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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
N224SG	Casey Gary L LANCAIR ES	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2017-01-12	Valid
N7775G	Cessna 172L	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-12	Valid
N8060U	Piper PA-28-181	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-12	Valid
N3099C	Beech K35	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-01-11	Valid
N6141T	Cessna TR182	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-11	Valid
N78341	Cessna 172K	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-11	Valid
N9565V	Cessna R172K	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-11	Valid
N39876	Bellanca 17-30A	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-01-10	Valid
N522KG	Cirrus Design Corp SR22	Jdi Electrical Solutions INC Temecula, California	Standard	2017-01-10	Valid
N61VA	Cessna TR182	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-01-10	Valid
N7173B	Piper PA-18A 150	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-10	Valid
N236CC	Calcote Clarence E GLASAIR RG	Prop and Jet Air Museum Romoland, California	Experimental	2017-01-09	Valid
N4766V	Boeing A75	Aero Classics LLC Lancaster, California	Multiple	2017-01-09	Valid
N9111Q	Beech F33A	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-09	Valid
N765CT	Cirrus Design Corp SR22	Bim Jett LLC Sacramento, California	Standard	2017-01-05	Valid
N9150G	Mooney M20M	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-05	Valid
N19328	Cessna 150L	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-04	Valid
N210VB	Cessna T210N	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-01-04	Valid
N29481	Cessna 177	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-01-04	Valid
N4389X	Piper PA-28R-200	Rrg Software LLC Alpine, California	Standard	2017-01-04	Valid
N666TT	Burns Gerald A BII	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-01-04	Valid
N9460D	Piper PA-18A 150	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-04	Valid
N33034	Raymond Eric Scott MY OWN DESIGN	Individual owner California	Experimental	2017-01-03	Valid
N5767F	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-03	Valid
N64RB	Cessna 182L	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-03	Valid
N71637	Cessna 182M	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-03	Valid
N739NN	Cessna 172N	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-01-03	Valid
N8163B	Cessna 172	Aerosim INC Stockton, California	Standard	2017-01-03	Valid
N128BS	North American T-28B	Dye Precision INC San Diego, California	Experimental	2016-12-30	Valid
N6203W	Piper PA-28-140	Coastal Valley Aviation INC Santa Maria, California	Standard	2016-12-30	Valid
N1015E	Mooney M20D	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2016-12-29	Valid
N28003	Gulfstream American Corp AA-5B	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-29	Valid
N694MP	Poulsen Michael VANS RV 6	Individual owner California	Experimental	2016-12-29	Valid
N7797U	Cessna 150M	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-28	Valid
N2133W	Beech F33A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2016-12-27	Valid
N244ER	American General Acft Corp AG5B	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-27	Valid
N86ED	Edward L Holyoke RV6	Individual owner California	Experimental	2016-12-27	Valid
N928AR	Beech C23	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2016-12-27	Valid
N423CC	Piper PA-28R-201T	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-23	Valid
N9716X	Cessna 210B	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-23	Valid
N268CT	Cessna 172R	Coast Flight Training and Management INC San Diego, California	Standard	2016-12-22	Valid
N3867M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-22	Valid
N501SD	Maule M-5-180C	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-22	Valid
N512CT	Cessna 172R	Coast Flight Training and Management INC San Diego, California	Standard	2016-12-22	Valid
N5574B	Cessna 182	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-22	Valid
N84887	Wade RV4	Individual owner California	Experimental	2016-12-21	Valid
N1017C	Mooney M20R	Cao Gadgets LLC Irvine, California	Standard	2016-12-20	Valid
N886JS	Jerry Scott ROCKET	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2016-12-20	Valid
N2177C	Cessna 177B	Renaissance General Restoration Contracting Madera, California	Standard	2016-12-19	Valid
N102EA	Piper PA-32R-300	Steves Atv Services INC Oceano, California	Standard	2016-12-16	Valid
N335AL	Arion Aircraft Llc LIGHTNING LS-1	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2016-12-16	Valid
N713TT	Beech V35B	Abe Air LLC Salinas, California	Standard	2016-12-15	Valid
N116BW	Watson William H RV-6A	Individual owner California	Experimental	2016-12-14	Valid
N25453	Porterfield CP-65	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-14	Valid
N89965	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-14	Valid
N20815	Piper J3F-60	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2016-12-13	Valid
N362DT	Merlyn R Reppert ONEX	Individual owner California	Experimental	2016-12-13	Valid
N70660	Fisher Flying Products FP-202	Individual owner California	Experimental	2016-12-13	Valid
N7463T	Cessna 172A	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-13	Valid
N9763M	Mooney M20C	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-13	Valid
N421SW	Beech E33A	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-12	Valid
N734DN	Cessna 172N	Seven 4 Zulu LLC San Diego, California	Standard	2016-12-12	Valid
N41729	Culver LFA	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2016-12-09	Valid
N6731U	Mooney M20C	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-09	Valid
N82416	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner California	None on file	2016-12-09	Valid
N48119	North American-Banaire Entprs. SNJ-4	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-08	Valid
N5280N	Boeing E75	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2016-12-08	Valid
N63803	Piper PA-18-150	Southern California Soaring Academy INC Valencia, California	Standard	2016-12-08	Valid
N216BR	Rawls Bradford W 601XLB	Individual owner California	Experimental	2016-12-07	Valid
N243JB	Cirrus Design Corp SR22T	S & W Air LLC Lawndale, California	Standard	2016-12-07	Valid
N738LN	Cessna 172N	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-07	Valid
N865SR	Cirrus Design Corp SR22T	Serious Stuff LLC Saint Helena, California	Standard	2016-12-07	Valid
N109DM	Mangan Dennis RV6-A	Individual owner California	Experimental	2016-12-06	Valid
N333SB	Burgess PITTS S-1	Individual owner California	Experimental	2016-12-06	Valid
N6782V	Mooney M20C	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2016-12-06	Valid
N7154A	Cessna 172	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-06	Valid
N7593P	Piper PA-24-250	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-06	Valid
N4223P	Perez Chuck RANS S-12 XL AIRAILE	Individual owner California	Experimental	2016-12-05	Valid
N45918	Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV	Leider Geil LLC Rancho Cucamonga, California	Experimental	2016-12-05	Valid
N77LF	Foster-Loyde VARIEZE	Individual owner California	Experimental	2016-12-05	Valid
N221RP	Cirrus Design Corp SR22	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2016-12-02	Valid
N25108	Luscombe 8A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2016-12-02	Valid
N68547	Bellanca 7ECA	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-02	Valid
N7474T	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-02	Valid
N362BC	Cessna TR182	Wing Nutz LLC Redondo Beach, California	Standard	2016-12-01	Valid
N77DE	Piper PA-46-310P	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2016-12-01	Valid
N854AK	Diamond Aircraft DA 40	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-12-01	Valid
N3959Y	Cessna 210D	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-11-30	Valid
N6353A	Cessna 182	Cypress Soaring INC Hemet, California	Standard	2016-11-30	Valid
N101GR	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-11-29	Valid
N15573	Piper PA-28-140	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2016-11-29	Valid
N6870M	Cessna T210M	Applied Science Services CORP Woodland Hills, California	Standard	2016-11-29	Valid
N9861Y	Cessna T210N	Richard I Bennett LLC San Jose, California	Standard	2016-11-29	Valid
N1827Z	Beech C24R	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2016-11-28	Valid
N184ME	Weaver Stanley R/Robinson Scot VANS RV-8	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2016-11-28	Valid
N2691U	Cessna 172D	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-11-28	Valid
N5045K	Rosenhan SKYHOPPER	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2016-11-28	Valid
N52119	Cessna 172P	Big e LLC Lemoore, California	Standard	2016-11-28	Valid
N8270P	Piper PA-24-250	Kraemer and CO Mfg INC Orland, California	Standard	2016-11-28	Valid
N847JM	Joey M Myers AVID FLYER MKIV	Individual owner California	Experimental	2016-11-28	Valid