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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
N4785M	Blinkov Mikhail CH701	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-07-24	Valid
N158AE	Cessna 172D	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-07-23	Valid
N36VT	Beech A36	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-07-23	Valid
N26543	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-07-22	Valid
N31CN	Cessna 172N	Skyland Aviation LLC Alpine, California	Standard	2014-07-22	Valid
N73977	Cessna 172N	Bfl Aviation LLC Bakersfield, California	Standard	2014-07-22	Valid
N198ME	Cessna 172S	Cal Aggie Flying Farmers Davis, California	Standard	2014-07-21	Valid
N315CK	Cirrus Design Corp SR22	Market-Partners INC Santa Rosa, California	Standard	2014-07-21	Valid
N5956D	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-07-21	Valid
N7530V	Cessna 177RG	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-07-21	Valid
N2217Y	Beech K35	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-07-18	Valid
N328L	Cessna 182P	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-07-18	Valid
N47VP	Eccker Donald E RANS S-6S COYOTE II	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-07-18	Valid
N3291F	Mooney M20F	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-07-17	Valid
N9894E	Cessna 182P	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-07-16	Valid
N411JG	Beech B36TC	Kern County Aviation Leasing LLC Bakersfield, California	Standard	2014-07-15	Valid
N42890	Piper J3C-65	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-07-15	Valid
N575TV	Cirrus Design Corp SR22T	Issue V INC Huntington Beach, California	Standard	2014-07-15	Valid
N1708C	Cessna 180	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-07-14	Valid
N66GB	Banducci Gary R RV3A	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-07-11	Valid
N84839	Cessna 172K	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-07-11	Valid
N35SL	Lennon Rockwell G LENNON SONERAI 2L	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-07-10	Valid
N6133D	Cessna 172N	Thomas Aviation Granada Hills, California	Standard	2014-07-10	Valid
N8636U	Cessna 172F	Mls Holdings Newbury Park, California	Standard	2014-07-10	Valid
N89423	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Sierra Skyport LTD Truckee, California	Standard	2014-07-10	Valid
N149X	Butterfield Michael E SUPER BREEZE	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-07-09	Valid
N55AU	Ballard James R VANS RV-6A	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2014-07-09	Valid
N616PJ	Cessna 182Q	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-07-08	Valid
N2660K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-07-02	Valid
N29FL	Cessna 182L	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-07-02	Valid
N327SB	Schultz Christopher A SCHULTZ THORP T-18	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2014-07-02	Valid
N9768R	Beech M35	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-07-02	Valid
N229F	Cirrus Design Corp SR22	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-07-01	Valid
N133SV	Metzler Kevin W VELOCITY STD RG	Individual owner California	None on file	2014-06-30	Valid
N443	Dehavilland GIPSY MOTH DH60M	Pacific Southwest Industries INC Santa Ynez, California	None on file	2014-06-30	Valid
N8822N	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-30	Valid
N9229G	Cessna 182N	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-27	Valid
N4838V	Taylorcraft DC-65	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-26	Valid
N5647U	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-26	Valid
N254RW	Webb Reginald LIV-P	Webb Family Enterprises INC Ontario, California	Experimental	2014-06-25	Valid
N125GX	Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX	Jet & Rotor Aviation LLC Sacramento, California	Light sport	2014-06-24	Valid
N170BE	Cessna 170B	Co-owned owner California	None on file	2014-06-24	Valid
N193BC	Casazza Burt R MUSTANG II	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-06-24	Valid
N28485	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-24	Valid
N29PC	Cessna 182Q	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-24	Valid
N3049A	Beech F33A	Presidential Aviation LLC Bakersfield, California	Standard	2014-06-24	Valid
N321NA	Doyle RV6-A	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-06-24	Valid
N86AJ	Piper PA-32-260	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-24	Valid
N99MA	Andrews WITTMAN TAILWIND W-8	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-06-19	Valid
N186JA	Antique Aero SPAD 13	C C Air Corporation Lancasteres, California	Experimental	2014-06-18	Valid
N85SF	Hawker SEA FURY TMK 20	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2014-06-18	Valid
N2773V	Cessna 177RG	Beale Air Force Base Aero Club Beale Afb, California	Standard	2014-06-17	Valid
N5047L	Bellanca 8KCAB	Camarillo Aircraft Service Camarillo, California	Standard	2014-06-17	Valid
N7949Z	Cessna 150C	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-06-17	Valid
N5207R	Cessna Aircraft Co 162	Confluence Systems Consulting San Jose, California	Light sport	2014-06-16	Valid
N703CM	Cessna T206H	Seneca Structural Engineering INC Irvine, California	Standard	2014-06-16	Valid
N2971Z	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-06-11	Valid
N30475	Cessna 172M	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-11	Valid
N52BK	Kearbey Robert KOLB MARK III	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-06-10	Valid
N2839Y	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Turbo Arrow LLC Fresno, California	Standard	2014-06-09	Valid
N52430	Cessna 182P	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-09	Valid
N701VP	Cessna 172E	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-06-09	Valid
N728KG	Cessna 172N	Capsed LLC Mojave, California	Standard	2014-06-09	Valid
N80333	Cessna 172M	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-09	Valid
N8868X	Rink John TITAN TORNADO II	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-06-09	Valid
N34519	Cessna 177B	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-06	Valid
N6254J	Piper PA-28-181	Coast Flight Training and Management INC San Diego, California	Standard	2014-06-06	Valid
N3349C	Cessna R182	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-05	Valid
N41785	Piper PA-28-151	On the Ball Aviation LLC Sloughhouse, California	Standard	2014-06-05	Valid
N653S	Farner Scott RV-7A	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-06-05	Valid
N2350H	Cessna 182T	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-06-04	Valid
N236GR	Cubcrafters Inc CC11-160	Co-owned owner California	Light sport	2014-06-04	Valid
N5262L	Piper PA-28-180	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-06-04	Valid
N9623W	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-04	Valid
N401GL	Ulrich Lee RV-7	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-06-03	Valid
N5424A	Cessna T210N	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-06-03	Valid
N72425	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-06-03	Valid
N271J	Greene Jay R LONG EZ	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-06-02	Valid
N2955N	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-02	Valid
N714GU	Cessna 150M	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-02	Valid
N92355	Piper J-3C	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-02	Valid
N9598M	Mooney M20F	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-02	Valid
N106BD	Roetman Ryland K Jr EAGLE	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-05-30	Valid
N181Q	Flight Design Gmbh CT2K	Individual owner California	Light sport	2014-05-30	Valid
N224WT	Cirrus Design Corp SR22	Skizer INC Marina del Rey, California	Standard	2014-05-30	Valid
N4030Q	D-Apuzzo D-260	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-05-30	Valid
N6063U	Nunnelee Burl H MURPHY REBEL	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-05-30	Valid
N757KF	Cessna 152	Bob Hoover Academy Salinas, California	Multiple	2014-05-30	Valid
N759YX	Cessna 182Q	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-05-30	Valid
N3554G	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-05-29	Valid
N415BD	Scottish Aviation BULLDOG MDL 120/121	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-05-29	Valid
N734CD	Cirrus Design Corp SR22	Jds Aviation LLC San Mateo, California	Standard	2014-05-29	Valid
N928PM	Cirrus Design Corp SR22	Silver Star LLC Beverly Hills, California	Standard	2014-05-29	Valid
N1739J	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-05-28	Valid
N7702M	Mooney M20C	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-05-28	Valid
N9052P	Piper PA-24-260	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-05-28	Valid
N11782	Monocoupe 90A	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-05-27	Valid
N3132C	Cessna R182	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-05-27	Valid
N39023	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8C	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-05-27	Valid
N814PM	Wynn Michael L RV-8	Individual owner California	Experimental	2014-05-23	Valid