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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.

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Makers top 15

Cessna5,448Piper2,714Beech1,243Cirrus Design Corp731Mooney553Bellanca231Aeronca228Grumman American Avn. Corp.178North American164Luscombe148Boeing147Stinson135Diamond Aircraft118Champion111Taylorcraft101
Makers, as a table
aircraft
Cessna5,448
Piper2,714
Beech1,243
Cirrus Design Corp731
Mooney553
Bellanca231
Aeronca228
Grumman American Avn. Corp.178
North American164
Luscombe148
Boeing147
Stinson135
Diamond Aircraft118
Champion111
Taylorcraft101

Models top 15

Cessna 172N367Cirrus Design Corp SR22T347Piper PA-28-140331Cessna 172M291Piper PA-28-180274Cirrus Design Corp SR22256Cessna 182P244Cessna 152231Cessna 172S212Piper PA-28-181211Beech A36198Piper J3C-65191Cessna 182Q158Cessna 140150Piper PA-24-250150
Models, as a table
aircraft
Cessna 172N367
Cirrus Design Corp SR22T347
Piper PA-28-140331
Cessna 172M291
Piper PA-28-180274
Cirrus Design Corp SR22256
Cessna 182P244
Cessna 152231
Cessna 172S212
Piper PA-28-181211
Beech A36198
Piper J3C-65191
Cessna 182Q158
Cessna 140150
Piper PA-24-250150

Registrations by year latest certificate held

04318621,2941,725201520162017201820192020202120222023202420259232026
Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
2015510
2016539
2017762
2018705
2019866
2020887
20211,144
20221,103
20231,725
20241,338
20251,275
2026923

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
aircraftshare
Individual9,68555%
Co-owned2,72615%
LLC2,50814%
Corporation2,22313%
Partnership3122%
Non-citizen corporation1510.9%
Government1060.6%
Non-citizen co-owned20.0%

Largest fleets companies, LLCs, trusts and government bodies

Airplane Factory INC50Planes of Fame Air Museum48Kcsi Aerial Patrol INC36Jet & Rotor Aviation LLC24Iasco Flight Training INC23Coast Flight Training and Management INC22Aviation Financial CORP22Sorbi Aviation INC21California In Nice INC20Amelia Reid Aviation LLC20Icon Aircraft INC18California Baptist University17
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Airplane Factory INC50
Planes of Fame Air Museum48
Kcsi Aerial Patrol INC36
Jet & Rotor Aviation LLC24
Iasco Flight Training INC23
Coast Flight Training and Management INC22
Aviation Financial CORP22
Sorbi Aviation INC21
California In Nice INC20
Amelia Reid Aviation LLC20
Icon Aircraft INC18
California Baptist University17

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 modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N3827K Universal
GLOBE GC-1B
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24YD Jarrett David
SEAREY
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2015-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3577R Beech
A23
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4278E Quad City Challenger
CHALLENGER 1
 Individual owner
California
 Light sport 2015-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60PT Dan Harrington
SERIES 6
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2015-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N729JC Cash James H
SONEX/TAIL WHEEL
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2015-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N734BT Cessna
172N
 Sorbi Aviation INC
El Cajon, California
 Standard 2015-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N814SD Diffenbaugh Alan Scott
VANS RV-7A
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2015-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9678Q Cessna
172M
 Northgate Aviation INC
Chico, California
 Standard 2015-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20757 Cessna
182P
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2015-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95719 Taylorcraft
BC12-D
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N231BR Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20K
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94925 Taylorcraft
BC12-D
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5495D Cessna
172N
 Sorbi Aviation INC
El Cajon, California
 Standard 2015-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N500BQ Beech
B36TC
 Coolbreeze LLC
Ripon, California
 Standard 2015-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N756FZ Cessna
TR182
 M and S 182 LLC
Torrance, California
 Standard 2015-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81618 Aeronca
7AC
 Mycroft Fred A
Sierra Madre, California
 Standard 2015-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3846D Cessna
182A
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2015-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N45070 Naval Aircraft Factory
N3N-3
 Patterson Frederick W III
American Canyon, California
 Standard 2015-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7914E Cessna
150
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8801B Cessna
172
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N106DW Woodruff David L
RANS S/6 COYTE II
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2015-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5866W Piper
PA-28-160
 Capitol City Aviation INC
West Sacramento, California
 Standard 2015-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60W Cessna
195
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67648 Cessna
152
 Flying Vikings INC
Hayward, California
 Standard 2015-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N84669 Aeronca
7CCM
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N93548 Bellanca
17-30A
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2015-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8287X Cessna
172C
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21EX Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh
EA-300
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N61ED Tohikian Eduart
EDDY SPECIAL RV8
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2015-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N59842 Consolidated Vultee
BT-13A
 Valiant Effort LLC
Monte Vista, California
 Standard 2015-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7078C North American
AT-6C
 Hawks Zero Q 3 LLC
Sonoma, California
 Standard 2015-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9943U Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-5A
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10CX Cessna
206H
 Alameda County Sheriffs Office
Livermore, California
 Standard 2015-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N14QK Quicksilver Aeronautics Llc
L-S2S
 Co-owned owner
California
 Light sport 2015-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1853N Cessna
120
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4774D Greg O Wyatt
VANS RV-7
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2015-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5133P Piper
PA-24-180
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7178U Mooney
M20C
 Bell Construction INC
Napa, California
 Standard 2015-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9756Y Beech
35-B33
 Five Six Yankee LLC
San Mateo, California
 Standard 2015-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N174RC Bellanca
7GCBC
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N797RJ Cessna
172N
 Seven 4 Zulu LLC
San Diego, California
 Standard 2015-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9390K Stinson
108-2
 Pacific Coast Air Museum
Santa Rosa, California
 Standard 2015-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4071J Cessna
150G
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N914RL Cessna
182T
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N452W Wilder Scott J
RV-4
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2015-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2115V Cessna
120
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5008W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8651P Piper
PA-24-260
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205RW Mooney
M20J
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50731 Cessna
305A
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6584W Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8369B Cessna
172
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N187CT Mooney
M20J
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2350U Piper
PA-28-236
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2SG American Champion Aircraft
7GCAA
 Kcsi Aerial Patrol
Bakersfield, California
 Standard 2015-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N97661 Cessna
182Q
 Gravity Productions INC
Redondo Beach, California
 Standard 2015-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2376T Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8768R Cessna
182L
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N465DC Jiangxi Hongdu Av Ind Co Ltd
CJ-6
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2015-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9814K Stinson
108-2
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58882 Cessna
182P
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N769CE Holladay Chad
RV-8
 Co-owned owner
California
 Experimental 2015-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N733YK Cessna
172N
 Ldac Properties LLC
Fresno, California
 Standard 2015-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7846W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N494DW Waldo David W
KODIAK CUB
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2015-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56749 Boeing
A75N1(PT17)
 Hawks Zeroq3 LLC
Sonoma, California
 Restricted 2015-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7381Q Cessna
182P
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N140HP Gippsaero Pty Ltd
GA8 TC-320
 California Highway Patrol
Sacramento, California
 Standard 2015-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N228B Beech
G35
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N262SR Samuel Taylor Ray
RV-8
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2015-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4750S Kallenberger Philip E
RV-4
 Individual owner
California
 None on file 2015-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5382B Cessna
182
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N742MM Christopher L Ives
VANS RV-8
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2015-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N177ME Cessna
177RG
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35939 Cessna
177RG
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N206AY Cessna
U206B
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N373JH Lee & Andrich
LONGEZE
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2015-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N924JW American Champion Aircraft
8KCAB
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3195R Cessna
182L
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67657 Cessna
152
 Jade Air LLC
San Pedro, California
 Standard 2015-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N759BV Cessna
182Q
 Prado Farms LLC
Helm, California
 Standard 2015-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8888U Cessna
172F
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20758 Cessna
C-165
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1104D Cessna
140A
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N928AZ Cessna
T206H
 Oceano Packing Company LLC
Pismo Beach, California
 Standard 2015-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38477 Piper
PA-28-140
 California In Nice INC
San Jose, California
 Standard 2015-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736HZ Cessna
R172K
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1560W Raytheon Aircraft Company
A36
 High Performance Aircraft INC
El Cajon, California
 Standard 2015-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N182WA Cessna
182Q
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2214L Cessna
182T
 Blue Bird Aviation LLC
San Jose, California
 Standard 2015-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28545 Silvaire
LUSCOMBE 8A
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N964AF Cessna
182P
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2015-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5184J Cessna
172N
 Riverside Flight Academy LLC
Riverside, California
 Standard 2015-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4978K Ryan
NAVION A
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5597D Beech
H35
 Reetz Bernard A
Discovery Bay, California
 Standard 2015-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N96RG Gage
STEEN SKYBOLT
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2015-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5188T Cessna
182T
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8204X Cessna
172B
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3918X Piper
PA-28R-201T
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes