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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N4658G | Cessna 172N |
Global Aviators Academy INC Claremont, California |
Standard | 2009-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6417N | Cessna T210N |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N172KK | Cessna 172R |
Iasco Flight Training INC Redding, California |
Standard | 2009-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2390C | Cessna 172R |
Iasco Flight Training INC Redding, California |
Standard | 2009-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N362ES | Cessna 172R |
Iasco Flight Training INC Redding, California |
Standard | 2009-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N814HA | Cessna 172R |
Iasco Flight Training INC Redding, California |
Standard | 2009-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17RN | Piper PA-28-181 |
Ogopogo Foundation Sonora, California |
Standard | 2009-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N675CP | Colvin Kurt KC-7A |
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California |
Experimental | 2009-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69QB | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2009-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3237N | Chinese A/F Aero Ind Devel Ctr PL-1B |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2009-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5828S | Beech S35 |
Custom AG LLC El Centro, California |
Standard | 2009-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80083 | Ag-Cat Corporation G-164B |
Macys Flying Service INC Tulelake, California |
Restricted | 2009-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97V | Stinson VULTEE V-77 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N196JB | Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA300/200 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22863 | Cessna 150H |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N215ER | American General Acft Corp AG5B |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2009-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2706W | Mooney M20E |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2009-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3277S | Cessna 182G |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2009-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43814 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2009-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N642JB | Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER |
Co-owned owner California |
Light sport | 2009-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5548D | Beech H35 |
Kirkpatrick Robert Placerville, California |
Standard | 2009-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N279AF | Ivey James F AVID FLYER |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2009-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24934 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner California |
Multiple | 2009-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5350Z | Piper PA-22-108 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2009-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N824AA | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K |
Maclennan Donald J San Jose, California |
Standard | 2009-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5132W | Piper PA-28-160 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N591PC | Foth Charles R SONEX |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2009-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94P | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66923 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Individual owner California |
Restricted | 2009-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1483L | Cessna 182T |
83L Ventures LLC San Carlos, California |
Standard | 2009-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6180N | Cessna T210M |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N114WP | Cessna 172N |
Universal Aviators Academy INC El Monte, California |
Standard | 2009-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9038Y | Mcclanahan Francis E STARDUSTER SA300 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2009-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N167EC | Collier Everett M PULSAR |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2009-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8175H | Piper PA-28-161 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55GT | Turner Lynda MA-5 CHARGER |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2009-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N292CM | Irvani Suzanne RV-10 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2009-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4674E | Cessna 182R |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N101YT | Piper PA-28-235 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555TX | Beech V35B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4959S | Strickland Luther Jearl Jr JUSTA ROCKET |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2009-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N568RV | Neumayer Ba/Cheesman Wc RV-8 |
Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2009-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7358N | Cessna 182P |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8228E | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N130AM | Yakovlev YAK-3U |
Planes of Fame Air Museum Chino, California |
Experimental | 2009-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51336 | Woolery Lloyd M SQUARED |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2009-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N297RV | Jennings John D RV-7A |
Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2009-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N128MR | Raf Holdings Llc RV-8 |
Raf Holdings LLC Los Gatos, California |
Experimental | 2009-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6130B | Cessna 182A |
Fandango Aviation LLC Lake Elsinore, California |
Standard | 2009-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2659T | Piper PA-32-300 |
Leja Surveying CORP Yucaipa, California |
Standard | 2009-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N439AM | Murray Aaron J VANS RV-6 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2009-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11813 | Kadiak KC-2 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2009-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2877X | Cessna 177 |
Jim Doherty Trucking INC Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2009-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4636K | Cessna P210N |
Advanced Database Designs LLC San Ramon, California |
Standard | 2009-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N717BC | Cain Brian S LANCAIR |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2009-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N737HM | Cessna 172N |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9926 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A |
Individual owner California |
Restricted | 2009-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2923L | Mooney M20F |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2009-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N569TC | Gablin Tj/Gablin Cl RV-7A |
Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2009-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6739B | Piper PA-22-150 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N184TD | Kurreck Tim R RV-8 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2009-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98780 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8282R | Bellanca 17-30A |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2009-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2884T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2009-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3382W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5291E | Cessna 172N |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9341M | Mooney M20E |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2816B | Rans Aircraft S-14 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2009-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5092Y | Kulberg SPORT II |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2009-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6511K | Republic RC-3 |
Gateway Air Center INC Merced, California |
Standard | 2009-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2442Q | Cessna 182S |
Coastal Business Systems INC Eureka, California |
Standard | 2009-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57133 | Cessna T206H |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20134 | North American/Buehn SNJ-6 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2009-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4018B | Aeronca 7DC |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36YM | Beech B36TC |
Rankay Air LLC Sanger, California |
Standard | 2009-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N641LW | Helio H-295 |
Cloud Splitter INC Columbia, California |
Standard | 2009-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8RG | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2009-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6211B | Cessna T210M |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N734SR | Cessna 172N |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2008-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3868J | Beech 77 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2008-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3082Y | Cessna 182E |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2008-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4449 | Henry Steven L KITFOX III |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2008-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5051Q | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2008-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N113MV | Socata TB21 |
Rettig Air LLC Riverside, California |
Standard | 2008-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2151M | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2008-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8140B | Cessna 172 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2008-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2036G | Chapman James F MA-5 CHARGER |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2008-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8237T | Cessna 175B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2008-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N366NE | North American P-51D-5 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2008-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28928 | Engineering & Research 415-C |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2008-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7327E | Cessna 210 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2008-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N203CA | Piper PA 46-350P |
Strasbaugh Development CORP San Luis Obispo, California |
Standard | 2008-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94814 | Mooney M20J |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2008-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21TE | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
National Test Pilot School Mojave, California |
Experimental | 2008-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9YA | Royse Ralph L GLASAIR |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2008-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91RH | Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2008-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3017V | U T V A 66(V-51) |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2008-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6634X | Beech C24R |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2008-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16560 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2008-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23248 | Cessna 150H |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2008-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
