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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
N8528Z	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner California	Restricted	1992-06-25	Valid
N734PB	Cessna 172N	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-06-18	Valid
N8254B	Piper PA-32-301T	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-06-18	Valid
N6114S	Cessna TR182	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-06-13	Valid
N6451T	Cessna 150	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1992-06-08	Valid
N21Y	Cessna 180	Cp Aviation INC Santa Paula, California	Standard	1992-06-01	Valid
N92119	Cessna 182M	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-05-28	Valid
N136PJ	Beech A36	Pj Helicopters Red Bluff, California	Standard	1992-05-26	Valid
N6142V	Beech 35-C33	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-05-15	Valid
N8014A	Cessna 170B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1992-05-15	Valid
N40841	Piper J3C-65	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-05-14	Valid
N9822R	Beech M35	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-05-12	Valid
N42HR	Harmon John M HARMON ROCKET II	Individual owner California	Experimental	1992-05-06	Valid
N9365K	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-05-02	Valid
N5579C	Cessna 170A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1992-05-01	Valid
N119VF	North American P-51D	Individual owner California	Limited	1992-04-28	Valid
N7509M	Cessna 175	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-04-28	Valid
N8138G	Cessna T210K	Rab Com Limited Hayward, California	Standard	1992-04-28	Valid
N231BS	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-04-27	Valid
N68278	Cessna 152	Individual owner California	None on file	1992-04-27	Valid
N68TB	Cessna T210N	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-04-25	Valid
N68829	Boeing E75	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-04-24	Valid
N30688	Piper J3L-65	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1992-04-23	Valid
N7843X	Cessna 172B	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-04-14	Valid
N7020B	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1992-04-13	Valid
N2667F	Cessna 182J	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-04-02	Valid
N1313X	Bellanca 14-19-3	M & S Airsupply DBA Hawthorne, California	Standard	1992-03-19	Valid
N71384	Cessna 182M	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-03-19	Valid
N88333	Piper J3C-65	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-03-11	Valid
N1331D	Cessna 170A	Individual owner California	Multiple	1992-03-04	Valid
N233GK	Beech V35A	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-02-27	Valid
N605WB	Bullock BLERIOT 11	C C Air Corporation Lancaster, California	Experimental	1992-02-27	Valid
N27280	Porterfield CP-65	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-02-24	Valid
N21083	Aeronca KCA	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-02-19	Valid
N4024S	Dehavilland DH-100 MK 6	Planes of Fame Air Museum Chino, California	Experimental	1992-02-19	Valid
N5820J	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner California	Restricted	1992-02-19	Valid
N6346N	Champion 7ECA	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-02-14	Valid
N3147N	Champion 7ECA	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1992-01-28	Valid
N5796	Fairchild KR-31	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1992-01-24	Valid
N6281T	Cessna 150E	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-01-24	Valid
N690Z	Kalisz John RV-4	Individual owner California	Experimental	1992-01-22	Valid
N114X	Piper PA-24-250	Taft Plumbing CO INC Taft, California	Standard	1992-01-18	Valid
N195SC	Cessna 195	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1992-01-14	Valid
N2474P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-01-10	Valid
N1023W	Beech F33A	Goldeagle Flyers INC San Jose, California	Standard	1992-01-07	Valid
N6218V	Beech V35A	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-01-07	Valid
N9075P	Piper PA-24-260	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-01-07	Valid
N2897G	North American T-6G	Six Cat Racing INC Tulelake, California	Experimental	1991-12-20	Valid
N8727A	Beech A35	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-12-17	Valid
N210LT	Cessna T210N	Alta Pump CO INC Reedley, California	Standard	1991-12-13	Valid
N5456N	Cessna 182R	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1991-12-12	Valid
N3015U	Piper PA-28-181	Coastal Fliers INC El Cajon, California	Standard	1991-12-10	Valid
N2517C	Pflanzer Randy J LONG EZ	Individual owner California	Experimental	1991-12-05	Valid
N2040R	Cessna 182G	Eco Flite Service INC Lake Elsinore, California	Standard	1991-12-03	Valid
N2541X	Cessna P206	Eco Flite Service INC Lake Elsinore, California	Standard	1991-12-03	Valid
N3896G	Cessna U206B	Eco Flite Service INC Lake Elsinore, California	Standard	1991-12-03	Valid
N873SP	Lynch John R RV-4	Individual owner California	Experimental	1991-12-02	Valid
N8901D	Piper PA-22-160	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1991-12-02	Valid
N8076G	Cessna 177RG	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-11-25	Valid
N29BM	Mclendon Bobby Lee VARIEZE	Individual owner California	Experimental	1991-11-19	Valid
N5598R	Cessna 172F	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-11-19	Valid
N1926F	Cessna 172N	United Flying Club INC Belmont, California	Standard	1991-11-18	Valid
N822EK	Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH-82C	Individual owner California	None on file	1991-11-14	Valid
N5144S	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-11-13	Valid
N39058	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1991-11-12	Valid
N37364	Interstate S-1A-85F	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-11-05	Valid
N8347S	Cessna 182H	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-10-29	Valid
N51579	Maule M-5-210C	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-10-25	Valid
N4154S	Beech V35B	Wilanco INC Berkeley, California	Standard	1991-10-15	Valid
N41BJ	American General Acft Corp AG5B	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-10-08	Valid
N47605	Piper PA-28R-201T	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1991-10-07	Valid
N7172S	Cessna 150H	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1991-10-04	Valid
N5550Q	Mooney M20E	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-10-03	Valid
N58740	North American SNJ-6	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-10-03	Valid
N89334	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-10-02	Valid
N86698	Dunton MP	California Antique Aircraft Museum San Martin, California	Experimental	1991-09-19	Valid
N54680	Cessna 172P	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-09-17	Valid
N1411V	Cessna R172K	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1991-09-16	Valid
N1790V	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-09-12	Valid
N96144	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-09-05	Valid
N4018N	Cessna 140	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1991-08-30	Valid
N48603	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1991-08-15	Valid
N4JY	Rockwell International 112TC	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-08-15	Valid
N3465E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-08-08	Valid
N4417A	Taylorcraft Corp F-21A	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-08-08	Valid
N40615	Piper J3C-65	Stadel Aircraft INC Yuba City, California	Standard	1991-08-07	Valid
N4991R	Cessna A188B	East Side Mosquito Abatement District Modesto, California	Restricted	1991-08-07	Valid
N4623A	Cessna 180	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-08-05	Valid
N76196	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1991-08-05	Valid
N8202K	Stinson 108-1	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-08-03	Valid
N2833S	Piper PA-28-161	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1991-08-01	Valid
N5450B	Cessna 182	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-07-31	Valid
N9068A	Cessna 170A	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-07-31	Valid
N599DM	Morss/Piccolotto CASSUTT	Individual owner California	Experimental	1991-07-30	Valid
N8463M	Piper PA-32-301T	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-07-30	Valid
N91RF	Fast Royce RF-1	Individual owner California	Experimental	1991-07-26	Valid
N212TT	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1991-07-22	Valid
N699EE	Cessna T210L	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-07-15	Valid
N3162U	Cessna 182F	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-07-10	Valid
N2055M	Piper PA-28R-201	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-06-27	Valid