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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
N520MM	Mittry Marc Oscar RV-4	Individual owner California	None on file	1988-03-04	Valid
N3749J	Cessna 150G	Individual owner California	Standard	1988-03-02	Valid
N4610K	Cessna P210N	Avag INC Richvale, California	Standard	1988-02-26	Valid
N8243G	Cessna 177RG	Individual owner California	Standard	1988-02-24	Valid
N4342M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner California	Standard	1988-02-23	Valid
N6393T	Cessna 305A	Individual owner California	None on file	1988-02-16	Valid
N67431	Cessna 152	Individual owner California	Standard	1988-02-11	Valid
N9084X	Cessna 182D	Individual owner California	Standard	1988-02-10	Valid
N7373E	Cessna 210	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1988-02-04	Valid
N5496V	Universal TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	1988-02-03	Valid
N5949J	Cessna A150L	Individual owner California	Standard	1988-01-25	Valid
N920CM	Anderson Mark William PITTS S 1E	Individual owner California	Experimental	1988-01-05	Valid
N6825G	Cessna 150L	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-12-19	Valid
N704JH	Cessna 150M	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-12-16	Valid
N6084Q	Mooney M20C	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1987-12-14	Valid
N2861D	Quarton BABY ACE	Individual owner California	Experimental	1987-12-09	Valid
N28831	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-12-09	Valid
N40689	Maule M-4-210C	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-12-09	Valid
N8791X	Cessna 182D	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-12-09	Valid
N33220	Cessna 177RG	Advanced Analytical INC Newbury Park, California	Standard	1987-12-04	Valid
N8621Q	Beech S35	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-12-02	Valid
N8435S	Cessna 182H	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1987-11-30	Valid
N9755R	Beech M35	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-11-19	Valid
N134LC	Beech A45	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-11-17	Valid
N535CA	Rockwell International 114	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-11-16	Valid
N9765Z	Eachus Dana M MONNETT MONI	Individual owner California	None on file	1987-11-16	Valid
N4163N	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-11-13	Valid
N2859L	Cessna 172H	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-11-05	Valid
N1359W	Mooney M20C	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-11-04	Valid
N98425	Piper J3C-65	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1987-11-03	Valid
N267DP	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-11-02	Valid
N9563L	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-10-30	Valid
N50053	Cessna 150H	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-10-27	Valid
N704SL	Cessna 150M	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-10-20	Valid
N7125E	Cessna 182B	Trinity County Sheriffs Department Weaverville, California	Standard	1987-10-07	Valid
N2140W	Beech C23	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-10-06	Valid
N47672	Cessna 152	Cruiseair Aviation INC Ramona, California	Standard	1987-09-21	Valid
N100SP	Beech V35B	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-09-18	Valid
N3515A	Feyma TAILWIND W-8	Individual owner California	Experimental	1987-09-17	Valid
N231AJ	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-09-14	Valid
N97E	Cessna T210N	Kern County Sheriffs Department Bakersfield, California	Standard	1987-09-09	Valid
N6643M	Stinson 108-3	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-09-04	Valid
N11224	Stearman Aircraft 4E	Yanks Air Museum Baldwin Park, California	Standard	1987-09-03	Valid
N747WF	Pioneer International Acft FLIGHTSTAR	Individual owner California	Experimental	1987-09-02	Valid
N1625B	Luscombe 11A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1987-08-31	Valid
N63539	Boeing A75N1(PT17)	Individual owner California	Restricted	1987-08-24	Valid
N7505D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-08-14	Valid
N2360G	Cessna 182B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1987-08-10	Valid
N8910X	Cessna 182D	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-08-06	Valid
N2364C	Cessna 180	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-08-05	Valid
N4616B	Cessna 180	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-08-05	Valid
N739GC	Cessna 172N	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-07-31	Valid
N5265Q	Cessna 150L	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1987-07-22	Valid
N5900N	Rockwell International 114A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1987-07-17	Valid
N46302	Cessna 172M	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-07-14	Valid
N9530L	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-07-06	Valid
N6760M	Stinson 108-3	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-06-25	Valid
N5212N	Cessna 182Q	R C Sherwood Grain CO Los Banos, California	Standard	1987-06-17	Valid
N2736Q	Cessna 182K	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-06-15	Valid
N56973	Piper PA-28-235	Baja Flyers INC San Diego, California	Standard	1987-06-10	Valid
N81JM	Mason John H KR-2	Individual owner California	Experimental	1987-06-05	Valid
N6190W	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-06-03	Valid
N8268A	Cessna 170B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1987-05-26	Valid
N8132	Travel Air L-4000	Individual owner California	Restricted	1987-04-21	Valid
N714DP	Cessna 150M	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1987-04-20	Valid
N3115Q	Cessna 182K	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1987-04-15	Valid
N32135	Waco UPF-7	Individual owner California	Multiple	1987-04-09	Valid
N41904	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-04-06	Valid
N3105S	Cessna 182G	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1987-04-02	Valid
N3AR	Russell PITTS S-1S	Individual owner California	Experimental	1987-03-27	Valid
N4662C	Cessna 170B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1987-03-18	Valid
N1685P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-02-25	Valid
N4518R	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-02-23	Valid
N4453C	Cessna 195B	Kesinger Steven W Fremont, California	Standard	1987-02-13	Valid
N9748Y	North American T-28C	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	1987-02-09	Valid
N180GG	Goral William W GLASAIR SH-2	Individual owner California	Experimental	1987-02-06	Valid
N606TT	Totusek Torger J LONG-EZ	Individual owner California	Experimental	1987-01-31	Valid
N7166W	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-01-29	Valid
N57257	Mooney M20J	Individual owner California	None on file	1987-01-28	Valid
N916X	Grumman G-164A	Co-owned owner California	Restricted	1987-01-28	Valid
N9546P	Piper PA-25-235	Vacaville Aero Services INC Williams, California	Restricted	1987-01-28	Valid
N2550P	Piper PA-38-112	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-01-27	Valid
N48274	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-01-21	Valid
N8321X	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Piper Investments Visalia, California	Standard	1987-01-16	Valid
N14987	Ryan Aeronautical ST-A	Co-owned owner California	None on file	1987-01-09	Valid
N47033	Boeing PT-17	Individual owner California	Standard	1987-01-09	Valid
N2852	Darlak Stanley J Q-200	Individual owner California	None on file	1987-01-02	Valid
N5186N	Boeing E75	Planes of Fame Air Museum Chino, California	None on file	1986-12-30	Valid
N53233	Boeing D75N1	Dasan Farms INC. Grimes, California	Restricted	1986-12-30	Valid
N5279N	Boeing E75	Planes of Fame Air Museum Chino, California	Experimental	1986-12-29	Valid
N8206M	Cessna 182P	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1986-12-19	Valid
N555CA	Piper PA-28-151	Figueiredo William A Riverside, California	Standard	1986-12-09	Valid
N7244B	Beech J35	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1986-12-03	Valid
N8357D	Beech J35	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-12-02	Valid
N3175J	Cessna 150G	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-11-26	Valid
N9031U	Cessna 182Q	Blue Sky Aero Club INC Escondido, California	Standard	1986-11-19	Valid
N5444	Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-11-05	Valid
N1582Q	Cessna A185F	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-11-03	Valid
N6979C	North American AT-6D	California Warbirds INC Hollister, California	Standard	1986-11-03	Valid
N91608	North American NAVION	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-10-27	Valid