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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N83MZ | Zeitlin Marc J COZY MKIV |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2001-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9203K | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Joseph L Catania DVM PC Alturas, California |
Standard | 2001-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6951M | Cessna 182P |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4650B | Cessna 180 |
Individual owner California |
Multiple | 2001-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185TK | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5429M | Beech C24R |
Air Systems LLC San Ramon, California |
Standard | 2001-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N759BG | Cessna 182Q |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N201QR | Mooney M20J |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N115DC | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Long Jerry D Solvang, California |
Standard | 2001-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738YL | Cessna 172N |
Carter Flygare INC Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2001-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N511HP | Cessna T206H |
California Highway Patrol Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2001-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5389P | Piper PA-24 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N801A | Piper PA-22 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N220K | Arrow Aircraft & Motors ARROW SPORT |
Mountain Air INC Quincy, California |
Standard | 2001-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3594F | Cessna 182J |
First Flight CORP San Diego, California |
Standard | 2001-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3927R | Cessna 172H |
First Flight CORP San Diego, California |
Standard | 2001-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85HQ | Ray Paul D MURPHY REBEL |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2001-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1133D | Cessna 140A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1895 | Nieuport 24 BIS |
C C Air CORP Lancaster, California |
Experimental | 2001-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888DW | Beech P35 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41MJ | James Michael T GLASAIR II S RG |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2001-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20051 | Cessna 172M |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N761QX | Cessna T210M |
Aerial Art Photography Altadena, California |
Standard | 2001-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2991Y | Cessna 182E |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N312RH | Joseph Timothy E LONG-EZE |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2001-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6854F | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3881S | Cessna 172E |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8415K | Stinson 108-1 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2001-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11179 | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73577 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5794A | Cessna 172 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2796D | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N113MJ | Miller J J Jr/Miller J M VNTRE LT THORP T211 |
Co-owned owner California |
None on file | 2001-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4152 | Mooney M-18C |
Mountain Air INC Quincy, California |
Standard | 2001-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4486H | Mooney M20J |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N877T | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Specialty Paving INC Lincoln, California |
Standard | 2001-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2028B | Cessna 182T |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2001-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3851R | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6664L | Beech A36TC |
Tt Aviation LLC Oxnard, California |
Standard | 2001-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77417 | Cessna 140 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2001-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82003 | Aeronca 7AC |
Bugsmashers INC San Miguel, California |
Standard | 2001-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9288Q | Beech A36 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N182MT | Cessna 182 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N172LK | Cessna 172R |
Pinnacle Aviation Services INC Encinitas, California |
Standard | 2001-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7687B | Bellanca 14-19-2 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9897F | Cessna 172R |
Pinnacle Aviation Services INC Encinitas, California |
None on file | 2001-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74086 | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8404Z | Cessna 210-5 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90116 | Cessna 140 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5918L | American AA-1 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40280 | Sifford Billie J CHRISTAVIA |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2001-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N828DP | Mooney M20J |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5580P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3685Y | Cessna 210C |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2001-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3MV | Via Mikael GLASAIR |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2001-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6PM | Goode Max T RV-6A |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2001-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2809E | Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD |
North Marin Air LLC Petaluma, California |
Standard | 2001-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2925K | Luscombe 8E |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1972A | American Aviation AA-1A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8686M | Beech P35 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N828SP | Cessna 172S |
Vista Aviation INC Pacoima, California |
Standard | 2001-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30774 | Beech B36TC |
Stucco Supply CO of San Jose INC San Jose, California |
Standard | 2001-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43PB | Broen Peter C GLASAIR III |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2001-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8934V | Cessna 172M |
Universal Aviators Academy INC El Monte, California |
Standard | 2001-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9276A | Cessna 170B |
Brandon Airways LLC Bakersfield, California |
Standard | 2001-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24301 | Cessna T206H |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26922 | Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3602M | Reinath Michael S LANCAIR 360 MK II |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2001-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82EB | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N756AL | Cessna TR182 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N959AA | North Wheeler Orrin RV-6 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2001-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5810G | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2001-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9148W | Mooney M20M |
D & D Kaye INC Santa Clara, California |
Standard | 2001-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2704V | Cessna R172K |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5529Q | Mooney M20C |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N702TB | Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86716 | Bellanca 14-13-2 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N570HB | Cessna 140A |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2001-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3653H | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11500 | Cessna 177B |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9235S | Beech C23 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N821M | Maas Robert PULSAR XP |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2001-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N371DM | American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC |
City of Bakersfield California Bakersfield, California |
Standard | 2001-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N202L | Lieberman Alan M LIEBERMAN GILES 202 |
Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2001-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51219 | Cessna 150J |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3142B | Task Research Inc TASK VANTAGE |
Scaled Composites LLC Mojave, California |
Experimental | 2001-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N968S | Dezan Paul 912S AIR CAM |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2001-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55313 | Piper PA-28-180 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75143 | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91049 | Martin Edward I MARTIN L-7 |
Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2001-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N161AW | Piper PA-28-161 |
Air Ward INC Columbia, California |
Standard | 2001-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91730 | Cessna 182M |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30756 | Piper J3C-65 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46275 | Cessna 152 |
D Gordon Aviation INC La Jolla, California |
Standard | 2001-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21226 | Taylorcraft BC |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8602Q | Beech S35 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23276 | Cessna 150H |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2001-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32704 | Piper PA-28-180 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2001-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5276E | Cessna 182R |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N103SJ | Cessna 206H |
Barnick Air Holdings LLC Santa Barbara, California |
Standard | 2000-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
