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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
N96210	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-06-02	Valid
N3734H	Ercoupe 415-D	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-05-27	Valid
N7340B	Cessna A152	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1999-05-25	Valid
N187BC	Cessna 182Q	County of Butte Oroville, California	Standard	1999-05-24	Valid
N5041S	Piper PA-28R-200	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-05-14	Valid
N6721S	Cessna 150H	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-05-13	Valid
N87PD	Ryan Patrick W VANS AIRCRAFT RV6A	Individual owner California	Experimental	1999-05-13	Valid
N2TT	Osenga James H RV 4	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	1999-05-12	Valid
N86166	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-05-10	Valid
N63585	Boeing A75N1(PT17)	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-05-07	Valid
N3170H	Ercoupe 415-C	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-05-05	Valid
N6569N	Bellanca 14-19	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-05-05	Valid
N7206W	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-05-05	Valid
N9036G	Gilmer Schimmel VARIEZE	Individual owner California	Experimental	1999-05-05	Valid
N3636U	Cessna 182F	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-04-29	Valid
N4250U	Cessna 150D	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-04-27	Valid
N163BP	Bell/Pond P-63C KING COBRA	Palm Springs Air Museum Palm Springs, California	Experimental	1999-04-26	Valid
N38694	Piper PA-28-181	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1999-04-26	Valid
N151BP	North American/Aero Classics P-51D	Palm Springs Air Museum Palm Springs, California	Limited	1999-04-23	Valid
N91168	Ryan NAVION	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-04-21	Valid
N20955	Cessna 182P	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-04-19	Valid
N4288P	Cessna 182L	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-04-15	Valid
N2444X	Cessna 182H	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1999-04-12	Valid
N4371F	Piper PA-32R-300	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1999-04-12	Valid
N4435T	Yakovlev YAK 52	Penning Steven G Windsor, California	Experimental	1999-04-06	Valid
N72540	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-04-06	Valid
N2936Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-03-25	Valid
N3046Z	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-03-25	Valid
N1398E	Cessna 172N	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-03-24	Valid
N4781Q	Cessna A188B	Co-owned owner California	Restricted	1999-03-24	Valid
N5139Q	Cessna 210L	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-03-24	Valid
N529MC	Cessna 172P	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-03-24	Valid
N3813Y	Cessna 210D	Sheppard David A Jackson, California	Standard	1999-03-23	Valid
N108SM	Magill Stanley J COZY MARK IV	Individual owner California	Experimental	1999-03-22	Valid
N1747C	Cessna 180	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-03-22	Valid
N6100D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-03-22	Valid
N2501C	Cessna 170B	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-03-15	Valid
N7PN	Nafziger Paul A LANCAIR 320	Individual owner California	Experimental	1999-03-12	Valid
N8694Q	Beech S35	Bonkowski & Associates INC Emeryville, California	Standard	1999-03-12	Valid
N1832C	Cessna 170B	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-03-10	Valid
N733YG	Cessna 172N	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-03-09	Valid
N96806	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-03-04	Valid
N7359C	Cessna TU206G	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-03-01	Valid
N1211J	Aero Commander 112	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-02-26	Valid
N100NY	Mooney M20J	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1999-02-20	Valid
N3495D	Cessna 170B	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-02-18	Valid
N4079V	Cessna 170	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-02-18	Valid
N7554W	Piper PA-28-180	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1999-02-17	Valid
N4711B	Cessna 152	Pinnacle Aviation Services INC Encinitas, California	Standard	1999-02-16	Valid
N33LJ	Cessna 152	Universal Aviators Academy INC El Monte, California	Standard	1999-02-11	Valid
N205HB	Mooney M20J	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-02-04	Valid
N3151E	Cessna 172N	Aviation Capital Management LLC San Jose, California	Standard	1999-02-02	Valid
N7783C	Boeing A75N1(PT17)	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-01-27	Valid
N9033A	Cessna 170A	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-01-26	Valid
N26504	Cessna 172R	Vista Aviation INC Pacoima, California	Standard	1999-01-20	Valid
N711EW	Piper PA-24-250	Ward Lumber Company INC El Cajon, California	Standard	1999-01-12	Valid
N29285	Piper PA-28-181	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-01-07	Valid
N28S	Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)	Gbh Aviation Santa Monica, California	Standard	1998-12-23	Valid
N500QS	Cubberly Robert L QUICKSILVER GT 500	Individual owner California	Experimental	1998-12-22	Valid
N7927Z	Cessna 150C	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-12-12	Valid
N6251Q	Cessna 152	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1998-12-09	Valid
N6455N	Beech F33A	Hangar 31 INC La Jolla, California	Standard	1998-12-09	Valid
N999LH	Rockwell International 112TC	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-12-01	Valid
N177SD	Cessna 177RG	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1998-11-30	Valid
N83594	Piper PA-18-150	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-11-30	Valid
N89815	Cessna 152	Pinnacle Aviation Services INC Encinitas, California	Standard	1998-11-27	Valid
N598B	Beech A35	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-11-25	Valid
N211G	Luscombe/Pedersen T-8F	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1998-11-24	Valid
N770	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-11-23	Valid
N5544S	Cessna TR182	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1998-11-19	Valid
N9549G	Cessna TU206F	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-11-19	Valid
N6755P	Piper PA-24-180	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-11-16	Valid
N9499Q	Beech A36	E J K LLC Brawley, California	Standard	1998-11-16	Valid
N3010M	Piper PA-12	Atlseimer John C Ione, California	Standard	1998-11-12	Valid
N165T	Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-11-06	Valid
N2555M	Piper PA-12	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1998-11-02	Valid
N6175E	Cessna 172	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1998-11-02	Valid
N8255E	Beech F33A	South Road Partners INC Kentfield, California	Standard	1998-10-30	Valid
N704GF	Cessna 150M	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-10-29	Valid
N1082K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-10-28	Valid
N7356L	American AA-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-10-26	Valid
N77WK	Wendel James J RV-4	Individual owner California	Experimental	1998-10-26	Valid
N9291H	Cessna 172M	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1998-10-23	Valid
N31CD	Davis Curtis J LANCAIR 235	Individual owner California	Experimental	1998-10-13	Valid
N734XS	Cessna 172N	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1998-10-09	Valid
N5298J	Cessna 172N	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-10-05	Valid
N3710M	Piper PA-32R-301T	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1998-10-02	Valid
N6225R	Cessna 172RG	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-10-02	Valid
N1624E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-10-01	Valid
N1659E	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1998-09-30	Valid
N49120	Cessna 152	Aviation Capital Management LLC San Jose, California	Standard	1998-09-29	Valid
N4927B	Cessna 152	Aviation Capital Management LLC San Jose, California	Standard	1998-09-29	Valid
N713JK	Cessna 172M	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-09-29	Valid
N59AC	American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-09-25	Valid
N2149L	Beech A36	Rocky Hill Airshows INC San Jose, California	Standard	1998-09-22	Valid
N4666X	Cessna 150G	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-09-22	Valid
N88HQ	Cessna 182P	Aviation Capital Management LLC San Jose, California	Standard	1998-09-22	Valid
N6356M	Stinson 108-3	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-09-21	Valid
N4809U	Cessna 210-5A(205A)	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-09-19	Valid
N5616E	Cessna 172N	Dhl Skyhawk INC Martinez, California	Standard	1998-09-18	Valid