Browse · Piston singles · data as of October 9, 2026

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
N8411D	Piper PA-22-160	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1986-09-22	Valid
N65415	Cessna 152	Cal Aggie Flying Farmers INC Davis, California	Standard	1986-09-16	Valid
N67405	Cessna 152	Cal Aggie Flying Farmers INC Davis, California	Standard	1986-09-16	Valid
N725X	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-09-12	Valid
N5199X	Champion 7KCAB	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-09-09	Valid
N30974	Cessna 177B	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-08-26	Valid
N9796X	Cessna 210C	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-08-26	Valid
N40767	Piper PA-28-180	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1986-08-18	Valid
N4432P	Boeing E75(N2S-5)	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-08-15	Valid
N9568G	Cessna 172N	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-08-04	Valid
N22BU	Bruner/Ulmer CHRISTEN EAGLE II	Bruner Charles P JR Calabasas, California	Experimental	1986-07-31	Valid
N990JD	Mooney M20E	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1986-07-29	Valid
N1825Q	Cessna A185F	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-07-16	Valid
N9595J	Piper PA-28-180	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1986-07-16	Valid
N7972V	Cessna 177RG	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1986-07-10	Valid
N6440D	Cessna 172N	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-06-26	Valid
N5090Q	Cessna 152	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-06-25	Valid
N2027R	Cessna 182G	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-06-24	Valid
N7244P	Piper PA-24-250	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1986-06-06	Valid
N95JF	Fritsch John J RV-4	Individual owner California	None on file	1986-06-04	Valid
N8608D	Piper PA-22-160	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1986-05-30	Valid
N9L	Lake LA-4A	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-05-28	Valid
N9078E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-05-23	Valid
N7561X	Cessna R182	Nri Flying Club INC Walnut Creek, California	Standard	1986-05-19	Valid
N81241	Fairchild 24R-46	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-05-09	Valid
N8151A	Cessna 170B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1986-05-07	Valid
N739LB	Cessna 172N	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-05-02	Valid
N5082V	Varga Aircraft Corp. 2150A	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-04-29	Valid
N666CN	Beech A36	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-04-29	Valid
N9135X	Cessna 182D	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-04-23	Valid
N8677U	Cessna 172F	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1986-04-16	Valid
N4642V	Varga Aircraft Corp. 2150A	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-04-04	Valid
N1072N	Mooney M20J	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-04-02	Valid
N4012K	North American NAVION	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-04-02	Valid
N9322S	Beech B24R	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-03-26	Valid
N46737	Cessna 172K	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-03-19	Valid
N5731C	Cessna 170A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1986-03-18	Valid
N11085	Champion 7ECA	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-03-03	Valid
N6324A	Cessna 182	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1986-02-28	Valid
N1984D	Beech C35	Foster Buell M Yucca Valley, California	Standard	1986-02-20	Valid
N3642W	Piper PA-32-260	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-02-18	Valid
N5473N	Cessna 182R	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-02-14	Valid
N8075C	Piper PA-28-181	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1986-02-10	Valid
N51EZ	Spencer Gary/Charlene LONG EZE	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	1986-02-05	Valid
N21677	Piper J3C-65	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-02-04	Valid
N3676L	Great Lakes 2T-1A-2	Individual owner California	Standard	1986-01-15	Valid
N44632	Haberman Merrill J TERATORN TIERRA	Individual owner California	Experimental	1985-12-30	Valid
N90334	Universal GLOBE GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-12-26	Valid
N215WM	Varga Aircraft Corp. 2150A	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-12-24	Valid
N11481	Waco QCF	Branin Air Service INC Morro Bay, California	Standard	1985-12-18	Valid
N38JP	Piper PA-28-181	Laymon Kenneth D Redlands, California	Standard	1985-12-18	Valid
N6219E	Cessna 172	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-12-12	Valid
N735ZT	Cessna 182Q	3D Aircraft A California CORP Simi Valley, California	Standard	1985-12-09	Valid
N738TN	Cessna 172N	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-12-04	Valid
N9658K	Piper PA-28-181	Flying Particles INC Livermore, California	Standard	1985-11-27	Valid
N584U	Converse Donald A LONG-EZ	Individual owner California	Experimental	1985-11-13	Valid
N72431	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-11-08	Valid
N1962Y	Mooney M20D	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-11-05	Valid
N60191	Cessna 150J	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-10-31	Valid
N7335W	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-10-16	Expired
N8612B	Cessna 172	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-10-11	Valid
N2991F	Cessna 182J	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-10-08	Valid
N180	Cessna 180K	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-10-04	Valid
N6226A	Cessna 182	Daggett Aviation INC Daggett, California	Standard	1985-09-26	Valid
N5210D	Cessna 180A	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-09-25	Valid
N68467	Boeing A75N1(PT17)	Individual owner California	Restricted	1985-09-24	Valid
N154JP	Pfeifer SPORT	Individual owner California	Experimental	1985-09-19	Valid
N826A	Piper PA-22	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1985-09-14	Valid
N8813K	Eagle Aircraft Co EAGLE DW-1	Precissi Flying Service INC Lodi, California	Restricted	1985-09-10	Valid
N5501K	Jodel D-11	Individual owner California	Experimental	1985-08-15	Valid
N7848R	Beech V35A	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-08-08	Valid
N2518D	Cessna 170B	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-08-01	Valid
N61646	Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-07-30	Valid
N5851V	Piper PA-28-151	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1985-07-29	Valid
N9664Z	Camenzino Burton P VARI-EZE	Individual owner California	Experimental	1985-07-12	Valid
N7522K	Cessna 180J	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-06-27	Valid
N38003	Piper J3C-65	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-06-04	Valid
N1988T	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner California	Experimental	1985-05-25	Valid
N8826A	Beech B35	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-05-24	Valid
N2330N	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-05-23	Valid
N46YB	Bradley Richard GLASAIR RG	Individual owner California	None on file	1985-05-23	Valid
N736AD	Cessna R172K	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-05-20	Valid
N756JT	Cessna TU206G	Rackley CO INC Orland, California	Standard	1985-05-15	Valid
N6976N	Cessna T210N	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-05-14	Valid
N210TJ	Cessna T210N	Jaco Oil Company Bakersfield, California	Standard	1985-04-24	Valid
N40003	Stinson L-5	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-04-15	Valid
N72040	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-04-04	Valid
N12388	Cessna 172M	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1985-04-01	Valid
N661ST	Abbott Harry E LONG EZ	Individual owner California	Experimental	1985-03-29	Valid
N79324	Cessna 182P	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1985-03-16	Valid
N410BB	Branscomb Brian K LONG-EZ	Individual owner California	Experimental	1985-03-13	Valid
N2ZZ	Champion 7ECA	Del Carlo Gary Tracy, California	Standard	1985-03-01	Valid
N3962G	Cessna TU206C	Joe Sanchez Farms INC Walnut Grove, California	Standard	1985-02-22	Valid
N737GP	Cessna 172N	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-01-31	Valid
N3678U	Cessna 182G	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-01-28	Valid
N8681A	Beech A35	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-01-28	Valid
N731JS	Napier James C LONG-EZ	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	1985-01-15	Valid
N56205	Boeing A75N1(PT17)	Individual owner California	Standard	1985-01-09	Valid
N1308S	Cessna 182P	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-12-31	Valid
N1910B	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-12-18	Valid