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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
N999AB	Piper PA-32R-301T	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-10-30	Valid
N80GG	Ogg Richard A OGG-GLASAIR I	Individual owner California	Experimental	1996-10-28	Valid
N2094Z	Cessna 150C	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-10-10	Valid
N2370B	Piper PA-38-112	Strawberry Aviation INC Watsonville, California	Standard	1996-10-10	Valid
N8077R	Piper PA-28-181	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1996-10-07	Valid
N111MV	Vodon Mark A RV-6A	Individual owner California	Experimental	1996-10-04	Valid
N85921	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-09-30	Valid
N63MG	Cessna A185F	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-09-19	Valid
N4629V	Grumman FM-2	Co-owned owner California	Limited	1996-09-18	Valid
N7383X	Cessna R182	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-09-09	Valid
N94AX	Judd Howard/Vanhoy David GILES G-202	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	1996-09-04	Valid
N34387	Meyers Industries Inc 200B	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-09-03	Valid
N5352C	Cessna 140A	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-08-30	Valid
N91CZ	Zavatson Christopher J LANCAIR 360	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	1996-08-29	Valid
N40245	Curtiss Wright P-40E	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	1996-08-20	Valid
N28330	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1996-08-12	Valid
N2202J	Cessna 150G	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-08-08	Valid
N1563	Curtiss JN4D	Co-owned owner California	None on file	1996-08-06	Valid
N3865B	Curtiss Wright ROBIN	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1996-08-06	Valid
N44713	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Co-owned owner California	Restricted	1996-08-06	Valid
N44738	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Co-owned owner California	Restricted	1996-08-06	Valid
N44742	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Co-owned owner California	Restricted	1996-08-06	Valid
N44837	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Co-owned owner California	Restricted	1996-08-06	Valid
N45024	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Co-owned owner California	Restricted	1996-08-06	Valid
N45280	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1996-08-06	Valid
N4864J	Douglas/Nichols SBD-4	Individual owner California	None on file	1996-08-06	Valid
N51746	Beech D17S	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1996-08-06	Valid
N61241	Curtiss Wright O-52	Co-owned owner California	Limited	1996-08-06	Valid
N6956	Ryan Aircraft B1	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1996-08-06	Valid
N695M	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Co-owned owner California	None on file	1996-08-06	Valid
N74920	North American/Aero Classics P-51D	Co-owned owner California	Limited	1996-08-06	Valid
N81575	Bell P39	Co-owned owner California	None on file	1996-08-06	Valid
N227M	Cessna 172E	Skyway Partners Woodside, California	Standard	1996-07-31	Valid
N9610S	Champion 7ECA	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-07-29	Valid
N62627	Fuji LM I	Individual owner California	None on file	1996-07-23	Valid
N4291J	Piper PA-28-140	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1996-07-18	Valid
N25932	Cessna 152	California In Nice INC San Jose, California	Standard	1996-07-16	Valid
N9090K	Stinson 108	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-07-12	Valid
N320BW	Winterberg Brian LANCAIR 320	Individual owner California	Experimental	1996-07-11	Valid
N3943X	Piper PA-28R-200	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1996-07-08	Valid
N729H	Cessna 170A	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-07-08	Valid
N3954A	Beech F33A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1996-07-02	Valid
N6826N	Mooney M-20G	Interwest Management Angwin, California	Standard	1996-06-28	Valid
N14982	Ryan Aeronautical ST-A	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-06-26	Valid
N357JW	Woods Jim W RV-4	Individual owner California	Experimental	1996-06-26	Valid
N540DD	Stanley B Dale STANLEY SCREAMER	Co-owned owner California	None on file	1996-06-26	Valid
N56283	Piper PA-28R-200	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-06-26	Valid
N741FL	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-06-24	Valid
N7282S	Cessna 150H	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-06-21	Valid
N166SP	Piper PA-24-400	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-06-14	Valid
N50234	Cessna 150H	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-06-13	Valid
N92353	Cessna 182N	Silver Wings Flying Club Los Gatos, California	Standard	1996-06-07	Valid
N1104J	Aero Commander 112	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-06-06	Valid
N5414K	Navion NAVION B	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-06-06	Valid
N1441N	Piper J3C-65	Air Tractor West INC San Joaquin, California	Standard	1996-05-30	Valid
N38944	Piper PA-28R-201T	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1996-05-30	Valid
N7961X	Cessna 172B	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-05-30	Valid
N738EW	Cessna 172N	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-05-29	Valid
N75108	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-05-29	Valid
N3377G	Corben Baby Ace C	Individual owner California	Experimental	1996-05-28	Valid
N242DK	Moravan Z242L	Inter Island Yachts INC Rncho Pls Vrd, California	Standard	1996-05-23	Valid
N12AS	Cessna A185F	Individual owner California	Multiple	1996-05-20	Valid
N1429E	Cessna 172N	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-05-17	Valid
N9260G	Cessna 182N	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-05-16	Valid
N58060	Mooney M20J	Pacer Flying Club INC Millbrae, California	Standard	1996-05-15	Valid
N608M	Fleet 2	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-05-15	Valid
N525JS	Schroeder Jeff R BEDE BD-5A	Individual owner California	Experimental	1996-05-10	Valid
N496S	Schuman Steven J RANS S-7	Individual owner California	None on file	1996-05-07	Valid
N5332C	Cessna 140A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1996-04-25	Valid
N111EU	Prout Kim A EUROPA MONO WHEEL	Individual owner California	Experimental	1996-04-19	Valid
N30417	Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD	United States of America Owner Travis Afb, California	Standard	1996-04-17	Valid
N48340	Cessna 152	Candace A Larned Enterprises INC Long Beach, California	Standard	1996-04-17	Valid
N7648R	Beech 19A	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-04-15	Valid
N116DH	Hoover W David CHRISTEN EAGLE II	Individual owner California	Experimental	1996-04-11	Valid
N49434	Cessna 152	California In Nice INC San Jose, California	Standard	1996-04-11	Valid
N20GF	Socata TB21	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1996-04-10	Valid
N64912	Cessna 152	Suburban Air Corporation Castro Valley, California	Standard	1996-04-05	Valid
N3215D	Beech A36	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-04-04	Valid
N6183N	Cessna T210M	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1996-04-04	Valid
N1944Q	Cessna 177RG	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-04-03	Valid
N5893E	Cessna 150	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-04-03	Valid
N82173	Piper PA-32R-301T	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1996-04-01	Valid
N920HW	Wikstad H L/Wikstad R A RV-4	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	1996-03-26	Valid
N230MP	Penketh Mike PITTS S1	Individual owner California	Experimental	1996-03-25	Valid
N8194E	Piper PA-32-301T	Bill W Chu INC Madera, California	Standard	1996-03-21	Valid
N595GT	Borrmann Gary R SKYSTAR KITFOX 5	Individual owner California	None on file	1996-03-12	Valid
N83364	Piper PA-28-181	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-03-09	Valid
N69056	Boeing IB75A	Individual owner California	Restricted	1996-03-07	Valid
N8964J	Boobar D/ Morton C LANCAIR 320	Individual owner California	Experimental	1996-03-07	Valid
N1148D	Cessna 140A	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-03-04	Valid
N995GS	Stucker Gary BANTY	Individual owner California	Experimental	1996-03-01	Valid
N96VE	Trost Peter K VARI-EZE	Individual owner California	Experimental	1996-02-27	Valid
N696DS	Stubben David R VANS ACFT RV-6	Individual owner California	None on file	1996-02-26	Valid
N48953	Aeronca L-3C	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1996-02-23	Valid
N8385K	Stinson 108-1	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1996-02-23	Valid
N17PE	Eberle Paul R AVIAT EAGLE II	Individual owner California	Experimental	1996-02-12	Valid
N6375Q	Mooney M20F	Individual owner California	Special flight permit	1996-02-09	Valid
N77356	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-02-01	Valid
N540RM	Mokry Robert B HARMON ROCKET II	Individual owner California	Experimental	1996-01-31	Valid
N756GL	Cessna TR182	Individual owner California	Standard	1996-01-31	Valid