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
Models top 15
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
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N4028C | Universal Stinson 108-3 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14KP | Pepiot Kenneth D LANCAIR IV |
Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2014-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N198WM | Wright Macleod Doelcam Special STEEN SKYBOLT |
Co-owned owner California |
None on file | 2014-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5695C | Mooney M20J |
Aerial Avionics INC Modesto, California |
Standard | 2014-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2106L | Beech A36 |
Cht CORP Lake Forest, California |
Standard | 2014-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3035X | Cessna 150F |
29 Soaring Club INC Twentynine Palms, California |
Standard | 2014-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5424J | Cessna 172N |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N660Z | Kalisz John RV-6 |
Co-owned owner California |
None on file | 2014-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N172SX | Cessna 172N |
Personal Aviation INC Poway, California |
Standard | 2014-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2029 | Sinclair-Robert PAZMANY PL-1 |
N522Ez INC San Marino, California |
Experimental | 2014-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7398L | Cessna A152 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89AL | Brug Allan H LONG EZE |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2014-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92433 | Cessna 182N |
Vandervis INC Tulare, California |
Standard | 2014-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3959R | Piper PA-28-180 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2014-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5524C | Cessna T206H |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9807B | Bellanca 14-19-2 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2455Y | Cessna 172D |
Aircrafters French Valley INC Winchester, California |
Standard | 2014-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5521Q | Cessna 172S |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2014-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N130PT | Fairchild(Howard) M-62C(PT-23A) |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5059K | Bellanca 7GCAA |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2014-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54179 | Cessna 172P |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4739 | Travel Air 9000 |
David Lee Bradley Productions INC Temecula, California |
None on file | 2014-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N759BN | Cessna 182Q |
High Flying LLC Bakersfield, California |
Standard | 2014-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N624MS | Shelton Michael A RV-6A |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2014-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9315V | Mooney M20C |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2014-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N93FF | Schmidt ACRODUSTER I SA700 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2014-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1470U | Cessna 172M |
Scientific Aerial Imaging INC Saint Helena, California |
Standard | 2014-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44WC | Stevens Joseph W RV 6-A |
White Eagle Investments LLC San Jose, California |
Experimental | 2014-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N339M | Mooney M-18C |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2014-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2502T | Navion NAVION H |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N568RS | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6312X | Beech A36 |
Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2014-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N489ER | Cessna 172N |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N522JH | Cessna 175 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6460Q | Mooney M20F |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45CV | Stinson L-5E |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79344 | Mooney M20C |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8924R | Champion 7GC |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9141S | Beech F33A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3627K | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9246N | Cessna 172N |
Westways Aviation LLC El Cajon, California |
Standard | 2014-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N194GM | Patterson Geoffrey L PATTERSON G RV-9A |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2014-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33959 | Taylorcraft BC12-65 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2014-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4542N | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B |
Pollack Richard D Santa Monica, California |
Standard | 2014-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N496BS | Cessna T240 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N805AP | Cessna T206H |
Asphalt Professionals INC Thousand Oaks, California |
Standard | 2014-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N194RJ | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3GG | Ryan NAVION A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N540AW | Zivko Aeronautics Inc EDGE 540 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2014-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8466Z | Cessna 210-5(205) |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2182H | Mooney M20R |
Spangler & Pion LLC Davis, California |
Standard | 2014-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5214B | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20151 | Cessna 177B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N392W | North American T-28B |
Buno 138314 LLC San Diego, California |
Experimental | 2014-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N129JP | Zimmerman Gerald M STEPHENS AKRO |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2014-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1353H | Aeronca 15AC |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N892PT | Tims Duane R RV7-A |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2014-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45647 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2717C | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N382A | Mooney M-18L |
Dga Aviation LLC Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2014-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9419H | Cessna 182R |
Individual owner California |
Restricted | 2014-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1414N | Piper J3C-65 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5313N | Cessna 182Q |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N671DJ | Decker Daniel B RV-4 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2014-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N171MC | Kenneth L Orloff MARQUART MA-5 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2014-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18018 | Arrow F |
R Douthitt Enterprises INC El Centro, California |
Standard | 2014-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4135N | Cessna 140 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N428CE | Stevens James Jr JDT HI-MAX |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2014-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46473 | Cessna 152 |
Aviation Capital Management LLC San Jose, California |
Standard | 2014-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70FD | Piper J3C-65 |
R Douthitt Enterprises INC El Centro, California |
Standard | 2014-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4660G | Cessna 172N |
Advantage Aviation INC Palo Alto, California |
Standard | 2014-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N517BW | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6124N | Beech 19A |
Pacific Coast Air Museum Santa Rosa, California |
Standard | 2014-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7425E | Cessna 210 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1954X | Cessna 182H |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N404V | Beech P35 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5433 | Travel Air 4000 |
David Lee Bradley Productions INC Temecula, California |
Standard | 2014-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6627G | Cessna 150L |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18MK | American Legend Aircraft Co AL3 |
Individual owner California |
Light sport | 2014-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N732YD | Cessna T210M |
Private Air LLC Santa Rosa, California |
Standard | 2014-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999RJ | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3030X | Cessna Aircraft Co 162 |
Individual owner California |
Light sport | 2014-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3053Y | Cessna 182E |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4971L | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8701D | Piper PA-22-160 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1466U | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96668 | Cessna 182Q |
Hollister Flying Club Tulare, California |
Standard | 2014-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52245 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5537R | Cessna 172RG |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16WZ | Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-180 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2045C | Beech A36 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N246M | Maher Timothy Raymond RV9A |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2014-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1497G | Beech P35 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N531DD | Mooney M20J |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98SW | Cessna 177RG |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N719TS | Cirrus Design Corp SR22T |
Crawford Michael Carlsbad, California |
Standard | 2014-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N119PM | Piper Aircraft Inc PA46R-350T |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N714PG | Cessna 150M |
Jet & Rotor Aviation LLC Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2014-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87825 | Piper J3C-65 |
E C Nelson INC Rio Oso, California |
Standard | 2014-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N204LP | Beech F33A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
