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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
N2550R	Cessna 182K	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-12-16	Valid
N797SM	Cirrus Design Corp SR22	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-12-12	Valid
N725SB	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Sanda Aviation LLC Nevada City, California	None on file	2003-12-11	Valid
N34EX	Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh EA 300/L	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-12-03	Valid
N41AZ	Beech A36	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-12-03	Valid
N9503Y	Cessna 182S	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2003-11-25	Valid
N49821	Cessna 152	Flying Vikings INC Hayward, California	Standard	2003-11-24	Valid
N201YV	Mooney M20J	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-11-22	Valid
N45KL	Orloff Kenneth L LANCAIR IV P	Individual owner California	Experimental	2003-11-22	Valid
N57455	Consolidated Vultee BT-13B (SNV-2)	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-11-22	Valid
N888TH	Hallendorf Tom RV-4	Individual owner California	None on file	2003-11-22	Valid
N62796	Cessna 172P	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-11-21	Valid
N144DB	Brackett Dennis KITFOX IV	Individual owner California	Experimental	2003-11-20	Valid
N4351D	Piper PA-28-236	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2003-11-20	Valid
N5223A	Cessna T210N	General Plumbing INC Walnut Creek, California	Standard	2003-11-18	Valid
N6323L	American AA-1B	South Bay International Flight Association INC Torrance, California	Standard	2003-11-15	Valid
N8271M	Cessna T210M	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-11-12	Valid
N2125R	Cessna 182G	Hogue William B JR Simi Valley, California	Standard	2003-11-08	Valid
N7325S	Cessna TR182	Vineyard View Aviation INC Napa, California	Standard	2003-11-08	Valid
N34GC	Beech B36TC	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-11-04	Valid
N9942U	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2003-11-04	Valid
N3972G	Cessna U206C	County of Merced Sheriff'S Dept Merced, California	Standard	2003-11-03	Valid
N8MQ	Quatacker Michael R Q-8	Individual owner California	Experimental	2003-11-03	Valid
N2931E	Cessna 172N	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2003-10-31	Valid
N704UX	Cessna 150M	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-10-29	Valid
N655PA	Piper PA-32-300	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2003-10-27	Valid
N332CB	Raytheon Aircraft Company A36	Flying Pigs Aviation LLC Los Altos, California	Standard	2003-10-22	Valid
N17LF	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-10-21	Valid
N72004	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-10-21	Valid
N328TA	Cessna 172S	Suburban Air CORP Castro Valley, California	Standard	2003-10-08	Valid
N107GB	Barrett George B FALCO F8L	Individual owner California	Experimental	2003-10-06	Valid
N1056J	Aero Commander 112	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-10-03	Valid
N21398	Beech V35B	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-10-02	Valid
N7350E	Cessna 210	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-10-01	Valid
N8249E	Beech D-45	Co-owned owner California	None on file	2003-09-30	Valid
N311MM	Cessna R182	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2003-09-26	Valid
N4168G	Blaise Richard RV 4	Individual owner California	Experimental	2003-09-26	Valid
N47819	Piper PA-28-161	Candace A Larned Enterprises INC Long Beach, California	Standard	2003-09-25	Valid
N5104L	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-09-25	Valid
N5678P	Piper PA-24-250	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2003-09-24	Valid
N58920	Piper J3C-65	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2003-09-23	Valid
N6621E	Cessna 175	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-09-23	Valid
N1009P	Cessna 182A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2003-09-19	Valid
N888AG	Stolz Gerald N SH-2F	Individual owner California	Experimental	2003-09-18	Valid
N6UZ	Krueger Arthur G SONEX	Individual owner California	Experimental	2003-09-16	Valid
N222HB	Piper PA-28RT-201	Universal Aviators Academy INC El Monte, California	Standard	2003-09-10	Valid
N5258N	Cessna 182Q	Offcourt LTD Del Mar, California	Standard	2003-09-10	Valid
N5558B	Frazee FOKKER DR-1	Individual owner California	Experimental	2003-09-10	Valid
N678K	Cessna 172	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-09-09	Valid
N9049W	Piper PA-28-235	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-09-08	Valid
N5055P	Bellanca 8KCAB	Electronic Research CO San Diego, California	Standard	2003-09-05	Valid
N40MR	Russell CAPTAIN-1	Individual owner California	Experimental	2003-08-29	Valid
N7189P	Piper PA-24-250	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-08-28	Valid
N6982V	Mooney M20F	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-08-27	Valid
N18613	Waco UEC	Yanks Air Museum Baldwin Park, California	Standard	2003-08-26	Valid
N7309Q	Cessna 182P	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-08-26	Valid
N1928Q	Cessna 177RG	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2003-08-22	Valid
N199KM	Beech V35B	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-08-22	Valid
N117DF	Mooney M20J	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-08-20	Valid
N1282U	Cessna 172M	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2003-08-20	Valid
N7057T	Yakovlev YAK 52	Den Dulk Arthur F Hughson, California	Experimental	2003-08-19	Valid
N84RA	Graham Rodney QUICKIE Q-2	Individual owner California	Experimental	2003-08-19	Valid
N93TB	Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-08-18	Valid
N180LG	Cessna 180	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2003-08-15	Valid
N7803X	Nanchang China CJ-6A	Individual owner California	Experimental	2003-08-15	Valid
N385R	Piper PA-46-310P	Advanced Technology Distributors INC Ceres, California	Standard	2003-08-14	Valid
N1252U	Cessna 172M	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-08-13	Valid
N82740	Piper PA-18-150	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-08-13	Valid
N2456L	Cessna T206H	New West Ventures II INC Rancho Santa Fe, California	None on file	2003-08-11	Valid
N71T	Fawcett Andrew R EXPRESS 2000FT	Individual owner California	Experimental	2003-08-04	Valid
N666GS	Mooney M20C	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-08-01	Valid
N4077F	Cessna 172	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-07-30	Valid
N16BQ	Beard Bradley A LANCAIR IV	Co-owned owner California	Restricted	2003-07-25	Valid
N316DH	Hoover David YAK 3U	Individual owner California	None on file	2003-07-25	Valid
N820RJ	Falkenthal Robert J VELOCITY R G	Individual owner California	Experimental	2003-07-25	Valid
N4247H	Mooney M20J	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-07-24	Valid
N3493S	Cessna 182H	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2003-07-17	Valid
N47137	Ansen-Tombleson BAKENG DUCE	Individual owner California	Experimental	2003-07-17	Valid
N25399	Cessna 152	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-07-16	Valid
N91264	Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV	Individual owner California	Experimental	2003-07-16	Valid
N74104	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2003-07-15	Valid
N260SP	Oliver Steven R PITTS S-2S	Pitts S2B LLC Salinas, California	Experimental	2003-07-14	Valid
N31086	Piper J3F-65	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-07-14	Valid
N50654	Piper J5A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2003-07-11	Valid
N71486	Luscombe 8A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2003-07-10	Valid
N55240	Piper PA-28-140	General Associated Products INC San Lorenzo, California	Standard	2003-07-09	Valid
N46CJ	Nanchang China CJ-6A	Individual owner California	Experimental	2003-07-08	Valid
N5928J	Cessna A150L	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-07-08	Valid
N1021E	Bellanca 7ECA	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2003-07-07	Valid
N761DN	Cessna T210M	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2003-07-07	Valid
N872AC	American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-07-07	Valid
N9564Y	Beech 35-B33	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-07-03	Valid
N1599Q	Cessna 150L	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-07-02	Valid
N3664S	Cessna 172E	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2003-06-27	Valid
N3873R	Cessna 172H	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2003-06-19	Valid
N4533C	Cessna 170B	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-06-19	Valid
N456H	Ryan NAVION B	Westwind INC Marina, California	Standard	2003-06-16	Valid
N4905C	Cessna T210N	Anacapa Capital LLC Fresno, California	Standard	2003-06-16	Valid
N34471	Cessna 177B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2003-06-12	Valid
N51606	Winter Richard D KITFOX CLASSIC 4	Individual owner California	Experimental	2003-06-12	Valid