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Piston singles in California

17,711 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	730
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	346
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	540
2017	762
2018	705
2019	868
2020	887
2021	1,144
2022	1,103
2023	1,726
2024	1,338
2025	1,276
2026	918

Who owns them

Individual9,682 (55%)Co-owned2,725 (15%)LLC2,509 (14%)Corporation2,224 (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	9,682	55%
Co-owned	2,725	15%
LLC	2,509	14%
Corporation	2,224	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 · 17,711 in all

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N1910B	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-12-18	Valid
N733GM	Cessna 172N	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-11-27	Valid
N2906C	Cessna 180	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-11-14	Valid
N231MG	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Richard F Marshall INC Fort Jones, California	Standard	1984-11-06	Valid
N27CK	Kau Clayton P LONG-EZ	Individual owner California	Experimental	1984-10-31	Valid
N6868Q	Grumman/Schweizer G-164D	Avag INC Richvale, California	Restricted	1984-10-30	Valid
N32MB	Beech 36	Marin Airmen INC Mill Valley, California	Standard	1984-10-19	Valid
N4658A	Cessna 180	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-10-11	Valid
N8522Z	North American T-28D	Military Aircraft Restoration CORP Costa Mesa, California	None on file	1984-09-24	Valid
N78901	Mooney M20B	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-09-21	Valid
N7834W	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-08-31	Valid
N918VT	Cessna 172P	Channel Islands Aviation INC Camarillo, California	Standard	1984-08-23	Valid
N8801Y	Eagle Aircraft Co EAGLE DW-1	Individual owner California	Restricted	1984-08-22	Valid
N5505	Antique Aero Ltd SOPWITH 1 1/2 STRUTT	C C Air Corporation Lancaster, California	Experimental	1984-08-08	Valid
N16042	Cessna 150L	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-08-03	Valid
N26913	Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A	Alto Vista Flying Club Cupertino, California	Standard	1984-08-03	Valid
N114TB	Rockwell International 114	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-08-01	Valid
N85151	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1984-07-27	Valid
N7617P	Piper PA-24-250	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-07-13	Valid
N83992	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-06-28	Valid
N92386	Cessna 182N	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-06-12	Valid
N12733	Cessna 172M	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-06-11	Valid
N759NG	Cessna 182Q	Wackman Ranch Elk Grove, California	Standard	1984-06-08	Valid
N777CK	Elkins Edward J CASSUTT III-M	Individual owner California	Experimental	1984-06-05	Valid
N7707	Beech B35	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-06-01	Valid
N22ED	Beech E35	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1984-05-31	Valid
N24775	Cessna 152	Cal Aggie Flying Farmers INC Davis, California	Standard	1984-05-31	Valid
N7346R	Beech A36	Seagull Flying Club INC San Jose, California	Standard	1984-05-31	Valid
N4606J	Piper PA-28R-180	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-05-30	Valid
N1892V	Cessna 172M	Smith Air INC Ukiah, California	Standard	1984-05-16	Valid
N55742	Piper PA-28-140	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1984-05-11	Valid
N6853D	Bellanca 14-19-3	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-05-09	Valid
N89906	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-05-03	Valid
N73311	Cessna 172M	184 Flying Club INC Concord, California	Standard	1984-03-30	Valid
N72791	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-03-21	Valid
N82413	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-03-16	Valid
N57ZZ	Beech D-45	United States Air Force Owner March Arb, California	Standard	1984-03-13	Valid
N737RE	Cessna 172N	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1984-03-05	Valid
N11063	Champion 7ECA	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-02-28	Valid
N9592R	Beech M35	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1984-02-28	Valid
N4499D	Beech G35	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-02-16	Valid
N56RH	Head Robert L VARIEZE	Individual owner California	Experimental	1984-02-15	Valid
N53E	Waco EGC-8	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-02-14	Valid
N5215F	Cessna 172F	United States Air Force Rio Vista, California	Standard	1984-02-13	Valid
N81JB	Beech V35A	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-02-10	Valid
N97595	Stinson 108	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-01-28	Valid
N21196	Cessna 182P	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-01-25	Valid
N3653U	Cessna 182F	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-01-23	Valid
N37583	Mcriley R H FOKKER F-1	C C Air Corporation Lancaster, California	Experimental	1984-01-23	Valid
N3214K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-01-18	Valid
N1726N	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-01-11	Valid
N21JV	Way PITTS S-1	Matula John K Carlsbad, California	Experimental	1984-01-11	Valid
N3610E	Cessna 172N	Orange County Flyers INC Mission Viejo, California	Standard	1984-01-10	Valid
N30CA	Beech F33A	State of California Department of Transportation Sacramento, California	Standard	1984-01-04	Valid
N4480Z	Kalisz John MM-1-B	Individual owner California	Experimental	1984-01-04	Valid
N183W	Oertel William R VARIEZE	Individual owner California	Experimental	1983-12-07	Valid
N6154H	Piper PA-28-181	Travis Air Force Base Aero Club Travis Afb, California	Standard	1983-11-23	Valid
N6058L	American AA-5	Individual owner California	Standard	1983-11-21	Valid
N359B	Beech H35	Individual owner California	Standard	1983-11-17	Valid
N7741G	Cessna 172L	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1983-11-09	Valid
N739GY	Cessna 172N	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1983-11-05	Valid
N38841	Piper PA-28-181	Individual owner California	Standard	1983-11-03	Valid
N6007J	Cessna A150L	Individual owner California	Standard	1983-10-20	Valid
N8679W	Piper PA-28-235	Individual owner California	Standard	1983-10-01	Valid
N5574P	Piper PA-24-180	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1983-09-22	Valid
N8667C	Piper PA-28R-200	Waldrops Auto Parts INC Taft, California	Standard	1983-09-13	Valid
N172MP	Cessna 172C	Individual owner California	Standard	1983-09-07	Valid
N3135B	Burke Lawrence P ULTRALIGHT	Individual owner California	Experimental	1983-08-12	Valid
N939M	Moth 60-GM	Individual owner California	None on file	1983-08-10	Valid
N181TC	Piper PA-28-181	Individual owner California	Standard	1983-07-21	Valid
N2700K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	1983-07-19	Valid
N1407U	Cessna 172M	N R I Flying Club Walnut Creek, California	Standard	1983-07-15	Valid
N71501	Cessna 172M	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1983-06-23	Valid
N70012	Stinson VULTEE V-77	Military Aircraft Restoration CORP Anaheim, California	Standard	1983-06-22	Valid
N2653K	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	1983-06-13	Valid
N9485V	Mooney M20E	Individual owner California	Standard	1983-06-13	Valid
N45SF	Hawker SEA FURY TMK 20	Sonoma Valley Aircraft INC Vineburg, California	None on file	1983-06-10	Valid
N759FU	Cessna 182Q	Individual owner California	Standard	1983-06-02	Valid
N82GJ	Johnson Glenn I RUTAN VARIEZE	Individual owner California	Experimental	1983-05-31	Valid
N31518	Fighter Rebuilders GOODYEAR-REBUILDER	Fighter Rebuilders Chino, California	Experimental	1983-05-18	Valid
N4849J	Cessna A188B	East Side Mosquito Abatement District Modesto, California	Restricted	1983-05-11	Valid
N22KM	Cessna T210L	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1983-04-23	Valid
N417HP	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	1983-04-12	Valid
N914M	Moth 60-GM	Individual owner California	None on file	1983-04-11	Valid
N918M	Moth 60-GM	Individual owner California	None on file	1983-04-11	Valid
N57LG	Godsey Laurence G VARI-EZE	Individual owner California	Experimental	1983-03-31	Valid
N8225U	Piper PA-28-181	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1983-03-31	Valid
N4462H	Piper PA-15	Individual owner California	Standard	1983-03-16	Valid
N5705L	American AA-1	Individual owner California	Standard	1983-03-08	Valid
N80339	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Individual owner California	Standard	1983-03-07	Valid
N7711C	North American/Aero Classics P-51D	Individual owner California	Limited	1983-03-04	Valid
N216AF	Cessna 172P	Armed Forces Aero Club INC San Diego, California	Standard	1983-02-23	Valid
N4527A	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner California	Standard	1983-02-23	Valid
N68828	Boeing E75	Individual owner California	Experimental	1983-02-17	Valid
N3QK	Weigart Adrian QUICKIE	Individual owner California	None on file	1983-02-03	Valid
N3846L	Cessna 172G	Individual owner California	Standard	1983-01-25	Valid
N8851U	Cessna 150M	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1983-01-14	Valid
N5368B	Cessna 182	Individual owner California	Standard	1983-01-11	Valid
N8807H	North American NAVION	R Douthitt Enterprises INC El Centro, California	Standard	1982-12-14	Valid
N527C	Stinson 108-3	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	1982-12-09	Valid