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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
N9310Y Godman Rick W
SPORT 2 S
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N9353D Cessna
172RG
 Individual owner
California
 Standard CanceledFAA registration status code 20: Registration pending, canceled. All codes
N93GW Goat Works Inc
GW MOUNTAIN GOAT
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N93LM Jmb Aircraft S R O
VL-3EH-916
 Precision Aerobatics INC DBA
Santa Margarita, California
 Experimental ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N94087 Ercoupe
415-C
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N946PD Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
California
 Multiple CanceledFAA registration status code 18: Sale reported, canceled. All codes
N9546W Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
California
 Standard Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes
N9789E Aeronca
11AC
 Individual owner
California
 None on file RevokedFAA registration status code 9: Registration certificate revoked. All codes
N98012 Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
California
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N981 Shepherd John
RV-6
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N985RV Waters James W
BW-4
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental CanceledFAA registration status code 20: Registration pending, canceled. All codes