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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
N5747B	Cessna 182	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-02-18	Valid
N911XY	Maxwell Simmons JA30 SUPERSTOL	Individual owner California	Experimental	2015-02-18	Valid
N939AA	Wheeler North RV-3B	Individual owner California	Experimental	2015-02-18	Valid
N7181F	Cessna 150F	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2015-02-17	Valid
N805ST	Bellanca 8KCAB	Dga Avition LLC Sacramento, California	Standard	2015-02-17	Valid
N45315	Gulfstream American Corp AA-5B	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-02-13	Valid
N955X	Grumman G-164A	Individual owner California	Restricted	2015-02-13	Valid
N4234B	Beech F35	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-02-12	Valid
N61ZB	Goeke Donald D RV6A	Integratis INC Carmel, California	Experimental	2015-02-12	Valid
N84015	Piper PA-28-181	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-02-12	Valid
N1083V	Cessna TU206F	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-02-11	Valid
N120MP	Beech V35B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2015-02-11	Valid
N876BR	Diamond Aircraft DA 40	Eva Flight Training Academy Mather, California	Standard	2015-02-11	Valid
N877BR	Diamond Aircraft DA 40	Eva Flight Training Academy Mather, California	Standard	2015-02-11	Valid
N274MD	Cessna 180J	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2015-02-10	Valid
N54273	Cessna 172P	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-02-10	Valid
N7457W	Piper PA-28-180	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2015-02-10	Valid
N97BM	Mason W B/Mason P E GLASTAR GS-1	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2015-02-10	Valid
N18TL	Cessna 182L	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2015-02-09	Valid
N58VH	Modified Playboy LVI	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2015-02-09	Valid
N6801T	Beech B36TC	Individual owner California	Special flight permit	2015-02-09	Valid
N9655Y	Beech P35	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-02-09	Valid
N28268	Gulfstream American Corp AA-5B	Flr Aero LLC Newman, California	Standard	2015-02-06	Valid
N51334	Cessna 150J	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-02-05	Valid
N737DD	Cessna 172N	Sorbi Aviation INC El Cajon, California	Standard	2015-02-05	Valid
N57ED	Beech H35	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-02-04	Valid
N551EZ	Jardine Kenneth J LONG E-Z	Individual owner California	Experimental	2015-02-03	Valid
N6337Q	Mooney M20F	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-02-03	Valid
N5527S	Cessna TR182	Silver State Aero Group LLC Discovery Bay, California	Standard	2015-02-02	Valid
N6108S	Beech A36	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-02-02	Valid
N889TW	Piper PA-28R-201	Universal Aviators Academy INC El Monte, California	Standard	2015-02-02	Valid
N9110H	Cessna 172M	Sierra Aero LLC Truckee, California	Standard	2015-02-02	Valid
N1138P	Mooney M20J	Ys Pharmtech San Diego, California	Standard	2015-01-30	Valid
N3EX	Mcevoy Maurice B GLASAIR III	Individual owner California	None on file	2015-01-30	Valid
N8062T	Piper PA-32R-301	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-01-30	Valid
N1368C	Cirrus Design Corp SR22	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2015-01-29	Valid
N321RD	Pilatus P3-03	Individual owner California	Experimental	2015-01-29	Valid
N111VX	Steiner K S/Bessesen B VELOCITY	Individual owner California	Experimental	2015-01-28	Valid
N654JR	Cirrus Design Corp SR22	Capital Holdings 233 LLC Fullerton, California	Standard	2015-01-28	Valid
N69Z	Phillips STEEN SKYBOLT	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2015-01-28	Valid
N80AS	Pitts Aerobatics S-2B	Alpha Sierra LLC Simi Valley, California	Standard	2015-01-28	Valid
N9323B	Cessna 175	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-01-27	Valid
N969DW	Cirrus Design Corp SR22T	De Werd Capital Partners LLC Los Olivos, California	Standard	2015-01-26	Valid
N181RS	Aeropro Cz EUROFOX LSA	Individual owner California	Light sport	2015-01-23	Valid
N684V	Beech 35-33	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2015-01-23	Valid
N23717	Beech A36	Advanced Helicopter Services Woodland, California	Standard	2015-01-22	Valid
N1774F	Cessna 172H	Barnstormers Aero Services INC Lompoc, California	Standard	2015-01-20	Valid
N2594Q	Cessna 182K	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-01-20	Valid
N2918S	Cessna 150G	Above All Aviation INC Goleta, California	Standard	2015-01-20	Valid
N315XB	Holste Max 1521M	Individual owner California	Experimental	2015-01-20	Valid
N6997W	Piper PA-28-140	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2015-01-20	Valid
N951EU	Oehler Wayne P EUROPA XS MONOWHEEL	Individual owner California	Experimental	2015-01-20	Valid
N5086D	Cessna 182A	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-01-16	Valid
N619N	Construcciones Aeronauticas Sa C.A.S.A. 1.131E	Individual owner California	Experimental	2015-01-16	Valid
N9166E	Maule M-5-235C	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2015-01-16	Valid
N26PW	North American P-51D	Almanor Aviation INC San Jose, California	Limited	2015-01-15	Valid
N442KL	Ledwith Kenneth E MIDGET MUSTANG II	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2015-01-15	Valid
N442RA	Cessna 182N	King Air Properties LLC Huntington Beach, California	Standard	2015-01-15	Valid
N10251	Flagg Larry D LARRYS MIXTURE	Individual owner California	Experimental	2015-01-14	Valid
N63EK	Cirrus Design Corp SR22T	Edsoft Aviation LLC Mountain View, California	Standard	2015-01-14	Valid
N92SX	Evans David LANCAIR LEGACY	Applied Process Logic INC San Luis Obispo, California	Experimental	2015-01-14	Valid
N7731N	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-01-09	Valid
N5955G	Cessna 150K	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-01-08	Valid
N6698Q	Beech C23	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-01-08	Valid
N67736	Beech D17S	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2015-01-08	Valid
N6788U	Mooney M20D	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-01-08	Valid
N7938C	Piper PA-28-161	Volar CORP El Cajon, California	Standard	2015-01-08	Valid
N147DL	Curtis David RV-4	Co-owned owner California	None on file	2015-01-07	Valid
N371CD	Cirrus Design Corp SR22	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2015-01-07	Valid
N5676V	Piper PA-28-181	Dave Simpson Aviation INC Escondido, California	Standard	2015-01-07	Valid
N9811X	Piper J3C-65	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-01-07	Valid
N1851F	Cubcrafters Inc CC11-160	Individual owner California	Light sport	2015-01-06	Valid
N19PA	Piper PA-28R-201T	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2015-01-06	Valid
N28436	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-01-06	Valid
N35YR	Beech V35B	Tonini Farm and Cattle CO San Luis Obispo, California	Standard	2015-01-06	Valid
N72172	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-01-06	Valid
N7825L	Klause Stephen E CHRISTEN EAGLE II	Individual owner California	Experimental	2015-01-05	Valid
N39XD	Thomas D Hall DRAGONFLY MKII	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-12-31	Valid
N1569B	Luscombe 8E	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-12-30	Valid
N3169G	North American AT-6F	Condor Squadron Officers & Airmens Association Van Nuys, California	Standard	2014-12-30	Valid
N5420K	Robby K Rosburg SLING 2	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-12-30	Valid
N108PC	Piper PA-16	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-12-29	Valid
N159MD	Beech K35	Law Offices of Shawn A Mcmillan Apc San Diego, California	Standard	2014-12-24	Valid
N8446T	Cessna 182B	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-12-24	Valid
N7397R	Beech V35B	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-12-23	Valid
N873BR	Diamond Aircraft DA 40	Eva Flight Training Academy Mather, California	Standard	2014-12-23	Valid
N875BR	Diamond Aircraft DA 40	Eva Flight Training Academy Mather, California	Standard	2014-12-23	Valid
N77340	Champion 8KCAB	Slikker Enterprises INC Bakersfield, California	Standard	2014-12-22	Valid
N615MD	Kollen Robert S LIGHTNING	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-12-18	Valid
N83679	Piper PA-18-150	Pro-Air West LLC San Diego, California	Standard	2014-12-18	Valid
N6034D	Cessna 172S	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-12-16	Valid
N201PS	Mooney M20J	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-12-15	Valid
N6028N	Cessna T210M	Bernhard Mark J Alamo, California	Standard	2014-12-15	Valid
N6413H	Piper J3C-65	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-12-15	Valid
N823LA	Raytheon Aircraft Company A36	N907Ds LLC Palo Alto, California	Standard	2014-12-15	Valid
N83822	Aeronca 7EC	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-12-15	Valid
N918HY	Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B	Bumble Bee Air INC Menlo Park, California	Standard	2014-12-15	Valid
N2449	Vought Sikorsky F4U-1	Individual owner California	None on file	2014-12-12	Valid
N469ZP	Stickney Joe GS-2 SPORTSMAN	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-12-12	Valid
N5265X	Champion 7GCBC	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-12-12	Valid