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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
N75CG	Cessna A185F	Richter Aviation INC Maxwell, California	Standard	2000-04-20	Valid
N1966D	Beech C35	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-04-18	Valid
N4623H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-04-14	Valid
N6591N	Cessna T210N	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-03-30	Valid
N73900	Cessna 172N	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-03-30	Valid
N24631	Beech C23	San Jose Mixer INC Gilroy, California	Standard	2000-03-27	Valid
N2372G	Cessna 182B	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-03-24	Valid
N5051B	Beech F35	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-03-24	Valid
N515SP	Cessna 172S	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2000-03-23	Valid
N165PR	Piper PA-18-150	Individual owner California	None on file	2000-03-22	Valid
N4196G	Cessna 182S	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-03-22	Valid
N3393T	Cessna 177	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2000-03-20	Valid
N5916Q	Mooney M20E	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-03-17	Valid
N231MJ	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-03-16	Valid
N57PW	Porterfield Russell W WHEELER EXPRESS FT	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2000-03-14	Valid
N77735	Funk B85C	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-03-09	Valid
N11323	Cessna 150L	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2000-03-06	Valid
N7590K	Piper PA-18	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-03-03	Valid
N5140C	Beech B35	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-02-28	Valid
N79201	Cessna 172K	Universal Aviators Academy INC El Monte, California	Standard	2000-02-28	Valid
N2194T	Piper PA-28-180	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2000-02-24	Valid
N2588D	Piper PA-38-112	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2000-02-17	Valid
N888W	Helio H-391B	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-02-17	Valid
N49173	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-02-11	Valid
N8793X	Cessna 182D	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-02-04	Valid
N934TR	Cessna 172N	Aris Leasing INC Sunnyvale, California	Standard	2000-02-04	Valid
N2670D	Cessna 170B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2000-02-03	Valid
N3454C	Cessna 170B	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-02-03	Valid
N133DS	Cessna 182J	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2000-01-29	Valid
N3304V	Beech 35	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-01-29	Valid
N441MP	Smith Brent MINI-IMP-C	Individual owner California	Experimental	2000-01-28	Valid
N78185	Cessna A185F	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2000-01-28	Valid
N515TR	Rabaut Charles RV-4	Individual owner California	Experimental	2000-01-26	Valid
N1363Z	Beech N35	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-01-25	Valid
N177FT	Soko Factory Yogoslavia TYPE 522	Sonoma Valley Aircraft INC Vineburg, California	None on file	2000-01-25	Valid
N561DE	Cessna 172M	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-01-25	Valid
N9196L	Bellanca 7KCAB	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2000-01-20	Valid
N977WT	Gennuso George A PULSAR 582	Individual owner California	None on file	2000-01-14	Valid
N91541	Cessna 182M	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-01-13	Valid
N9456D	Cessna 172RG	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-01-12	Valid
N290MM	Batchelor Mark S THORP T-18	Individual owner California	Experimental	2000-01-11	Valid
N89055	Cessna 152	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-01-10	Valid
N5208F	Cessna 172F	United States Air Force Owner Beale Afb, California	Standard	2000-01-08	Valid
N334FS	North American/Aero Classics P-51D	Co-owned owner California	Limited	2000-01-07	Valid
N8256E	Piper PA-28-161	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2000-01-07	Valid
N7317J	Piper PA-28-140	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1999-12-22	Valid
N67629	Convair BT-15	Planes of Fame Air Museum Chino, California	Experimental	1999-12-17	Valid
N100WA	Cessna 172E	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-12-14	Valid
N8138P	Piper PA-24-250	Frank Castillo Dds INC San Jose, California	Standard	1999-12-09	Valid
N1156Z	Mooney M20J	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-12-08	Valid
N2852Q	Cessna 172L	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1999-12-08	Valid
N2567W	Mooney M20C	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-12-03	Valid
N75513	Cessna 172N	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-11-29	Valid
N5086A	Cessna T210N	Neeley James L Temecula, California	Standard	1999-11-16	Valid
N7727C	Navion L-17A	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-11-02	Valid
N6651R	Beech B19	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-11-01	Valid
N3485X	Mooney M20E	Cdm Flight Club INC La Jolla, California	Standard	1999-10-29	Valid
N451RJ	Moore Robert L GLASAIR SH2	Individual owner California	None on file	1999-10-28	Valid
N46419	Cessna 172K	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-10-27	Valid
N1835S	Beech B36TC	Eagles Flying Club INC San Francisco, California	Standard	1999-10-26	Valid
N5830K	Beech S35	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-10-13	Valid
N95686	Cessna 182Q	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-10-07	Valid
N1286J	Rockwell International 112A	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-09-16	Valid
N26616	Cessna 182S	Sea Wing LLC Camarillo, California	Standard	1999-09-15	Valid
N6306D	Beech T-34A	United States Air Force Owner March Arb, California	Standard	1999-09-07	Valid
N22TH	Beech N35	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1999-08-27	Valid
N315L	Mooney M20J	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-08-26	Valid
N84009	Cessna 172K	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1999-08-25	Valid
N240SB	Peacock Bradley B PEACOCK	Individual owner California	Experimental	1999-08-24	Valid
N64SD	Mcdaniels Scott R VANS ACFT RV-6A	Individual owner California	Experimental	1999-08-24	Valid
N3056B	Cessna 195B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1999-08-23	Valid
N31308	Aeronca 65-TC	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1999-08-12	Valid
N6330C	Cessna 210N	Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department Long Beach, California	Standard	1999-08-10	Valid
N514DK	North American P-51D	Dk Warbirds INC Los Angeles, California	Limited	1999-08-09	Valid
N4883F	Cessna U206A	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-08-06	Valid
N6427Q	Cessna 152	Aviation Capital Management LLC San Jose, California	Standard	1999-08-06	Valid
N44XD	Duffer David RV-4	Individual owner California	Experimental	1999-08-03	Valid
N1715N	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-07-30	Valid
N2587W	Mooney M20C	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1999-07-28	Valid
N99843	Engineering & Research 415-C	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1999-07-24	Valid
N721ZM	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-07-21	Valid
N737KQ	Cessna 172N	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1999-07-20	Valid
N37057	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8C	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-07-19	Valid
N3928M	Piper PA-28R-201T	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-07-15	Valid
N1455X	Piper PA-28R-200	Aviation Capital Management LLC San Jose, California	Standard	1999-07-13	Valid
N6944H	Piper J3C-65	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-07-13	Valid
N9722Z	Boeing E75	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-07-07	Valid
N6438A	Cessna 182	P M Leasing INC Perris, California	Standard	1999-07-01	Valid
N545SM	Marsh Stephen RV-4	Individual owner California	Experimental	1999-06-30	Valid
N5479E	Alon A2	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-06-30	Valid
N8291W	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-06-24	Valid
N1659B	Luscombe 11A	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-06-22	Valid
N8384G	Cessna 150F	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-06-22	Valid
N5070K	Beech A45	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-06-18	Valid
N9671N	North American T-28B	Individual owner California	Experimental	1999-06-17	Valid
N56635	Piper PA-36-285	Danley Brothers INC Willows, California	Restricted	1999-06-15	Valid
N1763M	Cessna 182P	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-06-14	Valid
N561FS	Gummo Thomas L GUMMO SPECIAL	Individual owner California	Experimental	1999-06-11	Valid
N20506	Mooney M20M	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-06-09	Valid
N5483	Personal Plane Services SOPWITH TRI-PLANE	C C Air Corporation Lancaster, California	Experimental	1999-06-07	Valid