04/07/2023, a PA-32-260, landing at the Sebastian Municipal Airport (X26), Sebastian, Florida, runway 10, had experienced a hard landing, an aerodynamic stall, and lost of control, which resulted in substantial aircraft damage…Apr 7, 2023 · N44588 · Substantial damage · 1 fatalAccident 20230329003109APiper PA-32-260 · Lincoln, ILNarrative: Aircraft was flown prior to accident for 64 minutes per data retrieved from flightaware. Com. The aircraft had been performing maneuvers to the east of kaaa for approximately 40 minutes and entered a left downwind for landing on runway 03 at kaaa.…Mar 29, 2023 · N56793 · Substantial damageAccident 20230210001759APiper PA-32-260 · Tok, AKDuring the approach at the Tok, Alaska airport runway 7, the pilot decided to practice a short field landing. After pulling the power back, the airspeed dropped approximately 10 knots below the reccomended approach speed during a practice short field landing,…Feb 10, 2023 · N44782 · Substantial damageAccident 20221016020109APiper PA-32-260 · Cordova, AKOn October 16th, 2022 at approximately 1422 hrs, a Piper PA-32, [privacy data omitted] a cherokee-6 operated under part 91 by the named pilot crashed at approximately the 1700 ft mark 6 miles s/sw of Cordova. Initial notification through an alnot indicated…Oct 16, 2022 · N3432W · Destroyed · 1 fatalIncident 20220724013112IPiper PA-32-260 · Morristown, NJOn July 24, 2022, around 2:24 pm EDT [privacy data omitted] Piper model PA32-260 s/n 32-260, landed at Morristown municipal airport (kmmu). While taxing between two aircraft at the signature FBO parking ramp, the right wing tip touched the propeller cone of a…Jul 24, 2022 · N3856W · Minor damageAccident 20220522008269APiper PA-32-260 · Broomfield, COWhile departing on part 91 flight from Erie Municipal Airport in Erie, CO N85CT Piper cherokee 6 crashed shortly after take off to south of the airport. Day VFR, 1 pilot and 1 passenger with fatal injuries.May 22, 2022 · N85CT · Destroyed · 2 fatalAccident 20220416013879APiper PA-32-260 · Grantsville, MDAircraft was cruising at 9000 MSL. It began pitching up when on autopilot altitude hold and the pilot, observing that the engine RPM had not changed, concluded it was a flight control issue caused by airframe icing and that the reduced indicated airspeed was…Apr 16, 2022 · N3618W · DestroyedAccident 20220222007139APiper PA-32-260 · Fostoria, OHN3952W departed effingham airport Indiana (1H2) to findlay airport (fdy). Pilot requested vectors to the RNAV runway 25 approach at fdy. Aircraft was having a difficult time maintaining the proper course so ATC then cleared the pilot for the full RNAV runway…Feb 22, 2022 · N3952W · Destroyed · 2 fatalIncident 20220204001389IPiper PA-32-260 · Washington, MOOn 02/04/2022 PIC of N3647W and [privacy data omitted] were flying from beatrice municipal airport (kbrie) in beatrice Nebraska to Tennessee, with a fuel stop at Washington Regional (kfyg) Washington, Missouri. At approximately 11:oo am CST N3647W landed…Feb 4, 2022 · N3647W · Minor damageAccident 20210929016839APiper PA-32-260 · Hancock, MN2021-09-29 1130L, N130GH, site visit and pilot interview. PA32 made a forced landing in a cornfield after loss of all engine power during cruise from Y63 to kbbb airport. The pilot had departed kbwp that morning, flying to Y63 to give [privacy data omitted]…Sep 29, 2021 · N130GH · Substantial damageIncident 20210924021969IPiper PA-32-260 · Baltimore, MDBaltimore, MD (mtn): N33568, PA32, was landing Runway 33, on rollout the right main gear Collapsed. POB: 1, injuries: none, damage: extent Unknown. 09/27/2021 1701Z (delayed notification) N33568 landed rwy 33 kmtn down safely and rolling out at txw sierra…Sep 24, 2021 · N33568 · Minor damageIncident 20210829015139IPiper PA-32-260 · Gainesville, FLAirman was in the runup area of his home airport. He was running up at night on an IFR flight plan. Conditions were VMC. Airman stated that he got confused with the taxi light and the lights around the run up area for some reason. Airman attempted to leave…Aug 29, 2021 · N7742J · No damageAccident 20210828016509APiper PA-32-260 · Spartanburg, SCAircraft departed spa for part 91 instructional flight. After a 2.3 hour flight the engine quit and crashed into a wooded area a mile form the the spa airportAug 28, 2021 · N3862W · DestroyedAccident 20210613007429APiper PA-32-260 · Madisonville, TXN3258W flight with 01 pilot and 05 passengers onboard originating from port isabel-cameron county airport (pil), port isabel, TX, crashed short of runway 36, Madisonville Municipal Airport (51R), Madisonville, TX. The aircraft impacted trees approximately…Jun 13, 2021 · N3258W · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 20210610006339APiper PA-32-260 · Lafayetter, COOn June 10th, 2021, at 1910 MST near the city of lafayette, Colorado, airplane N3793W, a Piper PA-32-260 experienced loss of power while in cruise flight returning to rocky mountain metropolitan airport (kbjc) in broomfield, Colorado. The airplane touched…Jun 10, 2021 · N3793W · Substantial damageAccident 20210529007079APiper PA-32-260 · Flint, MIThe pilot departed Flint airport (kfnt) to a local practice area for the purpose of practicing maneuvers. After about 30 minutes he returned to Flint for practice take off/landings. During the initial approach to runway 9, the pilot's alarm clock went off to…May 29, 2021 · N3992W · Substantial damageAccident 20210324005739APiper PA-32-260 · South Burlingto, VTWhile holding short for take-off on runway 15 at kbtv, a rear seated passenger, father of the pilot and an experienced pilot, noticed an "electrical" smell. The passenger told the pilot: "don't go". The front seat passenger then confirmed the odor and the…Mar 24, 2021 · N26DC · Substantial damageAccident 20210219006549APiper PA-32-260 · San Pedro, CAAircraft N57014, piloted by [privacy data omitted], departed ktoa at approximately 11:47AM PST. The pilot was in communication with southern California terminal approach control (sct TRACON). At 11:55:29, the pilot reported that he was experiencing engine…Feb 19, 2021 · N57014 · Substantial damage · 1 fatalIncident 20210122001219IPiper PA-32-260 · Mackinac Island, MIOn or about January 22, 2021, at approximately 1500 EDT, a 1973 Piper PA-32-260, a fixed-wing single-engine airplane bearing the registration of N7122J (sn: 32-7300032), sustained minor damage after striking an unknown object during landing roll at Mackinac…Jan 22, 2021 · N7122J · Minor damageIncident 20210112000029IPiper PA-32-260 · Chariton, IAPilot selected left wing tip tank that was empty. Engine entered fuel starvation. Aircraft landed short of the runway and clipped a bush with left wing. Aircraft skidded off the runway.Jan 12, 2021 · N324TS · Minor damageAccident 20201124018239APiper PA-32-260 · Piedmont, SCAfter performing touch and goes in the pattern at gyh the aircraft was departing the area and returning to lqk. The pilot reported engine problems and was retuning to gyh. The engine quit and while attempting to restart the engine the aircraft's left wing…Nov 24, 2020 · N5566J · DestroyedAccident 20201011018349APiper PA-32-260 · Decatur, GAOn October 11, 2020, at approximately 07:30 a.m. eastern daylight time, a 1996 Piper aircraft, model PA-32-260, with registration N3595W, sustained substantial damage when the aircraft slid off the end of the runway during an aborted takeoff at the…Oct 11, 2020 · N3595W · Substantial damageAccident 20200810018269APiper PA-32-260 · Montauk, NYMontauk, NY (mtp): N4817S, PA-32-260, hpn-mtp, landed and caught gust of wind and slid left off runway 24 into the grass. POB:3 no injuries reported, damage to aircraft extent unknown 08/10/;2020 1700Z 8/26/2020 NTSB has completed the field investigation and…Aug 10, 2020 · N4817S · Substantial damageAccident 20200603007759APiper PA-32-260 · Fargo, NDPilot and student had just finished a pre-flight of the aircraft. Smoke was noticed coming from the engine cowling during the start sequence. Visible flames were noticed from the engine cowling immediately after engine start-up. The engine was shut down and…Jun 3, 2020 · N3869W · Substantial damageAccident 20200125001849APiper PA-32-260 · Lake City, FLOn January 25, 2020 at approximately 9:30AM, a Piper PA-32-260 (N55455), serial number 32-7300038 crashed and burned into a front yard at [privacy data omitted], Lake City, Florida in columbia county after takeoff from Cannon Creek airport (15FL). The…Jan 25, 2020 · N55455 · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 20191220019789APiper PA-32-260 · Florida, MAOn December 20, 2019, at approximately 6PM EST, N4726S, a Piper PA-32-260, s/n 32-1165 was traveling from islip, long island (isp), NY to rutland, Vermont (rut). [privacy data omitted], Private pilot certificate no. [privacy data omitted] Was piloting the…Dec 20, 2019 · N4726S · DestroyedAccident 20191109023169APiper PA-32-260 · Spring, TXOn 11/09/2019 around 0930, [privacy data omitted] [privacy data omitted] took off out david wayne hooks (dwh) headed for navasota, TX. In N7703J (PA-32). About one minute after takeoff, the engine on N7703J began to lose power and quit. The pilot was able to…Nov 9, 2019 · N7703J · Substantial damageAccident 20190706009339APiper PA-32-260 · Seldovia, AKAircraft departed rwy 34 at Seldovia in very light wind conditions and heavy load, though within weight limitations of aircraft. Just after rotation, aircraft possibly encountered wind shear to a tail wind, and aircraft stopped climbing. Aircraft impacted…Jul 6, 2019 · N3556W · Substantial damageAccident 20190615007029APiper PA-32-260 · Crisfield, MDPilot was attempting to do a touch and go in W41 (Crisfield, MD) at night. The pilot undershot the runway and hit trees. The impact destroyed the aircraft. Weather. Gov Winds e @ 3MPH, vis: 10 miles, weather fair, sky cond. Clr, temp 87, dwpt 68, humidity 96%.Jun 15, 2019 · N2750Q · DestroyedAccident 20190403002449APiper PA-32-260 · Lakeland, FLAircraft landed and was taxiing slowly in grassy camp ground area during sun-n-fun. While turning right, the left wing tip hit the metal chain link fence post and fuel began to leak. The pilot advised that he mis-judged the turn.Apr 3, 2019 · N4821S · Substantial damageAccident 20190331002259APiper PA-32-260 · Swainsboro, GAOn March 31, 2019, at approximately 1130 a.m. eastern daylight time, a Piper pa 32-260, N75242, was substantially damaged after it impacted terrain while attempting to land at the East Georgia Regional Airport (ksbo) in Swainsboro, GA. There was one person on…Mar 31, 2019 · N75242 · Substantial damageAccident 20190228022469APiper PA-32-260 · Palm Beach, FLDeparted fpr for great harbor cay, Bahamas. Flight following with ATC. Cleared to climb to 7500' at approx. 3700' pilot reported rough running engine, reported returning with turn west. Boost pump on, carb heat on and switching tanks result no inprovment.…Feb 28, 2019 · N1563X · Destroyed
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