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Piston singles in California

17,713 on the U.S. register with owners in California (all states). The backbone of general aviation: single-engine piston airplanes from trainers and touring aircraft to kit-built experimentals. Two in three registered aircraft are in this group.

Makers top 15

Makers, as a table

	aircraft
Cessna	5,448
Piper	2,714
Beech	1,243
Cirrus Design Corp	731
Mooney	553
Bellanca	231
Aeronca	228
Grumman American Avn. Corp.	178
North American	164
Luscombe	148
Boeing	147
Stinson	135
Diamond Aircraft	118
Champion	111
Taylorcraft	101

Models top 15

Models, as a table

	aircraft
Cessna 172N	367
Cirrus Design Corp SR22T	347
Piper PA-28-140	331
Cessna 172M	291
Piper PA-28-180	274
Cirrus Design Corp SR22	256
Cessna 182P	244
Cessna 152	231
Cessna 172S	212
Piper PA-28-181	211
Beech A36	198
Piper J3C-65	191
Cessna 182Q	158
Cessna 140	150
Piper PA-24-250	150

Registrations by year latest certificate held

Registrations by year, as a table

	aircraft
2015	510
2016	539
2017	762
2018	705
2019	866
2020	887
2021	1,144
2022	1,103
2023	1,725
2024	1,338
2025	1,275
2026	923

Who owns them

Individual9,685 (55%)Co-owned2,726 (15%)LLC2,508 (14%)Corporation2,223 (13%)Partnership312 (2%)Non-citizen corporation151 (0.9%)Government106 (0.6%)Non-citizen co-owned2 (0.0%)

By owner type, as a table

	aircraft	share
Individual	9,685	55%
Co-owned	2,726	15%
LLC	2,508	14%
Corporation	2,223	13%
Partnership	312	2%
Non-citizen corporation	151	0.9%
Government	106	0.6%
Non-citizen co-owned	2	0.0%

Largest fleets companies, LLCs, trusts and government bodies

Largest fleets, as a table

	aircraft
Airplane Factory INC	50
Planes of Fame Air Museum	48
Kcsi Aerial Patrol INC	36
Jet & Rotor Aviation LLC	24
Iasco Flight Training INC	23
Coast Flight Training and Management INC	22
Aviation Financial CORP	22
Sorbi Aviation INC	21
California In Nice INC	20
Amelia Reid Aviation LLC	20
Icon Aircraft INC	18
California Baptist University	17

Owner names as the FAA publishes them. Individuals are not listed at this time. All piston singles fleets

Aircraft newest registrations first · 17,713 in all

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N20307	Beech V35B	N20307 LLC Trabuco Canyon, California	Standard	2017-03-01	Valid
N71932	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-03-01	Valid
N4SH	Staudacher Jon S-600	Prop and Jet Air Museum Romoland, California	Experimental	2017-02-28	Valid
N750PS	Paul Sanders STOL CH750	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-02-28	Valid
N815CT	Cessna 172R	Coast Flight Training and Management INC San Diego, California	Standard	2017-02-28	Valid
N20665	Cessna 172M	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-02-27	Valid
N7021E	Cessna 175A	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-27	Valid
N841CM	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-27	Valid
N976JB	Cirrus Design Corp SR22T	Clydesdale Aviation Holdings LLC Thousand Oaks, California	Standard	2017-02-24	Valid
N305GB	Rius Jose L PULSAR XP	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-02-23	Valid
N86920	Bellanca 14-13	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-02-23	Valid
N977TM	Piper PA-32RT-300T	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-23	Valid
N1239Q	Cessna 150L	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-02-22	Valid
N21469	Piper PA-32RT-300T	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-02-22	Valid
N5305H	Piper PA-16	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-22	Valid
N577SC	Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER	Individual owner California	Light sport	2017-02-22	Valid
N8697E	Piper PA-28-151	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-22	Valid
N24XL	James Brolin JUST JA35 SUPERSTOL	Jambro INC Simi Valley, California	Experimental	2017-02-21	Valid
N121SS	Cessna 150M	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-17	Valid
N427DP	Piper PA-28-151	Charlie Alpha INC Calabasas, California	Standard	2017-02-16	Valid
N6404C	Aeronca 7BCM	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-02-16	Valid
N8542M	Beech P35	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-16	Valid
N8321M	Piper PA-28-181	Fox Two LLC Camino, California	Standard	2017-02-15	Valid
N861RX	Beech A36	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-02-15	Valid
N333H	Great Lakes 2T-1A	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-14	Valid
N67567	Cessna 152	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-14	Valid
N7178F	Juhl Ira C FLYBABY MODEL 1-A	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-02-14	Valid
N9409P	Piper PA-24-260	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-14	Valid
N1581	Pitts Special S-1C	California Antique Aircraft Museum DBA San Martin, California	Experimental	2017-02-13	Valid
N29188	Cessna TU206C	Rugger Investment Group LLC Tustin, California	Restricted	2017-02-13	Valid
N6100Y	Cessna T210N	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-02-13	Valid
N7815F	Piper PA-28-181	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-13	Valid
N34SV	Carlisle Christopher J KITFOX MODEL II	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-02-10	Valid
N70272	Piper J3C-65S	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-10	Valid
N5220L	Piper PA-28-180	R & J Services LLC Tracy, California	Standard	2017-02-09	Valid
N53176	Cessna 172S	Perfect Agreements Leasing INC Trabuco Canyon, California	None on file	2017-02-09	Valid
N73181	Cessna 172M	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-09	Valid
N758BQ	Cessna R172K	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-02-09	Valid
N909PC	Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-02-09	Valid
N145GK	Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2017-02-08	Valid
N2994A	Cessna 180	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-02-08	Valid
N3433S	Cessna 182G	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-08	Valid
N734TE	Cessna 172N	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-02-08	Valid
N8291T	Cessna 175B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-02-08	Valid
N78027	Cessna 172K	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-02-07	Valid
N279LH	Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-02-06	Valid
N750ZN	Howard John H STOL CH 750	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-02-06	Valid
N805SL	Cessna 182R	County of San Luis Obispo Sheriffs Office San Luis Obispo, California	Standard	2017-02-06	Valid
N85228	North American T-28D	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-02-06	Valid
N9811K	Stinson 108-2	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-06	Valid
N363TG	Thomas N Gautier Iii RV-10	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-02-03	Valid
N7001E	Cessna 175A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-02-03	Valid
N10DB	Cessna 210M	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-02	Valid
N5241D	Cessna 172N	Sorbi Aviation INC El Cajon, California	Standard	2017-02-02	Valid
N596PS	Stanczyk Paul L RV-6A	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-02-02	Valid
N852HC	Campbell Harvey C H CAMPBELL RV-6A	Individual owner California	None on file	2017-02-02	Valid
N144X	Nelson James G F-1 ROCKET	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-02-01	Valid
N71385	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-01	Valid
N7293Y	North American AT-6	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-01	Valid
N358SF	Jeffery Allen Miller F.8L FALCO	Individual owner California	None on file	2017-01-31	Valid
N36DX	Obreiter Jr Robert W LONG-EZ	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-01-31	Valid
N5055B	Beech F35	N5055 B Partners Long Beach, California	Standard	2017-01-31	Valid
N5138V	Cessna 172S	Advanced Charter & Instruction LLC Costa Mesa, California	Standard	2017-01-31	Valid
N8711P	Piper PA-24-260	International Academy of Dance LLC Santa Cruz, California	Standard	2017-01-31	Valid
N91325	Piper PA-38-112	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-31	Valid
N957RS	Statham James R RV-7	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-01-31	Valid
N2879E	Aeronca 7BCM	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-01-30	Valid
N9306H	Cessna 172M	Anycomm CORP Gold River, California	Standard	2017-01-30	Valid
N921JK	Kenton John F THORP T-18C	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-01-27	Valid
N122RA	Avery Rex A AVERY/MINI MAX	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-01-26	Valid
N3010G	Maule MT-7-235	Jerry Slough Aviation LLC Bakersfield, California	Standard	2017-01-26	Valid
N676TB	Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-26	Valid
N99164	Ercoupe 415-C	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-26	Valid
N134RR	Beech D-45 (T-34B)	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-25	Valid
N1932Q	Cessna 177RG	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-25	Valid
N194BN	Watson Robert Lee RV-9A	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-01-25	Valid
N262RW	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-25	Valid
N55VE	Beech S35	Childers Ranch LLC Templeton, California	Standard	2017-01-25	Valid
N78888	Mooney M20C	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-25	Valid
N3403W	Piper PA-32-260	Schendel Daryl R Barstow, California	Standard	2017-01-23	Valid
N451US	Mooney M20R	Green LLP Newport Beach, California	Standard	2017-01-23	Valid
N1947L	Textron Aviation Inc 172S	Cal Aggie Flying Farmers Davis, California	Standard	2017-01-20	Valid
N759BU	Cessna 182Q	Marin County Sheriffs Office San Rafael, California	Standard	2017-01-20	Valid
N9110P	Piper PA-24-260	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-20	Valid
N171L	Waco Classic Aircraft YMF-F5C	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-01-19	Valid
N399Q	Quarnoccio Ross A AVID FLYER	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-01-19	Valid
N738GA	Cessna 172N	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-19	Valid
N8201B	Mooney M20J	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-01-19	Valid
N14866	Rose PARRAKEET A-1	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-01-18	Valid
N171KK	Parker Judson B SERIES 5	Individual owner California	None on file	2017-01-18	Valid
N29523	Cessna 177	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-18	Valid
N30470	Socata TB 9 TAMPICO	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-01-18	Valid
N32HL	Lynch Jerry COZY	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-01-18	Valid
N6556B	Mooney M20A	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-18	Valid
N3075X	Beech B36TC	Orthoredlands Leasing LLC Redlands, California	Standard	2017-01-17	Valid
N4120F	Piper PA-28-181	Bcs Air INC Oakhurst, California	Standard	2017-01-17	Valid
N427KR	Cessna 172S	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-17	Valid
N610TW	Douglas S Taylor RV-8	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-01-17	Valid
N8158R	Beech V35B	Fullerton Vtail Partners LLC Mission Viejo, California	Standard	2017-01-17	Valid
N2178N	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-13	Valid