The Lemon Index

Planes · Piper PA-34 Seneca

Piper PA-34 Seneca. Advanced data.

The raw numbers behind the page, in one place.

Accidents84NTSB
Fatal1518% of accidents
Deaths32NTSB
Destroyed17%of aircraft
Mechanical26%of accidents

Accidents by year

YearAccidents
20088
20095
20107
20111
20122
20133
20145
20151
20168
20176
201811
20197
20202
20212
20222
20235
20246
20253

What happened

What happenedShare of accidents
Hard landing14%
Landing gear not configured12%
Loss of control on ground10%
Loss of control in flight8%
Abnormal runway contact6%
Landing gear collapse5%

Phase of flight

Phase of flightShare of accidents
Landing52%
Enroute18%
Approach14%
Maneuvering4%
Initial climb4%

Mechanical causes

PartShare
landing gear system10%
flight control system2%
(general)1%
fuel system1%

Updated