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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
N3108S	Cessna 182G	Lac Avionics INC San Jose, California	Standard	1979-08-07	Valid
N933Q	Beech N35	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1979-08-02	Valid
N36414	Bellanca 7KCAB	Individual owner California	Standard	1979-07-24	Valid
N761YW	Cessna T210M	Individual owner California	Standard	1979-07-20	Valid
N2394B	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	1979-07-18	Valid
N28743	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1979-07-11	Valid
N94868	Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-E	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1979-07-10	Valid
N9265U	Cessna 150M	Individual owner California	Standard	1979-06-29	Valid
N15HM	Culver PQ-14B	Planes of Fame Air Museum Chino, California	Limited	1979-06-14	Valid
N8786A	Beech B35	Bloch Eden R Riverside, California	Standard	1979-05-30	Valid
N2915C	Cessna 180	Individual owner California	Standard	1979-05-03	Valid
N7230Q	Cessna 172L	Arcade Flying Club INC El Dorado Hills, California	Standard	1979-05-02	Valid
N13647	Cessna 177B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1979-04-23	Valid
N276AC	Cessna 210L	Smith Air INC Ukiah, California	Standard	1979-04-11	Valid
N1611E	Aeronca 7AC	Grimshaw Ricky M Elk Grove, California	Standard	1979-04-09	Valid
N7RD	Cessna 210G	Schipper Properties INC San Jose, California	Standard	1979-03-22	Valid
N6167M	Universal Stinson 108-3	Individual owner California	Standard	1979-03-02	Valid
N411D	Luscombe 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	1979-03-01	Valid
N3640Q	Beech A23-19	Individual owner California	Standard	1979-02-15	Valid
N4570N	Boeing E75	Individual owner California	Restricted	1979-02-15	Valid
N4585N	Boeing E75	Individual owner California	Restricted	1979-02-14	Valid
N4586N	Boeing E75	Individual owner California	Restricted	1979-02-14	Valid
N5365N	Boeing E75	Individual owner California	Restricted	1979-02-14	Valid
N75197	Boeing E75	Individual owner California	Restricted	1979-02-14	Valid
N4536N	Boeing E75	Individual owner California	Restricted	1979-02-13	Valid
N834C	Stinson 108-3	Individual owner California	Standard	1979-02-13	Valid
N201XY	Mooney M20J	Ismagil Rawil A Huntington Beach, California	Standard	1979-02-02	Valid
N70063	Cessna A188B	Individual owner California	Restricted	1979-01-26	Valid
N7912E	Cessna 150	Individual owner California	Standard	1979-01-25	Valid
N40054	Ayres Corporation S-2R	Lakeland Dusters Aviation INC Corcoran, California	Restricted	1979-01-03	Valid
N1MD	Boeing A75N1(PT17)	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1978-11-27	Valid
N2972L	Mooney M20F	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1978-11-20	Valid
N21804	Cessna 172M	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-09-27	Valid
N18DX	Dodge-Dallas DUKE D-18	Individual owner California	None on file	1978-09-21	Valid
N164GC	Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164C	Avag INC Richvale, California	Experimental	1978-09-19	Valid
N4504C	Cessna 170B	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-09-05	Valid
N4130X	Wittman W-8 TAILWIND	Individual owner California	Experimental	1978-08-30	Valid
N711DJ	Beech C35	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-08-15	Valid
N3178G	Ryan NAVION	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-07-24	Valid
N9333U	Cessna 150M	Roe Russell M Martinez, California	Standard	1978-07-21	Valid
N15173	Stinson SR-7B	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-07-14	Valid
N73015	Cessna 172M	Alameda Flying Club INC Richmond, California	Standard	1978-07-14	Valid
N66040	Cessna 180K	Sierra Auto Recycling INC Ridgecrest, California	Standard	1978-07-12	Valid
N3232G	North American T-28A	Individual owner California	None on file	1978-06-27	Valid
N215AF	Cessna 172N	Armed Forces Aero Club San Diego, California	Standard	1978-06-23	Valid
N5460V	North American/Aero Classics P-51D	California Warbirds Hollister, California	Limited	1978-06-23	Valid
N6343P	Piper PA-24	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1978-06-22	Valid
N22171	Aeronca 65-C	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-06-19	Valid
N1378D	Cessna 170A	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-06-08	Valid
N84053	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-06-07	Valid
N3321E	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1978-06-01	Valid
N732ZA	Cessna T210M	Northstar Center Properties Los Angeles, California	Standard	1978-05-17	Valid
N759VJ	Cessna 182Q	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-05-12	Valid
N58593	Cessna 182P	North Kern Aviation INC Wasco, California	Standard	1978-05-10	Valid
N27891	Piper J4F	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-04-11	Valid
N7357V	Bellanca 17-31	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-04-03	Valid
N4388V	Cessna 195	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-03-24	Valid
N2416K	Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-03-09	Valid
N6126D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-02-23	Valid
N27HS	Schooler JUNIOR ACE	Individual owner California	Experimental	1978-02-10	Valid
N7055W	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-02-06	Valid
N83058	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-01-25	Valid
N9147W	Piper PA-28-235	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-01-23	Valid
N3320V	Beech 35	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-01-12	Valid
N72803	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-01-12	Valid
N379M	Travel Air C-4000	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-01-10	Valid
N83360	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-01-05	Valid
N3434U	Cessna 182F	Individual owner California	Standard	1977-12-26	Valid
N6BH	Hickle PITTS S-1D	Individual owner California	Experimental	1977-12-22	Valid
N68KC	Corben BABY ACE	Individual owner California	Experimental	1977-11-23	Valid
N68K	Piper PA-32R-300	Individual owner California	Standard	1977-11-02	Valid
N5366P	Piper PA-24-250	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1977-09-22	Valid
N9052B	Champion 7FC	Individual owner California	Standard	1977-09-15	Valid
N12GN	Nauta PITTS SPECIAL S-1C	Individual owner California	Experimental	1977-08-31	Valid
N3910J	Cessna 150G	Individual owner California	Standard	1977-07-26	Valid
N211WK	Kelley STARLET	Individual owner California	Experimental	1977-07-22	Valid
N42514	Cessna 182L	Individual owner California	Standard	1977-07-19	Valid
N8127E	Mooney M20A	Individual owner California	Standard	1977-07-15	Revoked
N5078K	Heyer-Barnes BABY ACE	Individual owner California	Experimental	1977-06-15	Valid
N1395Y	Cessna 172C	Individual owner California	Standard	1977-06-06	Valid
N2773M	Piper PA-12	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1977-06-06	Valid
N37789	Schuldt VOLKSPLANE-I	Individual owner California	Experimental	1977-05-26	Valid
N93486	Bellanca 17-31ATC	Ablamis Roger Los Gatos, California	Standard	1977-05-25	Valid
N3740K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	1977-04-20	Valid
N9201V	Mooney M20C	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1977-03-17	Valid
N5441V	North American F-51D	Planes of Fame Air Museum Chino, California	Limited	1976-11-22	Valid
N5271M	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	1976-11-02	Valid
N926D	Stinson 108-2	Individual owner California	Standard	1976-10-12	Valid
N2278A	Piper PA-22-135	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1976-09-27	Valid
N6097S	Beech A36	Donbee Farms INC Brawley, California	Standard	1976-09-23	Valid
N34757	Cessna 177B	Individual owner California	Standard	1976-09-16	Valid
N1122W	Globe GC-1B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1976-09-10	Valid
N9556K	Piper PA-28-181	N R I Flying Club INC Walnut Creek, California	Standard	1976-08-31	Valid
N5395	Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A	Avag INC Richvale, California	Restricted	1976-04-29	Valid
N3972V	Cessna 170	Individual owner California	Standard	1976-04-21	Valid
N5954W	Piper PA-28-150	Hemacinto Valley Flying Club Hemet, California	Standard	1976-03-24	Valid
N8516H	Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A	Individual owner California	Restricted	1976-02-09	Valid
N3716M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner California	Standard	1975-11-01	Valid
N3040G	Aircoupe F-1A	Individual owner California	Standard	1975-10-14	Valid
N63824	Consolidated Vultee BT-13A	Individual owner California	Standard	1975-08-05	Valid