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Piston singles in Minnesota

5,331 on the U.S. register with owners in Minnesota (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

Cessna1,480Piper1,010Cirrus Design Corp473Beech208Aeronca195Mooney107Bellanca88Stinson81Champion74Taylorcraft72Boeing63Luscombe48Maule31Aviat Aircraft Inc29Piper Aircraft Inc28

Makers, as a table

	aircraft
Cessna	1,480
Piper	1,010
Cirrus Design Corp	473
Beech	208
Aeronca	195
Mooney	107
Bellanca	88
Stinson	81
Champion	74
Taylorcraft	72
Boeing	63
Luscombe	48
Maule	31
Aviat Aircraft Inc	29
Piper Aircraft Inc	28

Models top 15

Models, as a table

	aircraft
Cirrus Design Corp SR22T	210
Cirrus Design Corp SR22	145
Cirrus Design Corp SR20	113
Piper PA-28-140	103
Cessna 172M	99
Piper J3C-65	88
Piper PA-28-181	85
Piper PA-28-180	76
Cessna 172N	70
Aeronca 7AC	69
Piper PA-12	69
Cessna 172	50
Cessna A185F	50
Piper PA-18-150	50
Cessna 182P	47

Registrations by year latest certificate held

Registrations by year, as a table

	aircraft
2015	148
2016	157
2017	166
2018	186
2019	218
2020	251
2021	285
2022	284
2023	471
2024	354
2025	348
2026	221

Who owns them

Individual3,002 (56%)LLC840 (16%)Corporation606 (11%)Co-owned459 (9%)Non-citizen corporation350 (7%)Partnership61 (1%)Government13 (0.2%)

By owner type, as a table

	aircraft	share
Individual	3,002	56%
LLC	840	16%
Corporation	606	11%
Co-owned	459	9%
Non-citizen corporation	350	7%
Partnership	61	1%
Government	13	0.2%

Largest fleets companies, LLCs, trusts and government bodies

Largest fleets, as a table

	aircraft
Cirrus Design CORP	349
Rare Aircraft LTD	32
North Star Aviation INC	26
R&R Aero Services LLC	19
North Star Aviation	14
Venture North Aviation LLC	11
Metro Aircraft CO	10
Lake Elmo Aero LLC	10
Orton Aviation LLC	8
Johnson Airspray INC	8
Anderson Aerial Spraying Service INC	8
Wipaire INC	7

Owner names as the FAA publishes them. Individuals are not listed at this time. All piston singles fleets

Aircraft newest registrations first · 5,331 in all

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N98781	Piper J3C-65	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1984-09-11	Valid
N66053	Boeing A75N1(PT17)	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1984-09-07	Valid
N735YJ	Cessna 182Q	Duluth Ang Flying Club INC Cloquet, Minnesota	Standard	1984-08-28	Valid
N4011X	Ayres Corporation S2R-600	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Restricted	1984-08-07	Valid
N19153	Cessna 150L	B2 W Corporation Winona, Minnesota	Standard	1984-06-29	Valid
N6498J	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1984-06-08	Valid
N11563	Cessna 150L	Hunnewell Aviation Services INC La Crescent, Minnesota	Standard	1984-05-15	Valid
N9957N	Cessna 180J	Gasper Air Spray INC Crookston, Minnesota	Standard	1984-04-18	Valid
N4510F	Piper PA-28-181	Co-owned owner Minnesota	None on file	1984-04-10	Valid
N2PT	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1984-02-28	Valid
N9874R	Beech M35	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1984-02-21	Valid
N95713	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1984-02-02	Valid
N980DR	Beech M35	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1984-01-31	Valid
N2228Z	Piper PA-28-181	Thunderbird Aircraft CO Bloomington, Minnesota	Standard	1984-01-30	Valid
N6580A	Cessna 180	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1984-01-25	Valid
N9882U	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1983-12-16	Valid
N3589Z	Piper PA-18	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Restricted	1983-11-08	Valid
N4314P	Piper PA-28-161	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1983-08-31	Valid
N70291	Piper J3C-65	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1983-08-23	Valid
N180RG	Borg James A THORP T-18	Individual owner Minnesota	Experimental	1983-08-08	Valid
N65045	Cessna 172P	Twin City Cloud 7 INC Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Standard	1983-07-18	Valid
N5267E	Cessna 172N	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1983-06-29	Valid
N37778	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1983-05-27	Valid
N317DK	Kragnes David J ACRO SPORT II	Individual owner Minnesota	Experimental	1983-03-28	Valid
N54589	Cessna 172P	Twin City Cloud 7 INC Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Standard	1983-03-25	Valid
N8068C	Piper PA-28-161	Thunderbird Aircraft Company Bloomington, Minnesota	Standard	1983-03-09	Valid
N738FZ	Cessna 172N	Sun Aviation INC Cambridge, Minnesota	Standard	1982-12-01	Valid
N595D	Cessna 170B	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1982-11-23	Valid
N4295E	Champion 7BCM	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1982-11-22	Valid
N3867Z	Piper PA-18-150	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Multiple	1982-10-04	Valid
N542DS	Beech V35	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1982-10-04	Valid
N4311E	Aeronca 11CC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1982-09-08	Valid
N4834Q	Cessna A188B	Individual owner Minnesota	Restricted	1982-07-13	Valid
N85091	Aeronca 7CCM	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1982-06-02	Valid
N4977J	Piper PA-28R-180	Jad CORP Saint Cloud, Minnesota	Standard	1982-05-25	Valid
N5918V	Piper PA-28-181	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1982-04-06	Valid
N3446E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1981-11-19	Valid
N35A	Dudek Special V-1	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Experimental	1981-10-19	Valid
N80983	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1981-07-27	Valid
N2039M	Piper J3C-65	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	1981-07-09	Valid
N7120G	Cessna 172K	Sky Hook INC Red Wing, Minnesota	Standard	1981-06-23	Valid
N8052D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1981-06-04	Valid
N5438W	Piper PA-28-160	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1981-04-13	Valid
N488DS	Ryan NAVION B	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1981-04-07	Valid
N82199	Aeronca 7BCM	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1981-04-02	Valid
N6500C	Consolidated Vultee/Hops L-13A	Individual owner Minnesota	Restricted	1981-03-06	Valid
N88WH	Piper PA-28R-180	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1981-02-26	Valid
N31196	Piper J4A	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	1981-02-24	Valid
N2240G	Piper PA-28-161	Thunderbird Aircraft Company Bloomington, Minnesota	Standard	1981-02-12	Valid
N123RW	Piper J3C-65	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1981-02-10	Valid
N61834	Cessna 172M	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1981-01-24	Valid
N3236N	Piper J3C-65	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1981-01-23	Valid
N88339	Piper J3C-65	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1980-11-19	Valid
N55022	Boeing A75N1(PT17)	Individual owner Minnesota	Restricted	1980-10-06	Valid
N2397D	Cessna 170B	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1980-08-19	Valid
N43339	Taylorcraft Aviation Corp 19	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1980-08-07	Valid
N28313	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B	Destination Flight INC Saint Michael, Minnesota	Standard	1980-08-02	Valid
N23632	Taylorcraft BC-65	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1980-07-25	Valid
N61182	Cessna 150J	B2 W Corporation Winona, Minnesota	Standard	1980-05-13	Valid
N737YG	Cessna 172N	Agassiz Flyers INC Herman, Minnesota	Standard	1980-05-13	Valid
N9238K	Piper PA-28-181	Crow Wing Flying Club CORP Nisswa, Minnesota	Standard	1980-04-17	Valid
N5768P	Piper PA-24-250	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1980-01-29	Valid
N4238E	Aeronca 11CC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1980-01-25	Valid
N96385	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1979-10-29	Valid
N40947	Piper J3L-65	Simonson Larry A Dalton, Minnesota	Standard	1979-10-25	Valid
N49462	Fairchild M-62A-4	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1979-10-24	Valid
N38830	Piper J3L-65	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1979-10-15	Valid
N17187	Cessna 177B	Cloud Chasers INC Albert Lea, Minnesota	Standard	1979-10-01	Valid
N4721E	Aeronca 7EC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1979-09-06	Valid
N10303	Aeronca C-2	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1979-08-31	Valid
N6807K	Piper PA-16	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	1979-07-12	Valid
N4730M	Piper PA-11	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1979-06-08	Valid
N9AA	Amsden MIDGET MUSTAMG I	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Experimental	1979-05-16	Valid
N12027	Maule M-4	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1979-04-23	Valid
N9864	Cessna DC-6A	Individual owner Minnesota	None on file	1979-03-20	Valid
N42179	Piper J3C-65	Simonson Larry A Dalton, Minnesota	Standard	1979-02-15	Valid
N30776	Piper J3L-65	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1979-01-24	Valid
N24523	Piper J4A	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1978-09-15	Valid
N3639K	Piper J3C-65	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1978-08-17	Valid
N3955E	Aeronca 11BC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1978-05-08	Valid
N1902X	Cessna 182H	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1978-02-28	Valid
N34794	Cessna 177B	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1977-11-01	Valid
N3028	Eller BABY ACE MOD. D	Aero Classics INC Owatonna, Minnesota	Experimental	1977-09-02	Valid
N4643M	Piper PA-11	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1977-08-18	Valid
N27Q	Hanson PARAKEET A4 REPLICA	Individual owner Minnesota	Experimental	1977-07-07	Valid
N83548	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1977-06-23	Valid
N10TK	Kerns THORP T-18	Individual owner Minnesota	Experimental	1977-05-04	Valid
N83385	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1977-04-21	Valid
N90340	Universal GLOBE GC-1A	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1977-03-24	Valid
N719Y	Grumman G-164	Individual owner Minnesota	Restricted	1977-03-07	Valid
N2446B	Temco GC-1B	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1977-02-04	Valid
N4089V	Cessna 170	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1977-02-04	Valid
N55AH	Hancock BREEZY RLU-1	Individual owner Minnesota	Experimental	1977-01-26	Valid
N27257	Moldaschel TEENIE TWO	Individual owner Minnesota	Experimental	1976-11-15	Valid
N34910	Cessna 177B	Jackson Flight Associates INC Sherburn, Minnesota	Standard	1976-10-01	Valid
N9686K	Piper PA-28R-200	Gaasedelen Trading CO Edina, Minnesota	Standard	1976-06-16	Valid
N11023	Champion 7ECA	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	1976-06-08	Valid
N29781	Taylorcraft BL12-65	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1976-05-24	Valid
N2284N	Cessna 140	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1976-04-23	Valid
N38623	Piper J3C-65	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1976-04-14	Valid