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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
N86MM	Muir Malcolm D MIDGET MUSTANG	Individual owner California	Experimental	1982-12-08	Valid
N5869V	Piper L-4B	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-12-07	Valid
N9848A	Cessna 190	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-12-07	Valid
N39613	Piper PA-32-300	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-11-15	Valid
N13101	Cessna 172M	North Hollywood Optimist Club Youth Van Nuys, California	Standard	1982-10-25	Valid
N24114	Funk C	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-10-20	Valid
N3307K	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1982-10-16	Valid
N6496N	Beech B36TC	Fisher Ranch Corporation Blythe, California	Standard	1982-09-14	Valid
N4894L	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-09-04	Valid
N7442X	Cessna 172B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1982-08-20	Valid
N3371K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-08-19	Valid
N78882	Mooney M20C	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1982-07-29	Valid
N44590	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-07-23	Valid
N502BD	Bede BD-5	Individual owner California	Experimental	1982-07-16	Valid
N44041	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-07-14	Valid
N756KS	Cessna TR182	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1982-07-10	Valid
N86984	Ercoupe 415-C	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-07-01	Valid
N64106	Cessna 172P	Greenlea Aviation Corporation Santa Barbara, California	Standard	1982-06-22	Valid
N19600	Cessna 172L	Corona Police Aero Squadron INC Calimesa, California	Standard	1982-06-16	Valid
N506D	Kolstad David L VARIEZE	Individual owner California	Experimental	1982-06-16	Valid
N9216H	Cessna 172M	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-06-14	Valid
N6159J	Piper PA-28-151	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-06-07	Valid
N9466P	Piper PA-18-150	Newton Bros Stratford, California	Standard	1982-06-04	Valid
N1668R	Cessna R182	Edwards Air Force Base Aero Club Edwards Afb, California	Standard	1982-05-11	Valid
N11ZE	Emons James E LONG-EZ	Individual owner California	Experimental	1982-05-04	Valid
N1347R	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5	Charles Kaplove MD INC Novato, California	Standard	1982-04-30	Valid
N418B	Beech 35R	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-04-23	Valid
N67708	Cessna 152	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-04-21	Valid
N3904Y	Cessna 210D	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-04-20	Valid
N27714	Stinson 10A	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-04-13	Valid
N9031	Travel Air 4000	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-04-13	Valid
N9079J	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-04-09	Valid
N8806Y	Eagle Aircraft Co EAGLE DW-1	Precissi Flying Service INC Lodi, California	Restricted	1982-04-07	Valid
N24FG	Cessna A185F	California Department of Fish and Game Sacramento, California	Multiple	1982-04-05	Valid
N3775F	Great Lakes 2T-1A-2	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-04-02	Valid
N68680	Abs ABS-1	Individual owner California	Experimental	1982-03-05	Valid
N9001J	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-02-25	Valid
N94293	Beech 35-33	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-02-04	Valid
N81JG	Greaves John P Jr VARIEZE	Individual owner California	Experimental	1982-01-19	Valid
N2457	Boeing A75N1(PT17)	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-01-12	Valid
N436P	Beech 35-C33	Individual owner California	Standard	1982-01-05	Valid
N16588	Waco YKS-6	Individual owner California	Standard	1981-12-28	Valid
N6647N	Taylorcraft 15A	Individual owner California	Standard	1981-10-21	Valid
N77419	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	1981-10-17	Valid
N2545F	Champion 7ECA	Individual owner California	Standard	1981-10-14	Valid
N3955J	Cessna 150G	Individual owner California	Standard	1981-09-25	Valid
N201ZL	Mooney M20J	Individual owner California	Standard	1981-09-19	Valid
N4321	Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000	Stuart S Macpherson Dds INC Cardiff By the Sea, California	Standard	1981-09-19	Valid
N86813	Bellanca 7ECA	Individual owner California	Standard	1981-09-01	Valid
N955D	Universal Stinson 108-2	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1981-08-17	Valid
N36981	Aeronca 65-TAC	Individual owner California	Standard	1981-07-17	Valid
N8295N	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	1981-07-16	Valid
N6304R	Piper PA-28-140	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1981-07-09	Valid
N158S	Beech D35	Individual owner California	Standard	1981-06-30	Valid
N8112C	Piper PA-28-161	Individual owner California	Standard	1981-06-05	Valid
N5551W	Piper PA-28-150	Individual owner California	Standard	1981-06-03	Valid
N84872	Cessna 172K	Individual owner California	Standard	1981-05-26	Valid
N1856M	Boeing A75N1(PT17)	Individual owner California	Restricted	1981-05-20	Valid
N201WC	Beech A36	C W Swift and Associates INC Sherman Oaks, California	Standard	1981-05-06	Valid
N172CW	Cessna 172M	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1981-05-04	Valid
N2311N	Cessna 140	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1981-04-17	Valid
N6512Q	Alon A2	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1981-04-07	Valid
N6413X	Cessna 180D	Individual owner California	Standard	1981-04-06	Valid
N2238Y	Cessna 177	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1981-03-25	Valid
N55072	Bellanca 7ECA	Individual owner California	Standard	1981-03-05	Valid
N3894B	Beech F35	Individual owner California	Standard	1981-03-02	Valid
N5633P	Piper PA-24-180	Individual owner California	Standard	1981-02-25	Valid
N32645	Piper PA-28-235	Taylor Trent & Haugan INC Santa Barbara, California	Standard	1981-02-19	Valid
N108GG	Graeser BEDE 4	Individual owner California	Experimental	1981-02-13	Valid
N8700	Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000	Individual owner California	Standard	1981-02-12	Valid
N151MD	North American/Aero Classics P-51D	Individual owner California	Limited	1981-02-11	Valid
N8788E	Piper PA-28-181	Coastal Fliers INC El Cajon, California	Standard	1981-02-06	Valid
N80131	Cessna 172M	Riverside Pilots INC Riverside, California	Standard	1981-02-03	Valid
N1525D	Cessna 190	Individual owner California	Standard	1980-12-08	Valid
N4164L	Cessna 172G	Derwin Diversified INC Santa Paula, California	Standard	1980-11-20	Valid
N732WQ	Cessna T210M	Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department Long Beach, California	Standard	1980-11-20	Valid
N5177N	Cessna 182Q	Individual owner California	Standard	1980-11-17	Valid
N80377	Cessna 172M	Seagull Flying Club INC San Jose, California	Standard	1980-11-10	Valid
N1337	Luscombe Airplane Corp. 4	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1980-10-06	Valid
N6396T	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1980-08-26	Valid
N3655V	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	1980-07-24	Valid
N8800R	Eagle Aircraft Co.-Bellanca EAGLE DW-1	Prescissi Flying Service INC Lodi, California	Experimental	1980-07-11	Valid
N6370W	Piper PA-28-140	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1980-05-06	Valid
N5853P	Piper PA-24	Individual owner California	Standard	1980-04-08	Valid
N4748J	Cessna 172N	Yecny Enterprises INC DBA San Luis Obispo, California	Standard	1980-03-28	Valid
N5926D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner California	Standard	1980-03-25	Valid
N968MS	Cessna 152	Mount San Antonio College Associated Walnut, California	Standard	1980-03-20	Valid
N1414V	Cessna 172M	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1980-02-07	Valid
N74482	Bellanca 14-13	Individual owner California	Standard	1980-02-07	Valid
N5388H	Piper PA-16	Individual owner California	Standard	1980-02-05	Valid
N81049	Cessna 140	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1980-01-30	Valid
N9669A	Cessna 140A	Individual owner California	Standard	1980-01-21	Valid
N1585B	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	1980-01-14	Valid
N69JR	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	1980-01-14	Valid
N5804E	Cessna 150	Individual owner California	Standard	1979-12-12	Valid
N2299N	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	1979-11-09	Valid
N51826	Van Dyke James C SA-750	Individual owner California	Experimental	1979-10-29	Valid
N2882W	Beech A36	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1979-10-18	Valid
N45186	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner California	Standard	1979-10-01	Valid
N7570P	Piper PA-24-250	Individual owner California	Standard	1979-09-10	Valid