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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
N3073R	Piper PA-28R-200	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-11-04	Valid
N1537K	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-10-27	Valid
N81DP	Boeing A75N1(PT17)	Stearman Group INC Dana Point, California	Standard	1993-10-26	Valid
N2125Y	Cessna 172D	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1993-10-22	Valid
N69BC	Bingham B C SHA-GLASAIR	Individual owner California	Experimental	1993-10-12	Valid
N128MD	North American T-28B	M D Aire CO Encino, California	None on file	1993-10-06	Valid
N6199N	Holloway Donald P SMITH MINIPLANE	Individual owner California	None on file	1993-10-01	Valid
N5139D	Cessna 182A	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-09-28	Valid
N7KT	Beech V35B	Individual owner California	None on file	1993-09-10	Valid
N644GD	Duda W Gregory SH-2F	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	1993-09-09	Valid
N36574	Piper PA-28R-201	California In Nice INC San Jose, California	Standard	1993-09-08	Valid
N7063R	Piper PA-28-140	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1993-09-07	Valid
N35041	Cessna 177B	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-08-31	Valid
N97254	Universal Stinson 108	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1993-08-31	Valid
N12479	Cessna 172M	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-08-30	Valid
N8633V	Bellanca 7KCAB	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1993-08-26	Valid
N470JS	Bigham Jack L & Colleen R STARDUSTER TOO SA300	Individual owner California	Experimental	1993-08-25	Valid
N5054B	Bellanca 7ECA	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-08-23	Valid
N1410Y	Cessna 172C	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-08-20	Valid
N9935B	Cessna 182A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1993-08-19	Valid
N8522W	Piper PA-28-235	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1993-08-17	Valid
N8836R	Downer BELLANCA 14-19-3	Mead Donald W Butte Meadows, California	Standard	1993-08-17	Valid
N2602N	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-08-12	Valid
N4916A	Cessna 180	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-08-02	Valid
N80779	Universal GLOBE GC-1A	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-08-02	Valid
N5010W	Piper PA-28	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-07-28	Valid
N2360Q	Piper PA-25-235	Star Ads Incorporated Torrance, California	Standard	1993-07-22	Valid
N731MR	Cessna A188B	Merced County Mosquito Abatement District Merced, California	Restricted	1993-07-21	Valid
N111VF	Cessna T210N	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-06-17	Valid
N89EZ	Clark R B/Clark C V VARIEZE	Individual owner California	Experimental	1993-06-15	Valid
N931BE	Hale Bradley A DRAGONFLY	Individual owner California	Experimental	1993-06-04	Valid
N8787	Wise OWL RACER 65-2	Individual owner California	Experimental	1993-05-26	Valid
N9412N	Cessna A185F	Beechinor Cattle Feeding CO INC Bakersfield, California	Standard	1993-05-26	Valid
N75964	North American SNJ-4	Nightingale William T Alta Loma, California	Standard	1993-05-21	Valid
N71300	Cessna 182M	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1993-05-19	Valid
N27GW	Marflite Corp Ltd CHRISTIAN EAGLE II	Individual owner California	Experimental	1993-05-18	Valid
N34073	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-05-18	Valid
N5174M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-05-18	Valid
N81EE	Egan Joseph L VARIEZE	Individual owner California	Experimental	1993-05-13	Valid
N5167Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-05-05	Valid
N78102	Cessna 182P	Sonoma County Land Company INC Santa Rosa, California	Standard	1993-05-05	Valid
N911AV	Strahlmann Robert L SE5A	C C Air Corporation Lancaster, California	Experimental	1993-05-05	Valid
N476BC	Davis Sam STARDUSTER A-300	Individual owner California	Experimental	1993-04-29	Valid
N317Z	Beech M35	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-04-19	Valid
N54473	Piper PA-28R-200	Gomez Julian e Palo Alto, California	Standard	1993-04-19	Valid
N89682	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-04-15	Valid
N9446J	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-04-07	Valid
N8311L	Piper PA-28-161	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-03-18	Valid
N5124S	Piper PA-28R-200	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1993-03-02	Valid
N81531	Piper PA-28-236	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1993-02-25	Valid
N93BM	Marteney Bruce Chris RAND ROBINSON KR-2	Individual owner California	Experimental	1993-02-23	Valid
N5335	Grumman G-164A	Co-owned owner California	Restricted	1993-02-10	Valid
N12794	Cessna 172M	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-02-04	Valid
N9MB	Northrop/Air Museum N9M	Planes of Fame Air Musuem Chino, California	Experimental	1993-02-03	Valid
N654BC	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-02-02	Valid
N5252Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-02-01	Valid
N3576J	Piper PA-28-181	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-01-28	Valid
N9640S	Champion 7GCBC	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1993-01-28	Valid
N6179	A J D Engineering SOPWITH PUP	C C Air Corporation Lancaster, California	Experimental	1993-01-27	Valid
N4444E	Piper PA-28-181	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-01-22	Valid
N231PN	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-01-21	Valid
N3611M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-01-13	Valid
N121JR	Cessna T210M	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-01-12	Valid
N93DH	Taylorcraft BCS12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-01-12	Valid
N63360	Boeing B75N1	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-12-29	Valid
N2756D	Cessna 170B	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-12-21	Valid
N4971B	Beech J35	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-12-18	Valid
N9834T	Cessna 172A	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-12-16	Valid
N4232F	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-12-01	Valid
N78877	Mooney M20D	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-12-01	Valid
N96850	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-11-19	Valid
N45283	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-11-17	Valid
N9425W	Piper PA-28-235	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1992-11-09	Valid
N3482J	Cessna 150G	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-11-05	Valid
N88498	Piper J3C-65	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-11-02	Valid
N7073Z	Piper PA-25-235	Vacaville Aero Services INC Williams, California	Restricted	1992-10-06	Valid
N6719B	Beech C24R	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-10-02	Valid
N1871D	Beech C35	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-09-30	Valid
N73262	Cessna 172M	Air Spacers INC Santa Monica, California	Standard	1992-09-30	Valid
N4NV	Cessna 177RG	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1992-09-17	Valid
N8946X	Cessna 182D	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1992-09-17	Valid
N63902	Fairchild(Howard) M-62C(PT-23A)	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1992-09-11	Valid
N127EZ	Gruno Richard W VARIEZE	Individual owner California	Experimental	1992-08-26	Valid
N2122C	Cessna 195B	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-08-20	Valid
N6202B	Cessna T210M	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-08-18	Valid
N7237G	Cessna 172K	Ivoprop CORP Long Beach, California	Standard	1992-08-18	Valid
N8875H	Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A	Richter Aviation INC Maxwell, California	Restricted	1992-08-15	Valid
N1372R	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-08-14	Valid
N3722U	Cessna 182G	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-08-14	Valid
N2839D	Piper PA-22	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-07-25	Valid
N188RJ	Beech P35	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-07-23	Valid
N90198	North American T-28A	Co-owned owner California	None on file	1992-07-21	Valid
N6EW	Wilson-Wilson CASSUTT MOD III	Individual owner California	Experimental	1992-07-15	Valid
N7869T	Cessna 172A	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-07-09	Valid
N754DM	Lake LA-4-200	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-07-08	Valid
N9843V	Cessna 172M	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1992-07-01	Valid
N4740R	Cessna TR182	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-06-30	Valid
N27LH	Beech A36	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1992-06-26	Valid
N157Y	Rosenberg BREEZY	Individual owner California	Experimental	1992-06-25	Valid
N44978	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-06-25	Valid