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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N9679M | Mooney M20C |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33076 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2007-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6525 | Beech A36 |
Sacramento Computer Power INC Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2007-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30627 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2969Q | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N737GM | Cessna 172N |
Five Rivers Flight Training LLC Livermore, California |
Standard | 2007-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738VU | Cessna 172N |
Five Rivers Flight Training LLC Livermore, California |
Standard | 2007-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N108ED | Cessna 172S |
95 Msg/Svra Aero Club Edwards Afb, California |
Standard | 2007-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N714ZC | Cessna 152 |
Mauser William T Rio Linda, California |
Standard | 2007-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N743KT | Maule MT-7-235 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N345TC | Cessna 177B |
Individual owner California |
Multiple | 2007-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74BK | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2007-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79122 | Cessna 172K |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2007-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222SM | Beech V35B |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2007-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42586 | Piper J3C-65 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9017J | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9670V | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1603G | Champion 7ECA |
Cp Aviation INC Santa Paula, California |
Standard | 2007-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N542DF | Fretwell Dh/Fretwell Jr LANCAIR LEGACY |
Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2007-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29745 | Taylorcraft BC12-65 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736FV | Cessna R172K |
Del Rio Advisors LLC Modesto, California |
Standard | 2007-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N159TM | American Champion Aircraft 7GCAA |
Kcsi Aerial Patrol INC Bakersfield, California |
Standard | 2007-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52314 | Cessna 182P |
Universal Aviatiors Academy INC El Monte, California |
Standard | 2007-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1685G | Champion 7GCAA |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N554TC | Quicksilver SPRINT |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2007-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N757JW | Cessna R182 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2007-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28754 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2890Q | Cessna 172L |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2007-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80914 | Cessna 172M |
Cp Aviation INC Santa Paula, California |
Standard | 2007-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3423S | Cessna 182G |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6089H | Piper PA-28R-201T |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2007-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3965V | Mandell Tom CH 601 HDS |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2007-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2602W | Mooney M20E |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736VF | Cessna TR182 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N793KB | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Ryal Holdings LLC Jamestown, California |
Standard | 2007-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61336 | Cessna 150J |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2007-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9002C | Cessna 180 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5813E | Cessna 150 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59105 | Cessna 210L |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76496 | Cessna 140 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222TX | Cessna 172 |
J M Williams LLC Stockton, California |
Standard | 2007-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2397G | Cessna 182B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4013H | Mooney M20J |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9351M | Mooney M20E |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71519 | Luscombe 8A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4902F | Cessna 172N |
Flying Vikings INC Hayward, California |
Standard | 2007-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6090M | Universal Stinson 108-3 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36DT | Beech A36 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4995L | Hobbs Dan D QUICKSILVER MXLIISPO |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2007-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7266M | Cessna 182S |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2007-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2K | Fairchild 71 |
Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2007-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4702T | Carlin David 6T-1004 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2007-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5322X | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N421FP | Cessna 172R |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5099P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1702V | Cessna 172M |
Classic Rotors Museum Ramona, California |
Standard | 2007-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N642RK | Kellar Robert J VANS ACFT RV6A |
Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2007-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3949 | Starduster Too SA-300 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2007-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23135 | Piper J-3 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3162Y | Cessna 182E |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75951 | Cessna 172N |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2007-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2725R | Weaver Erich BECKHAM 1 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2007-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N202LH | Heffelfinger Lynn J FP-202C |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2007-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N420WD | Parsons William D QUICKSILVER SPORT 2S |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2007-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84873 | Champion 7AC |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N123BK | Champion 7FC |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N358S | Beech V35A |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2007-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4473F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2007-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65610 | Cessna 152 |
Flying Vikings INC Hayward, California |
Standard | 2007-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9125B | Piper PA-46-310P |
Stockton Aviation Group LLC Stockton, California |
Standard | 2007-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69TU | Bloomstadt Gregory Alan BLOOMSTADT RV-4 |
D & G Aero LLC Lomita, California |
Experimental | 2007-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N199MC | Cessna 172N |
Fly N199Mc LLC Nevada City, California |
Standard | 2007-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36855 | Beech A36TC |
Aerial Digital Images LLC Huntington Beach, California |
Multiple | 2007-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N369FS | Garris David B VANS ACFT RV9A |
One Tango Mike LLC Martinez, California |
Experimental | 2007-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N401CR | Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG |
Springrock LLC Redlands, California |
Standard | 2007-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3425S | Cessna 182G |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N577FA | Cessna 172S |
N577Fa LLC Redondo Beach, California |
Standard | 2007-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6241U | Mooney M20C |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39735 | Thomas Morse Aircraft Corp S4C |
Co-owned owner California |
None on file | 2007-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5461K | Cessna 172P |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N943RB | Piper Aircraft Inc PA 46-350P |
Rb Ffhm LLC Fresno, California |
Standard | 2007-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23275 | Cessna 150H |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8841P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4072M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner California |
Multiple | 2007-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26EE | Russell Thomas B TEAM ROCKET F1 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2007-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9396H | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9966Q | Piper PA-18-135 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4364H | Piper PA-15 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3193Y | Cessna 182E |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5286C | Cessna 172S |
United Flying Club INC Belmont, California |
Standard | 2007-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2981A | Skaggs Steven E CHALLENGER II |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2007-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N599JS | Davis Dalton ULTRA MAX |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2007-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N446RC | Cronk Russell 1650 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2007-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N184MT | Terpstra Michael J VANS RV-8 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2007-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9430C | Cessna 180 |
Roberts Creek Holdings LLC Bakersfield, California |
Standard | 2007-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N212SG | Skyranger SKR0207202 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2007-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2653A | Quicksilver MLII SPRINT |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2007-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4884D | Cessna 182A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4964P | Cessna 152 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5278W | Piper PA-28-160 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2007-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
