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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N390ME | Cessna 182S |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N172AA | Cessna 180 |
Stuart S Macpherson Dds INC Cardiff By the Sea, California |
Multiple | 2000-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4632J | Piper PA-28R-180 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3941Y | Beck/Statler/Statler R.A.C.E. SPECIAL |
Statler Air LLC Santa Clarita, California |
Experimental | 2000-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32027 | Waco UPF-7 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4086K | Jungster Ii RK2 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2000-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2150X | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20S |
Cascade Airplanes INC Visalia, California |
Standard | 2000-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3162K | Mooney M-18L |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N499KF | Standley Roger C STANDLEY MDL 4-1200 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2000-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90111 | Cessna 140 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8408E | Piper PA-28-161 |
Candace A Larned Enterprises INC Long Beach, California |
Standard | 2000-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N419JF | Watson J W/Watson F G WATSON-PIETENPOL |
Watson John W Chico, California |
Experimental | 2000-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73451 | Cessna 172M |
Airward INC Columbia, California |
Standard | 2000-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N904RV | Gustafson Robert RV-8A |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2000-11-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N360BR | Holm Skip BEAR 360 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2000-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32076 | Waco UPF-7 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2000-11-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N527RS | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Lookout Mountain LLC Mill Valley, California |
Standard | 2000-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N828RV | Newman Charles Walter RV-8 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2000-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6634A | Cessna 172 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2000-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8395V | Champion 7ECA |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N346CP | Cessna 172R |
Pinnacle Aviation Services INC Encinitas, California |
Standard | 2000-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8538E | Champion 7FC |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2000-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N712Y | Robinson Steve GEE BEE Y |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2000-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2088N | Cessna 140 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3200K | Globe GC-1B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5105 | Antique Aero FOKKER E.III |
C C Air CORP Lancaster, California |
Experimental | 2000-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1414T | Avions Mudry Et Cie CAP 10B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9089P | Piper PA-24-260 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2000-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1920F | Cessna 172N |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2000-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4172H | Piper PA-15 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6403V | Cessna 172RG |
Vista Aviation INC Pacoima, California |
Standard | 2000-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20AC | Beech V35B |
Owen Ray L Los Gatos, California |
Standard | 2000-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6802J | Piper PA-28-151 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2000-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2082Z | Cessna 150C |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4942A | Cessna 180 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2000-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4305U | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2000-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N616S | Beech M35 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N178VV | Cessna A185E |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2000-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N713DS | Stephens Donald K SEAREY |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2000-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43124 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Beale Air Force Base Aero Club Beale Afb, California |
Standard | 2000-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6192N | Cessna T210N |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62427 | Sowder D RV-4 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2000-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85537 | Aeronca 7AC |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2000-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9137M | Cessna 182P |
Riverside Pilots INC Riverside, California |
Standard | 2000-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32137 | Waco UPF-7 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5726C | Cessna 170A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70773 | Blue Boyd L GLASTAR |
Blue Boyd L San Jose, California |
Experimental | 2000-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13733 | Cessna 177B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50MH | Hansen Michael P LONG-EZE |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2000-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4410J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N242PD | Dufresne Peter A 1450 L |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2000-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5657M | Mooney M20J |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2000-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9641H | Cessna 172M |
Barton Alva L Hollister, California |
Standard | 2000-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N107RR | Riter Russell W R.E.C. |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N201YM | Mooney M20J |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11FZ | Navion NAVION A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4169R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91481 | North American NAVION |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N963MS | Cessna 152 |
Mount San Antonio College Walnut, California |
Standard | 2000-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1786R | Cessna R182 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18MJ | Beech A36 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2000-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N104ED | Cessna 172S |
Edwards Aero Club Edwards Afb, California |
Standard | 2000-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N105ED | Cessna 172S |
Edwards Aero Club Edwards Afb, California |
Standard | 2000-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N106ED | Cessna 172S |
Edwards Aero Club Edwards Afb, California |
Standard | 2000-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N114PS | Aviat Aircraft Inc S-2C |
Pitts S2B LLC Salinas, California |
Standard | 2000-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3523V | Cessna 140 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2000-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90LD | Detlor Lynn R GLASAIR SUPER II SRG |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2000-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3620R | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8277A | Piper PA-28RT-201 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N602JA | Allen John RV6A |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2000-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N948JT | Thompson James L T360 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2000-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6HY | Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B |
Gbh Aviation Santa Monica, California |
Standard | 2000-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999AV | Cessna P210N |
Souza Engineering Contracting INC San Luis Obispo, California |
Standard | 2000-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N114RM | Aviat Aircraft Inc S-2C |
Immelman Leasing Company LLC Lompoc, California |
Standard | 2000-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N330Z | Beech 35-A33 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2000-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8246H | Callair A-9 |
Lake Elsinore Soaring Club Wildomar, California |
Restricted | 2000-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3048E | Cessna 172N |
Candace A Larned Enterprises INC Long Beach, California |
Standard | 2000-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98TM | Keithley Richard S RV-8 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2000-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N735ZA | Cessna 182Q |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2000-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69060 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Lopes Tom e Hughson, California |
Restricted | 2000-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47LL | Beech 35 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2000-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21930 | Cessna 150L |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2000-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N241ST | Bird Cory 001 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2000-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7326P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60177 | Cessna 150J |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2000-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45141 | Gulfstream American Corp AA-5B |
T45141 LLC Orange, California |
Standard | 2000-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3157N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9683W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8428M | Cessna 182P |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8757C | Piper PA-18A |
Individual owner California |
Restricted | 2000-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N93MR | Mendoza Refugio RV-8A |
Co-owned owner California |
None on file | 2000-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97LZ | Smith Michael J SMITH MIKE LONG-EZ |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2000-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3862R | Beech A36TC |
Toco INC Healdsburg, California |
Standard | 2000-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58079 | Mooney M20J |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33748 | Cessna 180J |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2000-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7449E | Cessna 210 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2000-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2231N | Cessna 140 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1853C | Cessna 170B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444ED | Dutreaux Edward Allan VANS RV-4 |
Co-owned owner California |
None on file | 2000-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6380P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2000-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
