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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
N28301	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-10-18	Valid
N10134	Cessna 150L	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-10-17	Valid
N2610D	Cessna 170B	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-10-17	Valid
N187EV	Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR PLUS	Individual owner California	Light sport	2012-10-16	Valid
N51HF	Cessna 206H	San Mateo County Sheriff'S Office Redwood City, California	Standard	2012-10-12	Valid
N896DL	Lane David A RV8	Lane David A Yuba City, California	Experimental	2012-10-12	Valid
N960MS	Cessna 172S	Mt San Antonio Community College District Walnut, California	Standard	2012-10-12	Valid
N2826K	Luscombe 8E	Fallbrook Air Service INC Fallbrook, California	Standard	2012-10-10	Valid
N36W	Navion NAVION B	Trans Nevada Express INC El Centro, California	Standard	2012-10-10	Valid
N88288	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-10-10	Valid
N20252	Cessna 180K	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-10-04	Valid
N48525	Piper J3C-65	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-10-02	Valid
N711CJ	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Tsq Solutions INC Sacramento, California	None on file	2012-10-02	Valid
N21AD	Cessna 182D	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-10-01	Valid
N68809	Boeing E75	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-10-01	Valid
N2318R	Cessna 182G	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-09-28	Valid
N242AM	Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-09-28	Valid
N8687	Fleet 2	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-09-28	Valid
N448US	Diamond Aircraft DA 40	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-09-26	Valid
N8168Z	Piper PA-28-201T	Little Doing Big INC Templeton, California	Standard	2012-09-26	Valid
N8183F	Cessna 150F	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-09-26	Valid
N388DT	Thomas Richard E VARI-EZE	School Street Design CO LLC Aptos, California	Experimental	2012-09-25	Valid
N1532W	Team Inc MINI-MAX 1300-R	Individual owner California	Experimental	2012-09-18	Valid
N122PT	Love Ralph E Jr LANCAIR LEGACY	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2012-09-17	Valid
N2188B	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-09-17	Valid
N6505G	Cessna 150L	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-09-17	Valid
N99Y	Waco YMF	Scotty Box R&D LLC Fullerton, California	Standard	2012-09-17	Valid
N22QW	Beech S35	Caiati Ulysses H Fresno, California	Standard	2012-09-14	Valid
N3096J	Cessna 150E	Aero Foundation INC Ventura, California	Standard	2012-09-14	Valid
N19RE	Beech F33A	Individual owner California	Special flight permit	2012-09-13	Valid
N2793T	Beech V35	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-09-13	Valid
N5055T	Piper PA-28R-200	Arrow 5055T LLC Saint Helena, California	Standard	2012-09-13	Valid
N9609U	Mooney M20J	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-09-13	Valid
N9151H	Cessna 172M	First Flight CORP San Diego, California	Standard	2012-09-07	Valid
N33KK	Beech A36	Mcguiness Construction INC Ramona, California	Standard	2012-09-06	Valid
N330CF	Mooney Airplane Co Inc M20TN	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-09-05	Valid
N65376	Beech B36TC	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-09-05	Valid
N235TJ	Timothy J Dickerson KITFOX 5	Individual owner California	Experimental	2012-09-04	Valid
N765SM	Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-09-04	Valid
N794H	Stearman Aircraft C3-R	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-09-04	Valid
N224ND	Piper PA-28-161	Good Flight Aviation LLC Stockton, California	Standard	2012-08-31	Valid
N9164G	Cessna 182N	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-08-31	Valid
N10557	Cessna 150L	Parker Helicopter LLC Watsonville, California	Standard	2012-08-30	Valid
N156DS	Maule M-7-235B	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-08-30	Valid
N190AV	Socata TB21	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-08-29	Valid
N138DS	Diamond Aircraft DA 40	Lance Murray Aviation LLC San Marcos, California	Standard	2012-08-28	Valid
N272DK	Cessna 172N	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-08-28	Valid
N440JP	Diamond Aircraft DA 40	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-08-28	Valid
N6994V	Mooney M20F	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-08-28	Valid
N6915F	Cessna 150F	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-08-27	Valid
N932PW	Thomas Matthew Werner GLASTAR	Individual owner California	Experimental	2012-08-23	Valid
N327HS	Harold Schooler HARMON ROCKET	Individual owner California	Experimental	2012-08-17	Valid
N732D	Beech D35	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-08-17	Valid
N28329	Interstate S-1A	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-08-16	Valid
N24831	Cessna 152	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-08-15	Valid
N405RA	Remos Aircraft Gmbh REMOS G-3/600	Individual owner California	Light sport	2012-08-15	Valid
N6031H	Piper J3C-65	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-08-15	Valid
N615SV	Stephen G Olejnik RV-7	Individual owner California	Experimental	2012-08-15	Valid
N8912V	Cessna 172M	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-08-15	Valid
N22161	Nanchang China CJ-6A	Individual owner California	Experimental	2012-08-14	Valid
N331JT	Cessna A185E	Juliet Tango Flying Services LLC Walnut Creek, California	Standard	2012-08-14	Valid
N3747L	Cessna 172G	N3747L LLC Sonora, California	Standard	2012-08-13	Valid
N21320	Cessna 172M	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-08-10	Valid
N1897Q	Cessna 177RG	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-08-09	Valid
N45250	Cessna 177RG	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-08-08	Valid
N173JP	Diamond Aircraft DA 40	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-08-07	Valid
N233ME	Cessna 182S	Eight Ball Flying Club Van Nuys, California	Standard	2012-08-07	Valid
N5305P	Piper PA-24-250	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-08-07	Valid
N8074	Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-08-07	Valid
N9374G	Cessna 182P	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-08-06	Valid
N9448D	Piper PA-18A 150	Linear Farming INC Pleasant Grove, California	Standard	2012-08-03	Valid
N88014	Piper J3C-65	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-08-02	Valid
N2863G	North American SNJ-6	Condor Squadron Officers & Airmens Assoc INC Van Nuys, California	Standard	2012-08-01	Valid
N2423E	Cessna 172N	Good Flight Aviation LLC Stockton, California	Standard	2012-07-31	Valid
N441RA	Diamond Aircraft DA 40	Pacific Coast University LLC Ojai, California	Standard	2012-07-31	Valid
N4275U	Rans COYOTE S6	Individual owner California	Experimental	2012-07-30	Valid
N93264	Cessna 152	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-07-30	Valid
N98092	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-07-27	Valid
N3044K	Piper PA-32-300	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-07-26	Valid
N42468	Piper J3C-65	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-07-26	Valid
N11S	Piper PA-11	Individual owner California	Restricted	2012-07-25	Valid
N1805N	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-07-25	Valid
N446T	Beech V35B	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-07-25	Valid
N7425N	Cessna 182P	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-07-25	Valid
N80MM	Lipscomb STARDUSTER TOO	Individual owner California	Experimental	2012-07-25	Valid
N23962	Aeronca 65-CA	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-07-23	Valid
N31BD	Dial Robert M THORP T-18	Individual owner California	Experimental	2012-07-23	Valid
N3956R	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-07-23	Valid
N7610G	Cessna 172L	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-07-23	Valid
N79AU	Piper PA-32R-301T	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-07-23	Valid
N3344N	Waddell Lon RV-10	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2012-07-20	Valid
N4545X	Piper PA-28-181	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-07-20	Valid
N3978S	Cessna 172E	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-07-19	Valid
N60889	Cessna 150J	Law Offices of Shawn A Mcmillan Apc San Diego, California	Standard	2012-07-19	Valid
N6312N	Champion 7ECA	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-07-18	Valid
N67384	Cessna 152	Flying Twenties INC San Jose, California	Standard	2012-07-18	Valid
N26TB	Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-07-17	Valid
N428WL	Warren J Lev ESCAPADE	Individual owner California	Experimental	2012-07-17	Valid
N735DF	Cessna 182Q	Hd Legacy LLC Richvale, California	Standard	2012-07-17	Valid
N1068M	Cessna 172L	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-07-16	Valid