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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.

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Makers top 15

Cessna5,448Piper2,714Beech1,243Cirrus Design Corp730Mooney553Bellanca231Aeronca228Grumman American Avn. Corp.178North American164Luscombe148Boeing147Stinson135Diamond Aircraft118Champion111Taylorcraft101
Makers, as a table
aircraft
Cessna5,448
Piper2,714
Beech1,243
Cirrus Design Corp730
Mooney553
Bellanca231
Aeronca228
Grumman American Avn. Corp.178
North American164
Luscombe148
Boeing147
Stinson135
Diamond Aircraft118
Champion111
Taylorcraft101

Models top 15

Cessna 172N367Cirrus Design Corp SR22T346Piper PA-28-140331Cessna 172M291Piper PA-28-180274Cirrus Design Corp SR22256Cessna 182P244Cessna 152231Cessna 172S212Piper PA-28-181211Beech A36198Piper J3C-65191Cessna 182Q158Cessna 140150Piper PA-24-250150
Models, as a table
aircraft
Cessna 172N367
Cirrus Design Corp SR22T346
Piper PA-28-140331
Cessna 172M291
Piper PA-28-180274
Cirrus Design Corp SR22256
Cessna 182P244
Cessna 152231
Cessna 172S212
Piper PA-28-181211
Beech A36198
Piper J3C-65191
Cessna 182Q158
Cessna 140150
Piper PA-24-250150

Registrations by year latest certificate held

04328631,2941,726201520162017201820192020202120222023202420259182026
Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
2015510
2016540
2017762
2018705
2019868
2020887
20211,144
20221,103
20231,726
20241,338
20251,276
2026918

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
aircraftshare
Individual9,68255%
Co-owned2,72515%
LLC2,50914%
Corporation2,22413%
Partnership3122%
Non-citizen corporation1510.9%
Government1060.6%
Non-citizen co-owned20.0%

Largest fleets companies, LLCs, trusts and government bodies

Airplane Factory INC50Planes of Fame Air Museum48Kcsi Aerial Patrol INC36Jet & Rotor Aviation LLC24Iasco Flight Training INC23Coast Flight Training and Management INC22Aviation Financial CORP22Sorbi Aviation INC21California In Nice INC20Amelia Reid Aviation LLC20Icon Aircraft INC18California Baptist University17
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Airplane Factory INC50
Planes of Fame Air Museum48
Kcsi Aerial Patrol INC36
Jet & Rotor Aviation LLC24
Iasco Flight Training INC23
Coast Flight Training and Management INC22
Aviation Financial CORP22
Sorbi Aviation INC21
California In Nice INC20
Amelia Reid Aviation LLC20
Icon Aircraft INC18
California Baptist University17

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 modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N151TA Williams John
T-51 MUSTANG
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes
N152AZ Cessna
152
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N15485 Beech
B17L
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N15518 Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N1551R Grumman American Avn. Corp.
AA-1C
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N15633 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N15857 Rearwin
7000
 Individual owner
California
 Standard Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes
N158CC Piper
PA-28R-201
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N1648M Cessna
182P
 Forsberg Aviation INC
Elk Grove, California
 Standard ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N171EJ Ward Edmond R
RV6A
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N171PF Beech
A36TC
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N1727B Gene Andersen
QUICKSILVER MXL II S
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1751D North American/Aero Classics
P-51D
 Individual owner
California
 Limited PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N176B Beech
G35
 Individual owner
California
 Standard ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N181DF Diamond Aircraft
DA 40
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N18255 Beech
A45
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N186PG Cirrus Design Corp
SR20
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N18KP Jihlavan Airplanes Sro
KP5
 Mc Aviation LLC
San Miguel, California
 Light sport ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1916C Cessna
170B
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N195DR Cessna
195
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N196DS Sloan David W
RV-6A
 Individual owner
California
 None on file PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N2017 Texas Aircraft Mfg Inc
COLT 100
 Individual owner
California
 Light sport Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes
N20605 Cessna
180K
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N2092N Cessna
140
 Skywagons.Com LLC
Placerville, California
 Standard ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20ML Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N21043 Cessna
182P
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N218BJ Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N2229B Luscombe
8A
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N2244R Overland Freedom Llc
CCX-2300
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N229BH Sukhoi
SU-29
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes
N23844 Taylorcraft
BL-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N23LW Cirrus Design Corp
SR22
 Gateway Air Center INC
Merced, California
 Standard ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N241BS Cessna Aircraft Co
LC42-550FG
 Adventure Airways LLC
Sacramento, California
 Standard ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N242S Allison D/Allison M
LANCAIR ES
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N243TA Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna
P92 TAIL DRAGGER
 West Coast Sport Aircraft INC
Santa Cruz, California
 Light sport ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2504K Silvaire
LUSCOMBE 8
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N2547 Reinhardt
EAA BIPLANE
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental Sale reportedFAA registration status code 17: Sale reported, pending cancellation. All codes
N25543 Porterfield
CP-55
 Individual owner
California
 None on file RevokedFAA registration status code 9: Registration certificate revoked. All codes
N2558F Champion
7ECA
 Ten High Flg INC
Five Points, California
 None on file RevokedFAA registration status code 9: Registration certificate revoked. All codes
N2568W Mooney
M20C
 Individual owner
California
 Standard Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes
N26874 Gulfstream American Corp
AA-5A
 Individual owner
California
 Standard Sale reportedFAA registration status code 17: Sale reported, pending cancellation. All codes
N2701L Cessna
172H
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N27575 Ryan Aeronautical
PT-22
 Individual owner
California
 None on file ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N301AK Butner V L/Butner M D
ZENITH 801
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes
N3060W Beech
A36
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N30RE Bellanca
17-30A
 California Aviation LLC
Fresno, California
 Standard ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N310DD Brown
STARDUSTER TOO SA300
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes
N3194N Cessna
140
 Individual owner
California
 Standard Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes
N3221Y Cessna
182E
 Individual owner
California
 Multiple PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N322TM Mooney
M20M
 Skywagons.Com LLC
Placerville, California
 Standard ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32366 Porterfield
LP-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N333ST Arthur Van Hoff
SLING TSI
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N3391 Pitts Special
SRIC
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes
N33DU Unruh Douglas W
HARMON ROCKET II
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental Sale reportedFAA registration status code 17: Sale reported, pending cancellation. All codes
N340BF Aviat Aircraft Inc
S-2C
 Individual owner
California
 Standard Pending cancellationFAA registration status code 19: Registration pending, pending cancellation. All codes
N3503 Hodges William H Ii
QUICKSILVER GT-500
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N3552J Robert A Miller
MURPHY REBEL ELITE
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes
N360SR Seabourn Scott R
RV-6
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental Pending cancellationFAA registration status code 19: Registration pending, pending cancellation. All codes
N364SL Aerotek
PITTS S2S
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N372AH Cessna
172S
 Individual owner
California
 Standard ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N375SB Cirrus Design Corp
SR22T
 Precision Aerobatics INC DBA
Santa Margarita, California
 Standard ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3762D Cessna
182A
 Steves Aircraft
Lakeport, California
 Standard ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N37DR Rees
SPEZIO DAL-1
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N380T Travland Oscar
VARIEZE
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental Sale reportedFAA registration status code 17: Sale reported, pending cancellation. All codes
N3811E Aeronca
11AC
 Individual owner
California
 Standard Sale reportedFAA registration status code 17: Sale reported, pending cancellation. All codes
N3866P Piper
PA-22-150
 Wateractive43 LLC
Auburn, California
 Standard ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3925H Mooney
M20J
 Individual owner
California
 Standard Sale reportedFAA registration status code 17: Sale reported, pending cancellation. All codes
N3928H Mooney Aircraft Corp.
M20K
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N399A Jim Merwin
KITFOX S7 SUPER SPOR
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N412RV Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12
 Individual owner
California
 Light sport PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N420WT Textron Aviation Inc
T240
 Individual owner
California
 Standard Pending cancellationFAA registration status code 19: Registration pending, pending cancellation. All codes
N42408 Piper
J-3C
 Individual owner
California
 Restricted RevokedFAA registration status code 9: Registration certificate revoked. All codes
N4319M Piper
PA-46-310P
 Individual owner
California
 Standard Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes
N436PW Textron Aviation Inc
172S
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N44145 Nance Mark A
HUMMEL BIRD
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes
N4427R Cessna
172M
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N44684 Culver
V
 Individual owner
California
 Standard Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes
N44753 Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N4516N Gulfstream American Corp
AA-5B
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N454TA Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna
P2002 SIERRA
 West Coast Sport Aircraft INC
Santa Cruz, California
 Light sport ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4619A Cessna
180
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N46609 Aeronca
0-58B
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N4704Z Piper
PA-22-108
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N47397 Fairchild
M-62A
 Individual owner
California
 None on file RevokedFAA registration status code 9: Registration certificate revoked. All codes
N4826T Piper
PA-28-180
 Sundance Air Services INC
Alameda, California
 Standard ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N482SC Aero Sport Craft Llc
CCK-1865
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N48814 Aeronca
0-58B
 Individual owner
California
 None on file RevokedFAA registration status code 22: Revoked, canceled. All codes
N48909 Taylorcraft
DC-65
 Individual owner
California
 None on file RevokedFAA registration status code 22: Revoked, canceled. All codes
N4891V Consolidated Vultee
L-13
 Individual owner
California
 None on file RevokedFAA registration status code 22: Revoked, canceled. All codes
N48997 Ryan Aeronautical
PT-22
 Individual owner
California
 None on file ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49329 Christen Industries Inc
PITTS S-1T
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N4971F Cessna
172N
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N49812 Cessna
152
 Bens Motorworks INC
Fullerton, California
 Standard ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50511 Schramm Larry
A-20 VISTA-VARLET
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes
N5053P Piper
PA-24-180
 Cc Aviation INC
Discovery Bay, California
 Standard ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N51503 Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Standard Pending cancellationFAA registration status code 19: Registration pending, pending cancellation. All codes
N5192J Shumaker James B
KIT FOX III
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N520VA Cessna
A185F
 Individual owner
California
 Standard Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes
N522LG Columbia Aircraft Mfg
LC41-550FG
 Individual owner
California
 Standard ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5271C Beech
B35
 Individual owner
California
 Standard Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes