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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
N2060U	Cessna 172S	Jade Air LLC Lomita, California	Standard	2012-04-26	Valid
N69149	Cessna 152	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-04-26	Valid
N5841A	Cessna 172	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-04-25	Valid
N5WF	Beech A36	Mociva INC Del Mar, California	Standard	2012-04-25	Valid
N6880Z	Piper PA-25-235	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-04-24	Valid
N81346	Fairchild 24W-46	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-04-24	Valid
N606M	Fleet 2	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-04-20	Valid
N1139P	Mooney M20J	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-04-19	Valid
N48807	Aeronca 0-58B	Individual owner California	None on file	2012-04-17	Valid
N628GV	Cessna T206H	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-04-17	Valid
N9536D	Cessna 172R	California Management and Consulting LLC North Hollywood, California	Experimental	2012-04-16	Valid
N3074H	Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-04-14	Valid
N385SX	Schlegel Gustav SONEX	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2012-04-14	Valid
N130TL	Tl Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT	Individual owner California	Light sport	2012-04-12	Valid
N65537	Cessna 172S	Aces High Aviation LLC Long Beach, California	Standard	2012-04-12	Valid
N672D	Beech P35	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-04-10	Valid
N718WG	Pedersen Lars RV-7	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2012-04-10	Valid
N196ME	Cessna 172S	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-04-09	Valid
N5823U	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-04-09	Valid
N736JF	Cessna R172K	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-04-09	Valid
N4498F	Piper PA-32R-300	Sapit CORP Los Banos, California	Standard	2012-04-06	Valid
N5613E	Cessna 150	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-04-06	Valid
N2353F	Cubcrafters Inc CC11-160	Wild Bills Aviation Tustin, California	Experimental	2012-04-05	Valid
N2831K	Cessna 180K	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-04-05	Valid
N4529D	Gulfstream American Corp AA-5B	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-04-05	Valid
N3683K	Piper J3C-65	Trewhitt Douglas G Pacific Palisades, California	Standard	2012-04-04	Valid
N6094	Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000	Individual owner California	Restricted	2012-04-04	Valid
N3SZ	Hearne Roy A GLASAIR III	Individual owner California	Experimental	2012-04-03	Valid
N91DC	Cullop CASSUTT III M	Individual owner California	Experimental	2012-04-03	Valid
N9263J	Piper PA-28-180	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-04-03	Valid
N799LW	Piper PA-24-180	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-04-02	Valid
N1540A	Piper PA-20	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-03-29	Valid
N6725E	Cessna 175	Socal Jet Services INC Long Beach, California	Standard	2012-03-29	Valid
N7152K	Piper PA-18	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-03-29	Valid
N7165S	Cessna 150H	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-03-29	Valid
N7532F	Champion 7KCAB	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-03-28	Valid
N8175C	Piper PA-28R-200	Yates Trucking INC Quartz Hill, California	Standard	2012-03-28	Valid
N201LW	Mooney M20J	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-03-27	Valid
N716AR	Vermeland Robin E VANS RV-9A	Individual owner California	None on file	2012-03-27	Valid
N7811P	Piper PA-24-250	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-03-27	Valid
N2105W	Beech C23	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-03-26	Valid
N704TH	Cessna 150M	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-03-26	Valid
N734DR	Cessna 172N	Drnek Scott D Hayward, California	Standard	2012-03-26	Valid
N6572Y	Cessna T210N	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-03-23	Valid
N43694	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-03-19	Valid
N827AK	Joseph L Romson RV-7A	M & C Flightops LLC Walnut Creek, California	Experimental	2012-03-19	Valid
N2713E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-03-16	Valid
N2853Q	Cessna 172L	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-03-16	Valid
N365PS	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-03-16	Valid
N1797N	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-03-15	Valid
N54844	Cessna 172P	Dynasty Adventure INC Mentone, California	Standard	2012-03-15	Valid
N57GF	Robert Michael Kuklo BARRACUDA	Individual owner California	Experimental	2012-03-15	Valid
N9574L	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5	Riederich John B Huntington Beach, California	Standard	2012-03-15	Valid
N2099Y	Cessna T206H	Thompson and Harvey Holdings LLC Orcutt, California	Standard	2012-03-13	Valid
N2843A	Cessna 180	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-03-13	Valid
N731PP	Cirrus Design Corp SR22	Poli Poli INC Sausalito, California	Standard	2012-03-09	Valid
N1449B	Luscombe 8F	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-03-07	Valid
N7XT	Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA 300/L	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-03-06	Valid
N48EL	Henson Douglas R SEQUOIA F.8L FALCO	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2012-03-05	Valid
N21964	Cessna 182T	Matt Anchordoguy CO LLC Vina, California	Standard	2012-03-02	Valid
N12CG	Schamber Robert A LONG-EZ	Individual owner California	Experimental	2012-03-01	Valid
N4C	Piper J3C-65	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-03-01	Valid
N51EW	North American P-51K	Valhalla Aviation INC Los Angeles, California	None on file	2012-02-29	Valid
N300DK	Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12	Individual owner California	Light sport	2012-02-28	Valid
N5183T	Champion 7KCAB	Minier Tryg Corralitos, California	Standard	2012-02-28	Valid
N2657Y	Cessna 180E	Individual owner California	Restricted	2012-02-25	Valid
N6619U	Mooney M20E	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-02-25	Valid
N738YC	Cessna 172N	N738Yc LLC Fresno, California	Standard	2012-02-25	Valid
N9646C	North American NAVION A	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-02-25	Valid
N9948A	Cessna 170A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-02-25	Valid
N455CD	Cirrus Design Corp SR22	Santa Barbara Biplane Tours LLC Santa Barbara, California	Standard	2012-02-24	Valid
N5842T	Cessna 185C	Arapaho Air LLC Walnut Grove, California	Standard	2012-02-24	Valid
N9528R	Beech K35	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-02-24	Valid
N9WC	Cessna A185F	Arapaho Air LLC Walnut Grove, California	Standard	2012-02-24	Valid
N3194P	Piper PA-18-150	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-02-23	Valid
N558A	Smith Miniplane DSA-1	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2012-02-23	Valid
N608V	Beech 35-33	Sierra Skylane LLC San Diego, California	Standard	2012-02-23	Valid
N887WC	Piper PA-22-135	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-02-23	Valid
N909ED	Cessna 172S	Edwards Aero Club Edwards Afb, California	Standard	2012-02-23	Valid
N906MD	Cessna 172N	Five Rivers Flight Training LLC Livermore, California	Standard	2012-02-22	Valid
N825DK	Whaley Paul M VANS RV-7A	Individual owner California	Experimental	2012-02-21	Valid
N55575	Boeing A75N1(PT17)	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-02-16	Valid
N2887R	Cessna 182K	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-02-14	Valid
N60GX	Mooney M20R	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-02-14	Valid
N9404H	Cessna 172M	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-02-14	Valid
N1171J	Cessna 182T	National Test Pilot School Mojave, California	Standard	2012-02-10	Valid
N9307H	Cessna 182R	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-02-10	Valid
N373TA	Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 EAGLET	Individual owner California	Light sport	2012-02-09	Valid
N737SK	Cessna 172N	Global Aviators Academy INC Claremont, California	None on file	2012-02-08	Valid
N182WL	Cessna 182G	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-02-07	Valid
N529FG	Galloway Fred J RV9A	Individual owner California	None on file	2012-02-07	Valid
N6070P	Piper PA-24-250	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-02-07	Valid
N75PA	Bowers MODEL 4	Individual owner California	Experimental	2012-02-07	Valid
N27078	Piper J4A	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-02-06	Valid
N53727	Fairchild M-62A	Individual owner California	None on file	2012-02-03	Valid
N2504W	Copeland Glen Nolan RV-6	Bade Russell e Carlsbad, California	Experimental	2012-02-01	Valid
N737VL	Cessna 172N	Authorized Health Insurance INC Fair Oaks, California	Standard	2012-02-01	Valid
N17234	Piper J-2	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-01-31	Valid
N2140V	Piper PA-28-181	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-01-31	Valid
N9934E	Cessna 182P	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-01-31	Valid