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
Models top 15
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
Airplane Factory INC50Planes of Fame Air Museum48Kcsi Aerial Patrol INC36Jet & Rotor Aviation LLC24Iasco Flight Training INC23Coast Flight Training and Management INC22Aviation Financial CORP22Sorbi Aviation INC21California In Nice INC20Amelia Reid Aviation LLC20Icon Aircraft INC18California Baptist University17
Largest fleets, as a table
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N9571M | Mooney M20F |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61DK | Kreigh Daniel T CHUPA |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 1991-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51RJ | Beech M35 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6868L | Cessna 182N |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7847X | Cessna 172B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8420J | Varga Aircraft Corp. 2150A |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1991-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8393C | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8604J | Cessna 150G |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5227Q | Cessna 150L |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1991-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92RD | Davis Richard R SH-2R |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 1991-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8387C | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7685N | Cessna T210N |
Franklin Construction INC Chico, California |
Standard | 1991-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5035N | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Cp Aviation INC Santa Paula, California |
Standard | 1991-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N119CM | Olson Calvin M CHRISTEN EAGLE II |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 1991-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N888HD | Beech F33A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30198 | Cessna 177 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32846 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1991-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1375N | Ratzlaff SPARROW |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 1991-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3607A | Piper PA-22 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1991-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56233 | Boeing D75N1 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5399G | Helio HT-295 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27598 | Taylorcraft BCS-65 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43727 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5161A | Cessna 172 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6815V | Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20C |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N231FE | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7740C | Boeing A75N1(PT17) |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1317W | Mooney M20E |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1991-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76K | Christen Industries Inc PITTS S-2B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8617U | Cessna 172F |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5HY | Smith Shy SCRAMBALA |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 1991-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4671J | Piper PA-28R-180 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9834M | Maule M-4-210S |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9770E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8343 | Day-Sopwith F.1 CAMEL |
C C Air Corporation Lancaster, California |
Experimental | 1991-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14709 | Bellanca 17-30A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1945T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1991-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2666T | Piper PA-28-235 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10HN | Bellanca 7KCAB |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1786N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7642G | Cessna 172L |
Air Petunia Claremont, California |
Standard | 1990-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71008 | Piper J3C-65 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1990-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2TM | Morgan Todd TM SPECIAL |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 1990-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6629B | Kjolsing Jerome Martin QUICKSILVER SPORT II |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 1990-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20770 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88EM | Mingledorff PITTS SPECIAL S-1S |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 1990-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98811 | Cessna 172P |
Kadena Aero Club Apo Ap, California |
Standard | 1990-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8388 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A |
Co-owned owner California |
Restricted | 1990-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4212T | Piper PA-28-180 |
Aci Medical Management INC San Marcos, California |
Standard | 1990-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43303 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6824R | Cessna T210G |
Squadron 5 INC Saratoga, California |
Standard | 1990-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N150SQ | Cessna 150J |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6992E | Cessna 175A |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38AC | American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22788 | Cessna 150H |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80853 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Candace A Larned Enterprises INC Long Beach, California |
Standard | 1990-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5070B | Beech F35 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N114GT | Rockwell International 114 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20SF | Hawker SEA FURY TMK 20 |
Sanders Aircraft INC Ione, California |
Experimental | 1990-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2206G | North American T-28B |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 1990-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6627A | Cessna 172 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71FT | North American/Destefani P-51D |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 1990-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N333TH | Beech F33A |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1990-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8329N | Beech E33 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2243P | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8539W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N738RS | Cessna TR182 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1990-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88317 | Beech G17S |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 1990-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96718 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1990-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5195W | Piper PA-28-160 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1990-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7426P | Piper PA-24-250 |
Nehus Christopher J Camarillo, California |
Standard | 1990-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81DL | Beech A36 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4356F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80JK | Kells John A VARIEZE |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 1990-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7142B | Helton Tom HELTON HAWK |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 1990-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45116 | Air Tractor Inc AT-401 |
Macys Flying Service INC Tulelake, California |
Restricted | 1990-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7787N | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22KP | Peterson Keith D PETERSON RV-4 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 1990-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6151R | Cessna T210F |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3168D | Cessna 180 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1990-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3741N | Beech 35 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1990-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67807 | Cessna 152 |
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers INC Davis, California |
Standard | 1990-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5621X | Cessna 182N |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3496Y | Cessna 180H |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61566 | Cessna 172M |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1990-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4452T | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N18510 | Cessna 177B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40792 | Piper J4E |
Schulz Michael Alan Upland, California |
Standard | 1990-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5360E | Beech K35 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32025 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6240L | American AA-1 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1990-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2051G | Cessna 182A |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1990-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5926W | Piper PA-28-150 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44346 | Taylorcraft BC12-D |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7967B | Cessna 172 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6540G | Cessna 150L |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1990-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6077C | Christen Industries Inc PITTS S-2B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N140ED | Cessna 140 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22479 | Cessna 172M |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1990-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29548 | Cessna 177 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1990-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |