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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
N9557P	Cessna 182S	Individual owner California	None on file	2004-11-15	Valid
N2583K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-11-09	Valid
N1817L	Beech A36	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-11-05	Valid
N41521	Adams Terry DRAGONFLY MK1 TA	Individual owner California	Experimental	2004-11-04	Valid
N365WC	Cessna 182T	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-11-02	Valid
N525MG	Piper PA-32R-301T	N525Mg LLC Menlo Park, California	Standard	2004-11-02	Valid
N5945K	Piper PA-28-236	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-10-29	Valid
N13PQ	Ercoupe 415-C	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-10-25	Valid
N6601R	Cessna 172RG	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-10-25	Valid
N3945K	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-10-19	Valid
N5384W	Cirrus Design Corp SR22	Flitemax INC Redondo Beach, California	Standard	2004-10-19	Valid
N6232V	Beech 36	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-10-19	Valid
N732EW	Cessna 210L	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-10-15	Valid
N6956E	Cessna 175A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-10-14	Valid
N3233X	Cessna 150G	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-10-13	Valid
N9701	Sanford Fred E ZENITH CH-701	Individual owner California	Experimental	2004-10-12	Valid
N5169V	Cessna 172RG	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-10-08	Valid
N52SE	Cessna P210N	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-10-06	Valid
N657JA	Antique Aero FOKKER D.6	C C Air CORP Lancaster, California	Experimental	2004-10-06	Valid
N6274P	Piper PA-24-250	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-10-05	Valid
N5239L	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-10-04	Valid
N119PP	Cessna 305A	Individual owner California	None on file	2004-10-01	Valid
N32BL	Beech B36TC	Heiser and Associates INC Novato, California	Standard	2004-10-01	Valid
N929RH	Cessna 206	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-09-30	Valid
N164RG	Glass Roy L RV-6	Individual owner California	Experimental	2004-09-29	Valid
N2700C	Cessna 170B	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-09-29	Valid
N758VW	Cessna R172K	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-09-28	Valid
N28747	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B	Individual owner California	Experimental	2004-09-24	Valid
N7918N	Cessna 182P	Rhv Flyers INC San Jose, California	Standard	2004-09-24	Valid
N15378	Piper PA-28-180	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-09-22	Valid
N9046C	Cessna 180	Individual owner California	Experimental	2004-09-21	Valid
N5433D	Beech H35	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-09-20	Valid
N970A	Piper PA-22	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-09-17	Valid
N8319W	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-09-14	Valid
N109YK	Yakovlev YAK 52	Individual owner California	Experimental	2004-09-13	Valid
N1222K	Kruger Randal L LANCAIR 320	Individual owner California	Experimental	2004-09-13	Valid
N2484T	Navion NAVION G	Ametza LLC El Centro, California	Standard	2004-09-10	Valid
N696MC	Beech F33A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-09-07	Valid
N8634W	Piper PA-28-235	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-09-07	Valid
N8171B	Cessna 172	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-09-02	Valid
N376PD	Lancair Company LC41-550FG	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-09-01	Valid
N1647E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner California	None on file	2004-08-30	Valid
N5078A	Cessna 172	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-08-28	Valid
N5HX	Rare Acft Ltd/Redman Roy TAPERWING T-10	M G Aviation Santa Monica, California	Experimental	2004-08-27	Valid
N6779L	Howard Aircraft DGA-15P	Individual owner California	None on file	2004-08-27	Valid
N1949B	Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)	Sail Rock Aviation LLC Santa Rosa, California	Standard	2004-08-26	Valid
N358SP	Griesdale R J RV-6A	Individual owner California	Experimental	2004-08-26	Valid
N7047V	Sellman Blaine E LANCAIR 235	Individual owner California	Experimental	2004-08-26	Valid
N204BH	Hartunian Robert PULSAR XP	Individual owner California	Experimental	2004-08-25	Valid
N174TY	Yaberg Thomas L VANS RV7A	Individual owner California	Experimental	2004-08-24	Valid
N223WW	Piper PA-28R-201	San Diego Flight Training INC San Diego, California	Standard	2004-08-24	Valid
N6105M	Stinson 108-3	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-08-24	Valid
N293DC	Diamond Aircraft DA20-C1	Alpine Aviation INC Grass Valley, California	Standard	2004-08-21	Valid
N9943E	Cessna 172N	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-08-21	Valid
N515TL	Lumpkin Theodore G Iii VANS RV-4	Individual owner California	Experimental	2004-08-19	Valid
N115J	Socata TB 10	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-08-17	Valid
N2921D	Cessna 170B	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-08-17	Valid
N3823R	Cessna 172H	Electra-Vision Advertising CORP Claremont, California	Standard	2004-08-16	Valid
N249WS	Cirrus Design Corp SR22	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-08-13	Valid
N693T	Beech K35	Aviators Insurance Agency INC Van Nuys, California	Standard	2004-08-12	Valid
N7467E	Cessna 210	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-08-12	Valid
N6585P	Piper PA-24	Ells Aviation LLC Paso Robles, California	Standard	2004-08-10	Valid
N83160	Piper PA-28-236	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-08-10	Valid
N1VD	Deluca OR-71	Individual owner California	Experimental	2004-08-06	Valid
N192DA	Diamond Aircraft DA20-A1	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-08-05	Valid
N736ZD	Cessna TR182	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-08-04	Valid
N4011W	Piper PA-32-300	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-08-02	Valid
N7146M	Cessna 175	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-08-02	Valid
N2108Z	Cessna 172R	Pinnacle Aviation Services INC Encinitas, California	Standard	2004-07-27	Valid
N968BG	Cirrus Design Corp SR22	Valley Air LLC Folsom, California	Standard	2004-07-27	Valid
N41206	Piper PA-28-151	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-07-26	Valid
N6548C	Beech A36	Robinetti Newbeard LLC Stratford, California	Standard	2004-07-26	Valid
N91707	North American NAVION	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-07-26	Valid
N16527	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-07-23	Valid
N6734L	Piper PA-18-150	Sky Sailing INC Warner Springs, California	Multiple	2004-07-22	Valid
N43967	Piper PA-28R-201	Jo Air INC La Mesa, California	Standard	2004-07-20	Valid
N155DG	Cessna T210N	Juliet Tango Flying Services LLC Walnut Creek, California	Standard	2004-07-16	Valid
N18BJ	Beech D17S	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-07-14	Valid
N84263	Piper PA-32R-301T	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-07-14	Valid
N745V	Beech S35	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-07-13	Valid
N3057W	Beech V35B	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-07-09	Valid
N13454	Cessna 177B	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-07-07	Valid
N76TJ	Evaul Robert W RV-6A	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2004-07-01	Valid
N24WL	Lawson THORP T-18	Individual owner California	Experimental	2004-06-30	Valid
N552L	Hardy Gordon H LANCAIR LEGACY	Individual owner California	Experimental	2004-06-29	Valid
N8038W	Champion 7ECA	Individual owner California	None on file	2004-06-29	Valid
N6500P	Piper PA-24-250	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-06-28	Valid
N23HL	Beech A36	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-06-23	Valid
N74719	Mooney M20B	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-06-22	Valid
N97784	Cessna 182Q	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-06-18	Valid
N735JK	Cessna 182Q	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-06-17	Valid
N22418	Howard Aircraft DGA-15P	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-06-16	Valid
N8NH	Hoopes SPEZIO SPORT	Individual owner California	Experimental	2004-06-09	Valid
N521XD	Dacey Michael C VENTURE	Individual owner California	Experimental	2004-06-04	Valid
N56740	Aeronca 0-58B	Individual owner California	None on file	2004-06-04	Valid
N4870G	Cessna 172N	Cal Aggie Flying Farmers INC Davis, California	Standard	2004-06-02	Valid
N8159R	Beech F33A	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-06-01	Valid
N49681	Cessna 152	Sunwest Aviation INC Santa Ynez, California	Standard	2004-05-28	Valid
N707BK	Kuklo Robert M BD-5	Individual owner California	None on file	2004-05-27	Valid
N7232V	Intermountain CALLAIR A-9	Sky Sailing INC Warner Springs, California	Standard	2004-05-26	Valid