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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
N5169M	Beech C24R	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-01-22	Valid
N5592C	Cessna 170A	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-01-22	Valid
N3300F	Beech 35-B33	Carter Flygare INC Sacramento, California	Standard	1998-01-20	Valid
N9358A	Meloche Michael BCKR JUNGMN-MELOCHE	Individual owner California	None on file	1998-01-20	Valid
N11204	Cessna 150L	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-01-17	Valid
N738KC	Cessna 172N	Carter Flygare INC Sacramento, California	Standard	1998-01-10	Valid
N2427T	Navion NAVION G	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1998-01-08	Valid
N2174S	Piper PA-32-300	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-01-07	Valid
N3222H	Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-01-07	Valid
N9013C	Cessna 180	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1998-01-06	Valid
N272CT	Beech A36	Inncal INC Stockton, California	Standard	1997-12-24	Valid
N15536	Security National Acft Corp S1-B	California Antique Aircraft Museum San Martin, California	Standard	1997-12-11	Valid
N8494K	Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B	Haley Flying Service INC Tracy, California	Restricted	1997-12-10	Valid
N6673P	Piper PA-24-250	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-12-09	Valid
N8726D	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-12-04	Valid
N700T	Beech 36	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-12-03	Valid
N8883T	Cessna 182C	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-12-03	Valid
N5393H	Piper PA-16	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-12-02	Valid
N45510	Cessna 150M	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-11-12	Valid
N37ML	Lacher Meldon J MELAIR	Individual owner California	Experimental	1997-11-05	Valid
N234WP	Beech T-34B	United States Air Force Owner Rio Vista, California	Standard	1997-11-04	Valid
N7506X	Cessna 172B	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-11-01	Valid
N9274N	Piper PA-28R-201	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1997-10-31	Valid
N6321M	Cessna 152	California In Nice INC San Jose, California	Standard	1997-10-29	Valid
N43550	Piper PA-28-151	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-10-28	Valid
N234TM	Cessna 182P	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-10-01	Valid
N9175M	Cessna 182P	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1997-09-29	Valid
N99732	Engineering & Research 415-C	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-09-27	Valid
N6073F	Beech 35-C33	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-09-22	Valid
N4005D	Cessna 182A	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-09-19	Valid
N7RR	Cessna T210N	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-09-16	Valid
N7414D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-09-13	Valid
N2229J	Piper PA-32-300	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-09-09	Valid
N449DM	Mccord David ACRO SPORT II	Individual owner California	Experimental	1997-09-04	Valid
N301JK	Mooney M20J	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-08-28	Valid
N9463B	Cessna 175	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1997-08-21	Valid
N4263T	Toland Scott TLND/AR CTN/TW 503SL	Individual owner California	Experimental	1997-08-19	Valid
N23AT	Cessna 172N	California In Nice INC San Jose, California	Standard	1997-08-16	Valid
N70303	Piper J3C-65	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1997-08-15	Valid
N4519S	Beech A36	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1997-08-14	Valid
N23G	Polytron Corporation SEA WIND 300	Polytron Corporation San Martin, California	Experimental	1997-08-13	Valid
N44AB	Mooney M20F	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-08-13	Valid
N9309Y	Cessna T210N	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1997-08-13	Valid
N7666G	Cessna 172L	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-08-12	Valid
N8064B	Cessna 172	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-08-12	Valid
N8620M	Beech P35	Doctors Building INC Rancho Santa Fe, California	Standard	1997-08-12	Valid
N976LS	Smith Lawrence B RV-6A	Individual owner California	Experimental	1997-08-09	Valid
N84A	Moss G B VARDA	Individual owner California	Experimental	1997-08-05	Valid
N214M	Cessna P210R	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-08-01	Valid
N6087M	Stinson 108-3	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1997-07-31	Valid
N443N	Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR C-4000	Pacific Southwest Industries INC Santa Ynez, California	Standard	1997-07-28	Valid
N8227G	Cessna 177RG	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1997-07-16	Valid
N7368R	Beech F33A	Cruiseair Aviation INC Ramona, California	Standard	1997-07-11	Valid
N7682M	Cessna 175	Van de Hei Mike Pioneer, California	Standard	1997-07-03	Valid
N1494A	Piper PA-22	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-06-26	Valid
N20124	Cessna 177B	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-06-25	Valid
N320PL	Cavitt Pete P-AIRE-320	Individual owner California	Experimental	1997-06-19	Valid
N1945C	Cessna 170B	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-06-18	Valid
N49286	Boeing A75N1(PT17)	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-06-13	Valid
N7464V	Mooney M20C	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-06-10	Valid
N85JB	Burke Jonathan Christopher S1-S	Individual owner California	Experimental	1997-06-05	Valid
N8075P	Piper PA-18-150	Air Ads INC El Cajon, California	Standard	1997-06-03	Valid
N90302	Globe GC-1A	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-05-28	Valid
N6928C	Navion NAVION B	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-05-15	Valid
N488MA	Anderson Mike PHOENIX X1A	Individual owner California	Experimental	1997-05-06	Valid
N29962	Waco UPF-7	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-04-29	Valid
N2186N	Cessna 140	Aircraft Ground Support INC Upland, California	Standard	1997-04-18	Valid
N4269L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-04-17	Valid
N9260T	Piper PA-28-161	Canoace A Larned Enterprises INC Long Beach, California	Standard	1997-04-17	Valid
N27834	Piper J4A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1997-04-16	Valid
N4042A	Beech V35B	Rogden Aviation INC San Rafael, California	Standard	1997-04-14	Valid
N9666T	Bazzill Clinton H KITFOX IV-1200	Individual owner California	Experimental	1997-04-10	Valid
N9867K	Stinson 108-2	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-04-03	Valid
N9959H	Cessna 182R	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-04-02	Valid
N4914Q	Cessna A188B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1997-04-01	Valid
N6055C	Stinson L-5G	Planes of Fame Air Museum Chino, California	Restricted	1997-04-01	Valid
N6360A	Cessna 182	Claiborne Howard Cottonwood, California	Standard	1997-03-31	Valid
N1531B	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-03-28	Valid
N284D	Beech A36	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1997-03-19	Valid
N4964K	Ryan NAVION A	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-03-12	Valid
N5401A	Cessna T210N	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-03-06	Valid
N104GT	Terman Jerry MERLIN GT	Individual owner California	None on file	1997-03-04	Valid
N25518	Cessna 152	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-02-12	Valid
N7986T	Cessna 175A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1997-02-11	Valid
N97479	Stinson 108	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-02-07	Valid
N40153	Stinson 108	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-02-03	Valid
N210FB	Cessna 210L	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-01-28	Valid
N25PS	Killough PITTS S-1S	Individual owner California	Experimental	1997-01-17	Valid
N7454A	Cessna 172	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-01-15	Valid
N8922N	Piper PA-32-300	Individual owner California	Standard	1997-01-15	Valid
N5540K	Bellanca 8KCAB	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1997-01-14	Valid
N5669K	Beech S35	Yankee Airmen INC Torrance, California	Standard	1996-12-20	Valid
N91161	North American NAVION A	Planes of Fame Air Museum Chino, California	None on file	1996-12-17	Valid
N9297W	Piper PA-28-235	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-12-09	Valid
N3919Z	Piper PA-18-150	Co-owned owner California	Multiple	1996-12-02	Valid
N71135	Luscombe 8A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1996-12-02	Valid
N1474B	Luscombe 8F	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-11-29	Valid
N420BJ	Johannes Robert D JOHANNES-ACRO SPT II	Individual owner California	Experimental	1996-11-20	Valid
N4910A	Cessna 180	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-11-08	Valid
N68475	Cessna 152	California In Nice INC San Jose, California	Standard	1996-11-04	Valid