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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N254DB | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2002-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7723V | Kearney Stephen L VARI-EZE |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2002-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9261M | Mooney M20C |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2002-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N268R | Beech A36 |
Kalhart Transportation Services INC Rancho Santa Fe, California |
Standard | 2002-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111PU | Worthington Sean Thomas PITTS S-1-11B |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2002-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N122KP | Peterson Keith D HARMON ROCKET |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2002-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N117DP | Beech B35 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2002-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73603 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2002-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N224RF | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
Wby INC Orange, California |
Standard | 2002-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9790R | Beech M35 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2002-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733W | Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R |
Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2002-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34KC | Cantrell Kenneth P RV-6 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2002-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N141AM | Lancair Company LC-40-550FG |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2002-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N211AN | Cessna 182P |
California In Nice INC San Jose, California |
Standard | 2002-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N715CM | Wsk-Pzl-Mielec TS-11 ISKRA |
Planes of Fame Air Museum Chino, California |
Experimental | 2002-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34147 | Cessna 177B |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2002-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N210AN | Cessna 172M |
California In Nice INC San Jose, California |
Standard | 2002-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70GH | Ryan NAVION B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2002-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N324PA | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2002-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9338K | Stinson 108-2 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2002-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N664V | Beech 35-A33 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2002-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4272V | Cessna 170 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2002-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N737MF | Cessna 172N |
Carter Flygare INC Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2002-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N236K | Dehavilland GYPSY MOTH |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2002-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97820 | Stinson 108-1 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2002-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89963 | Cessna 152 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2002-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35438 | Cessna T206H |
Kern County Sheriffs Department Bakersfield, California |
Standard | 2002-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4811P | Piper PA-11 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2002-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8579T | Cessna 182C |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2002-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N923SD | Cessna T206H |
Fresno County Sheriffs Department Fresno, California |
Standard | 2002-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30742 | Azevedo Manuel J AVID ACFT MARK IV |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2002-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3501R | Cessna 206H |
Stanislaus County Sheriffs Department Modesto, California |
Standard | 2002-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3870J | Cessna 150G |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2002-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80643 | Cessna 172M |
Santa Barbaara Flying Club Goleta, California |
Standard | 2002-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1797G | Beech P35 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2002-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72963 | Cessna 140 |
Minier Tryg R Watsonville, California |
Standard | 2002-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3451K | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2002-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9787E | Bellanca 17-30A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2002-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5436F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2002-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57404 | Bellanca 7ECA |
Cp Aviation INC Santa Paula, California |
Standard | 2001-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7704X | Cessna 172B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89702 | Cessna 152 |
Carter Flygare INC Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2001-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78103 | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4474M | Raytheon Aircraft Company B36TC |
N4474M INC Camarillo, California |
Standard | 2001-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N571MC | Cessna 182T |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92362 | Maule MX-7-160 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N111FR | Piper PA-28-140 |
Airward INC Novato, California |
Standard | 2001-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1345D | Cessna 170A |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9498B | Cessna 175 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6397Y | Cessna T210N |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N320S | Sinclair W Robert LANCAIR L-320 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2001-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9767X | Cessna 210B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N366S | Beech 35-A33 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4995C | North American T-6G |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2001-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N728HM | Beech C35 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7999H | Howard Thomas J Jr LONG EZ |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2001-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82CK | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24429 | Cessna 182S |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888MB | Beech 35-C33 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6237G | Zurinsky Richard RV-6A |
Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2001-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86744 | Bellanca 14-13 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28797 | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B |
Pacific Crest Ventures LLC San Francisco, California |
Standard | 2001-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N990NC | Stearman Aircraft/Northrop ALPHA 4-A |
Planes of Fame Air Museum Chino, California |
None on file | 2001-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8688W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71614 | Cessna 182M |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24780 | Cessna 172R |
San Diego Flight Training International INC San Diego, California |
Standard | 2001-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N200PW | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29151 | Cessna TU206C |
Inland Aerial Surveys INC Riverside, California |
Standard | 2001-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1428V | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77KS | Sweetser SKYBOLT |
Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2001-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6812P | Piper PA-24-180 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3889K | Temco GC-1B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8102F | Cessna 150F |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N170R | Casey James H QUICKIE 2 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2001-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2068Z | Cessna 150C |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76689 | Cessna 140 |
Webber Cris A Paso Robles, California |
Standard | 2001-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20347 | Cessna 172M |
Salvatori Fred Atwater, California |
Multiple | 2001-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6548L | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731WC | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9722X | Cessna 210B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8601K | Stinson 108-1 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N115AG | Burkhart Grob GROB G115C |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N415GB | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
415Gb LLC Encinitas, California |
Standard | 2001-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17220 | Piper J-2 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N667SP | Cessna 172S |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6969Y | Cessna T210F |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12592 | Beech B17L |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N241F | North American SNJ-5 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34989 | Cessna 177B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5417S | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-21 | ExpiredFAA registration status code 29: Registration expired, pending cancellation. All codes |
| N8557X | Cessna P172D |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9744Q | Beech C23 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2818M | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84DK | Kirkpatrich Douglas S LONG-EZ |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2001-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9170W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N331F | Burton Charles E GLASTAR |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2001-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3534N | Mooney M20F |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N365ME | Cessna 182S |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36YB | Beech B36TC |
Grey Fox CORP La Canada Flt, California |
Standard | 2001-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53149 | Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
