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Piper PA-18 accidents and incidents

Occurrences involving a Piper PA-18, with variants merged.

2,152 records from 1964 to 2026, 437 of them fatal. Most often in Alaska.

Leaves out 1,546 unreviewed and minor records. Include them

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Occurrences2,1522,152 accidents · 0 incidents · 1,948 mapped
Fatal occurrences437Fatality total known for 2,152 of 2,152
Reported fatalities645Plus 350 serious injuries reported
Years1964–202629 Jan 1964 – 7 Jul 2026

By year

Piper PA-18: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
196424 occurrences in 1964, 12 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).1222
196530 occurrences in 1965, 16 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).1620
196630 occurrences in 1966, 23 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).2334
196731 occurrences in 1967, 14 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).1423
196839 occurrences in 1968, 22 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).2233
196936 occurrences in 1969, 15 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).1520
197037 occurrences in 1970, 22 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).2231
197125 occurrences in 1971, 14 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).1420
197217 occurrences in 1972, 10 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).1013
197335 occurrences in 1973, 21 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).2126
197430 occurrences in 1974, 13 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).1318
197522 occurrences in 1975, 12 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).1218
197623 occurrences in 1976, 16 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).1620
197719 occurrences in 1977, 7 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).710
197821 occurrences in 1978, 11 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).1119
197918 occurrences in 1979, 9 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).912
198019 occurrences in 1980, 8 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).812
198117 occurrences in 1981, 7 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).712
198256 occurrences in 1982, 12 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).1214
198351 occurrences in 1983, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).46
198460 occurrences in 1984, 11 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).1118
198551 occurrences in 1985, 10 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).1015
198654 occurrences in 1986, 10 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).1016
198760 occurrences in 1987, 6 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).68
198834 occurrences in 1988, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).56
198948 occurrences in 1989, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).35
199052 occurrences in 1990, 7 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).712
199140 occurrences in 1991, 7 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).710
199241 occurrences in 1992, 8 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).813
199343 occurrences in 1993, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).511
199444 occurrences in 1994, 11 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).1118
199550 occurrences in 1995, 7 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).711
199641 occurrences in 1996, 6 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).68
199741 occurrences in 1997, 6 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).68
199845 occurrences in 1998, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).23
199948 occurrences in 1999, 7 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).711
200052 occurrences in 2000, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).22
200130 occurrences in 2001, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).45
200244 occurrences in 2002, 6 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).610
200347 occurrences in 2003, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).23
200435 occurrences in 2004, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).33
200535 occurrences in 2005, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).36
200625 occurrences in 2006, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).11
200732 occurrences in 2007, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).11
200835 occurrences in 2008, 6 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).68
200933 occurrences in 2009, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).36
201027 occurrences in 2010, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).23
201140 occurrences in 2011, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).35
201245 occurrences in 2012, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).34
201322 occurrences in 2013, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).11
201441 occurrences in 2014, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).11
201529 occurrences in 2015, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).23
201629 occurrences in 2016, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).15
201714 occurrences in 2017, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).22
201829 occurrences in 2018, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).35
201934 occurrences in 2019, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).12
202026 occurrences in 2020, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).12
202125 occurrences in 2021, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).00
202223 occurrences in 2022, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).11
202324 occurrences in 2023, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).35
202420 occurrences in 2024, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).35
202523 occurrences in 2025, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).00
20261 occurrences in 2026, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (60).00

Airports most often reported

Piper PA-18: airports most often reported
AirportOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
Merrill Field (MRI)Merrill Field (MRI): 52 occurrences, 2.4% of the occurrences shown. 5 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.2.4%58
Lake Hood Seaplane Base (LHD)Lake Hood Seaplane Base (LHD): 40 occurrences, 1.9% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Merrill Field (MRI), 52).1.9%34
Fairbanks International Airport (FAI)Fairbanks International Airport (FAI): 39 occurrences, 1.8% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Merrill Field (MRI), 52).1.8%23
Lake Hood Airport (Z41)Lake Hood Airport (Z41): 28 occurrences, 1.3% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Merrill Field (MRI), 52).1.3%36
Birchwood Airport (BCV)Birchwood Airport (BCV): 26 occurrences, 1.2% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Merrill Field (MRI), 52).1.2%24
Wolf Lake Airport (4AK6)Wolf Lake Airport (4AK6): 20 occurrences, 0.9% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Merrill Field (MRI), 52).0.9%22
Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (PAQ)Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (PAQ): 18 occurrences, 0.8% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Merrill Field (MRI), 52).0.8%00
Big Lake Airport (BGQ)Big Lake Airport (BGQ): 14 occurrences, 0.7% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Merrill Field (MRI), 52).0.7%11
Talkeetna Airport (TKA)Talkeetna Airport (TKA): 14 occurrences, 0.7% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Merrill Field (MRI), 52).0.7%11
Kenai Municipal Airport (ENA)Kenai Municipal Airport (ENA): 12 occurrences, 0.6% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Merrill Field (MRI), 52).0.6%11

Countries

Piper PA-18: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
United StatesUnited States: 2,140 occurrences, 99.4% of the occurrences shown. 430 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.99.4%430632
UnknownUnknown: 5 occurrences, 0.2% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 2,140).0.2%11
CanadaCanada: 3 occurrences, 0.1% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 2,140).0.1%24
AustraliaAustralia: 1 occurrences, 0.0% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 2,140).0.0%12
EcuadorEcuador: 1 occurrences, 0.0% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 2,140).0.0%12
SwedenSweden: 1 occurrences, 0.0% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 2,140).0.0%11
SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 1 occurrences, 0.0% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 2,140).0.0%13

US states and territories

Piper PA-18: US states and territories
StateOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
AlaskaAlaska: 1,043 occurrences, 48.5% of the occurrences shown. 145 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.48.5%145232
MontanaMontana: 90 occurrences, 4.2% of the occurrences shown. 20 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Alaska, 1,043).4.2%2029
CaliforniaCalifornia: 77 occurrences, 3.6% of the occurrences shown. 12 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Alaska, 1,043).3.6%1216
ColoradoColorado: 67 occurrences, 3.1% of the occurrences shown. 12 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Alaska, 1,043).3.1%1216
TexasTexas: 64 occurrences, 3.0% of the occurrences shown. 15 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Alaska, 1,043).3.0%1519
WashingtonWashington: 55 occurrences, 2.6% of the occurrences shown. 15 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Alaska, 1,043).2.6%1520
WyomingWyoming: 51 occurrences, 2.4% of the occurrences shown. 13 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Alaska, 1,043).2.4%1319
FloridaFlorida: 49 occurrences, 2.3% of the occurrences shown. 9 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Alaska, 1,043).2.3%914
IdahoIdaho: 48 occurrences, 2.2% of the occurrences shown. 7 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Alaska, 1,043).2.2%711
ArizonaArizona: 44 occurrences, 2.0% of the occurrences shown. 9 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Alaska, 1,043).2.0%915

Deadliest occurrences

Piper PA-18: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
Hageland Aviation Services Cessna 208 B accident31 Aug 20165Russian Mission, AK, United States2
ANC93FA114 · Piper PA-168 Jul 19934Fairbanks, AK, United States2
Piper PA-18 · Kenai, AK16 Mar 19684Kenai, AK, United States2
CHI92FA145 · Piper PA-1810 May 19923Arnold, NE, United States1
ANC88FA011 · Piper PA-1818 Oct 19873Homer, AK, United States1
CHI84FA376 · Piper PA-18-1503 Sept 19843OAK GROVE, WI, United States1
Piper PA-18 · Cordova, AK27 Jul 19813Cordova, AK, United States1
Cessna 180 · Dillingham, AK30 May 19783Dillingham, AK, United States2
Piper PA-18 · Willow, AK9 Nov 19753Willow, AK, United States1
Piper PA-18 · Elsinore, CA27 Jan 19743Elsinore, CA, United States2

All occurrences

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  1. ANC26LA069 · Piper PA-18-150

    7 Jul 2026 · Mekoryuk, AK, United States

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  2. WPR26LA024 · Piper PA-18

    17 Oct 2025 · Paris, ID, United States

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  3. CEN26LA020 · Piper PA18 150

    15 Oct 2025 · Reserve, LA, United States

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  4. CEN26LA013 · Piper PA-18-150

    2 Oct 2025 · Chaseley, ND, United States

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  5. ANC25LA108 · Piper PA-18-150

    16 Sept 2025 · Delta Junction, AK, United States

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  6. ANC25LA120 · Piper PA-18-150

    14 Sept 2025 · St Mary's, AK, United States

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  7. ANC25LA119 · Piper PA-18-150

    8 Sept 2025 · Eagle, AK, United States

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  8. ANC25LA090 · Piper PA-18-150

    17 Aug 2025 · Willow, AK, United States

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  9. CEN25LA322 · Piper PA-18-150

    14 Aug 2025 · Joliet, IL, United States

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  10. ANC25LA072 · Piper PA-18-150

    11 Jul 2025 · Dillingham, AK, United States

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  11. ANC25LA073 · Piper PA-18-135

    10 Jul 2025 · Palmer, AK, United States

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  12. ANC25LA075 · Piper PA-18-150

    10 Jul 2025 · Palmer, AK, United States

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  13. CEN25LA236 · Piper PA-18-150

    3 Jul 2025 · Meeker, CO, United States

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  14. ANC25LA066 · Piper PA-18-135

    28 Jun 2025 · Chenega, AK, United States

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  15. ANC25LA071 · Piper PA-18-150

    3 Jun 2025 · Willow, AK, United States

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  16. CEN25LA188 · Piper PA-18

    26 May 2025 · Vega, TX, United States

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  17. ANC25LA041 · Piper PA-18A 150

    22 May 2025 · Susitna, AK, United States

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  18. WPR25LA155 · Piper PA-18-150

    10 May 2025 · Enumclaw, WA, United States

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  19. ANC25LA033 · Piper PA-18-150

    9 Apr 2025 · Bethel, AK, United States

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  20. ERA25LA207 · Piper PA-18-150

    29 Mar 2025 · Winter Haven, FL, United States

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  21. ANC25LA024 · Piper PA-18-150

    2 Mar 2025 · Palmer, AK, United States

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  22. ANC25LA022 · Piper PA-18-150

    28 Feb 2025 · Anchor Point, AK, United States

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  23. ANC25LA019 · Piper PA-18-150

    20 Feb 2025 · Wasilla, AK, United States

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  24. WPR25LA074 · Piper PA-18-150

    6 Jan 2025 · Red Rock, MT, United States

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  25. ANC25LA012 · Piper PA-18-150

    24 Dec 2024 · Palmer, AK, United States

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  26. CEN24LA373 · Piper PA-18-150

    28 Sept 2024 · Delta, CO, United States

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  27. ANC24LA098 · Piper PA-18-150

    15 Sept 2024 · Fairbanks, AK, United States

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  28. ANC24LA099 · Piper PA-18-150

    15 Sept 2024 · Skwentna, AK, United States

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  29. ANC24LA100 · Piper PA-18-150

    15 Sept 2024 · Palmer, AK, United States

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  30. ANC24LA090 · Piper PA-18A 150

    4 Sept 2024 · Denali, AK, United States

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  31. ANC24FA085 · Piper PA-18-150

    31 Aug 2024 · McGrath, AK, United States · 1 fatal

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  32. ANC24LA088 · Piper PA-18-150

    31 Aug 2024 · Coal Creek, AK, United States

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  33. WPR24LA280 · Piper PA-18-150

    19 Aug 2024 · Island Park, ID, United States

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  34. ANC24LA080 · Piper PA-18-150

    15 Aug 2024 · Arctic Village, AK, United States

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  35. WPR24LA271 · Piper PA-18-150

    11 Aug 2024 · Manhattan, MT, United States

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  36. ANC24LA072 · Piper PA18 150

    3 Aug 2024 · Goose Bay, AK, United States

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  37. ANC24LA061 · Piper PA-18-150

    8 Jul 2024 · Koliganek, AK, United States

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  38. ANC24FA052 · Piper PA-18-150

    18 Jun 2024 · Moose Pass, AK, United States · 2 fatal

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  39. WPR24LA187 · Piper PA-18-150

    7 Jun 2024 · Garrett, WY, United States

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  40. WPR24FA150 · Piper PA-18-150

    14 May 2024 · Thurlow, MT, United States · 2 fatal

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  41. ANC24LA033 · Piper PA-18-150

    14 May 2024 · Dry Creek, AK, United States

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  42. ANC24LA101 · Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL

    15 Apr 2024 · Big Lake, AK, United States

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  43. WPR24LA099 · Piper PA-18A 150

    27 Feb 2024 · Dallesport, WA, United States

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  44. WPR24LA082 · Piper PA-18A 150

    26 Jan 2024 · Eden, OR, United States

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  45. CEN24LA076 · Piper PA-18A 150

    29 Dec 2023 · Vermillion, SD, United States

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  46. ANC24FA008 · Piper PA-18-150

    8 Dec 2023 · Anchor Point, AK, United States · 2 fatal

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  47. ANC24LA002 · Piper PA-18-150

    4 Nov 2023 · Wasilla, AK, United States

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  48. ERA24LA035 · Piper PA18 150

    4 Nov 2023 · Tompkinsville, KY, United States

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  49. ANC23LA084 · Piper PA-18-150

    20 Sept 2023 · Bethel, AK, United States

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  50. ANC23LA083 · Piper PA-18-150

    15 Sept 2023 · McGrath, AK, United States

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