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Piston singles in North Carolina

5,236 on the U.S. register with owners in North Carolina (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

Cessna1,386Piper1,085Beech305Cirrus Design Corp239Mooney167Aeronca113Taylorcraft53Grumman American Avn. Corp.52Bellanca52Champion46Luscombe44Diamond Aircraft43Textron Aviation Inc39Stinson38Boeing38
Makers, as a table
aircraft
Cessna1,386
Piper1,085
Beech305
Cirrus Design Corp239
Mooney167
Aeronca113
Taylorcraft53
Grumman American Avn. Corp.52
Bellanca52
Champion46
Luscombe44
Diamond Aircraft43
Textron Aviation Inc39
Stinson38
Boeing38

Models top 15

Piper PA-28-140136Cirrus Design Corp SR22131Piper J3C-65119Piper PA-28-180115Cessna 172M94Cessna 172N87Piper PA-28-18178Cirrus Design Corp SR22T72Aeronca 7AC63Piper PA-28R-20051Mooney M20J50Beech A3649Mooney M20C47Cessna 17245Cessna 182P44
Models, as a table
aircraft
Piper PA-28-140136
Cirrus Design Corp SR22131
Piper J3C-65119
Piper PA-28-180115
Cessna 172M94
Cessna 172N87
Piper PA-28-18178
Cirrus Design Corp SR22T72
Aeronca 7AC63
Piper PA-28R-20051
Mooney M20J50
Beech A3649
Mooney M20C47
Cessna 17245
Cessna 182P44

Registrations by year latest certificate held

0154309464618201520162017201820192020202120222023202420253602026
Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
2015151
2016131
2017190
2018219
2019219
2020255
2021350
2022333
2023618
2024457
2025506
2026360

Who owns them

Individual3,069 (59%)LLC1,198 (23%)Corporation459 (9%)Co-owned421 (8%)Partnership46 (0.9%)Government39 (0.7%)Non-citizen corporation4 (0.1%)
By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
Individual3,06959%
LLC1,19823%
Corporation4599%
Co-owned4218%
Partnership460.9%
Government390.7%
Non-citizen corporation40.1%

Largest fleets companies, LLCs, trusts and government bodies

Elizabeth City State University18Flycarolina LLC16Aerowood Aviation LLC15Elon Aviation LLC14Flightgest Academy LLC13Blue Line Aviation LLC13Adventist World Aviation13Western North Carolina Air Museum12Cape Fear Aviation Maintenance LLC12Total Flight Aircraft Leasing LLC11Mil2Atp INC11State of North Carolina10
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Elizabeth City State University18
Flycarolina LLC16
Aerowood Aviation LLC15
Elon Aviation LLC14
Flightgest Academy LLC13
Blue Line Aviation LLC13
Adventist World Aviation13
Western North Carolina Air Museum12
Cape Fear Aviation Maintenance LLC12
Total Flight Aircraft Leasing LLC11
Mil2Atp INC11
State of North Carolina10

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

Aircraft newest registrations first · 5,236 in all

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N2255D Cessna
170B
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1996-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3933H Mooney
M20J
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1996-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4432A Beech
V35B
 Co-owned owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1996-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6688H Cessna
A185F
 Samaritans Purse
Boone, North Carolina
 Standard 1996-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3733F Cessna
172H
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1996-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3290F Cessna
R172E
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1996-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1068D Cessna
195A
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1996-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7293J Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1996-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N96WH Hood William E
ACRO SPORT 2
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Experimental 1996-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1471A Piper
PA-22
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1996-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4377H Piper
PA-17
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1996-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8939L Piper
PA-25-235
 Western Carolina AG Air INC
Catawba, North Carolina
 Restricted 1996-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1555K Luscombe
8A
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1996-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66501 Cessna
150M
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1996-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32497 Boeing
A75N1(PT17)
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1996-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65794 Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1996-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7384H Piper
J3C-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1996-03-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95325 Taylorcraft
BC12-D
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1996-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N266PJ Johnson Philip T
1/2 SCALE CORSAIR
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Experimental 1996-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63652 Cessna
150M
 Co-owned owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1996-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N269DC Holcomb Harold Dean
RV-6
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 None on file 1996-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3289M Piper
PA-12
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1996-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N403WR Rumburg William
LANCAIR 320
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Experimental 1995-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N89MT Turner Mark R
EXPRESS FT
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Experimental 1995-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9173X Linzel Jesse Gray Jr
RV-3
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Experimental 1995-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2157N Piper
PA-32RT-300T
 C A R S Sales INC
Denver, North Carolina
 Standard 1995-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7118X Cessna
150A
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1995-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3118K Maule
MXT-7-180
 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Raleigh, North Carolina
 Standard 1995-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8857D Piper
PA-22-160
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1995-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36464 Taylorcraft
BC12-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1995-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1277D Cessna
170A
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1995-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N731QC Cessna
A188B
 Tim Whitfield Aviation
Fairfield, North Carolina
 Restricted 1995-06-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2762W Mooney
M20E
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1995-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N758FE Cessna
R172K
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1995-06-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6201P Piper
PA-24-180
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1995-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5327K Ryan
NAVION B
 Co-owned owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1995-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2592J Cessna
150E
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1995-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N461B Beech
A35
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1995-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8115W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1995-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7363B Beech
E35
 Co-owned owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1995-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1391S Cessna
182P
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1995-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N959RM Cessna
172K
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1995-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8339B Cessna
172
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1995-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5326K Cessna
172P
 Cornelius Aviation INC
Mooresville, North Carolina
 Standard 1995-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7929G Cessna
182P
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1995-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N311EC Maule
M-5-220C
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1994-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9337J Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1994-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N46105 Aeronca
65-TAC
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1994-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3845K Universal
GLOBE GC-1B
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1994-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49926 Boeing
A75N1(PT17)
 Polyspray CORP
Asheboro, North Carolina
 Standard 1994-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98335 Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1994-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7566W Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1994-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1776 Piper
J3C-65
 Polyspray CORP
Asheboro, North Carolina
 Standard 1994-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28640 Fairchild
24W-40
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1994-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12147 Cessna
172M
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1994-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9386V Mooney
M20C
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1994-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3457E Cessna
172N
 Tri Star Aviation & Development LTD
Bath, North Carolina
 Standard 1994-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5771A Cessna
172
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1994-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3114V Beech
35
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1994-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73429 Cessna
172M
 Anson Flyers Club INC
Wadesboro, North Carolina
 Standard 1994-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N84589 Aeronca
7AC
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1994-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57343 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Arrow Plane INC
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
 Standard 1993-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7829W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1993-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6621Z Aerotechnik
Z-226T
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Experimental 1993-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N93PD Stinson
108-2
 Lake Norman Flyers LLC
Huntersville, North Carolina
 Standard 1993-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8514H North American
NAVION
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1993-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3145S Cessna
182G
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1993-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55736 Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1993-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5843E Cessna
150
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1993-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3165R Cessna
182L
 Reds Cable Tv INC
Washington, North Carolina
 Standard 1993-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N118X Smith Winston R
PITTS S1S
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 None on file 1993-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736NY Cessna
R172K
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1993-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N562EL Beech
V35B
 Co-owned owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1993-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7083N Beech
V35A
 Co-owned owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1993-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3303N Piper
J3C-65
 Co-owned owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1993-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N45191 Gulfstream American Corp
AA-5B
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1993-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5BW Cessna
150J
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1992-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22235 Taylorcraft
BL-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1992-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1356Q Johnson-Arrington-Routh
PITTS S1S
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Experimental 1992-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43290 Taylorcraft
BC12-D
 Stephenson R Glen
Southport, North Carolina
 Standard 1992-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2613N Cessna
120
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1992-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31431 North American
T-28C
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Experimental 1992-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N615WT Cessna
172K
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1992-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20069 Cessna
172M
 Montel Richard D
Candler, North Carolina
 Standard 1992-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8644S Cessna
150F
 Co-owned owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1992-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N54981 Taylorcraft
DC-65
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1992-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6366J Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1992-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2566Q Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1992-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6073P Piper
PA-24
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1992-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8164P Piper
PA-24
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1992-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N738CK Cessna
R182
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1991-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10015 Fairchild
KR-31
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 None on file 1991-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1859T Piper
PA-28-140
 Phil Harris Saddlery INC
State Road, North Carolina
 Standard 1991-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6266Z Piper
PA-25
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Restricted 1991-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N613AB Reagin Brian
AVID FLYER HEAVYHAUL
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Experimental 1991-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2619F Cessna
182J
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1991-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8610N Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1991-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N85TH S.O.C.A.T.A.
MS894A
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1991-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N181PD Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1991-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N694E Fairchild
KR-34C
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 None on file 1991-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes