Browse · Piston singles · data as of October 9, 2026

Piston singles in California

17,713 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	731
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	347
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	539
2017	762
2018	705
2019	866
2020	887
2021	1,144
2022	1,103
2023	1,725
2024	1,338
2025	1,275
2026	923

Who owns them

Individual9,685 (55%)Co-owned2,726 (15%)LLC2,508 (14%)Corporation2,223 (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	9,685	55%
Co-owned	2,726	15%
LLC	2,508	14%
Corporation	2,223	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 · 17,713 in all

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N759RN	Cessna 182Q	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-10-06	Valid
N502DT	Cirrus Design Corp SR20	Sceee LLC Palo Alto, California	Standard	2020-10-05	Valid
N733HA	Cessna 172N	Huerta Holdings INC Santa Ana, California	Standard	2020-10-05	Valid
N21348	Cessna 182P	Nri Flying Club INC Walnut Creek, California	Standard	2020-10-02	Valid
N2247H	Engineering & Research 415-C	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-10-02	Valid
N516KL	Kerr John A RV9	Krv LLC Los Altos, California	Experimental	2020-10-02	Valid
N1080J	Guenther William RV-4	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-10-01	Valid
N1960M	Cessna 182P	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-10-01	Valid
N276DG	Brunner Don STOL CH 701	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-10-01	Valid
N30069	Piper PA-32-300	Sky Pilot Aviation CORP Carlsbad, California	Standard	2020-10-01	Valid
N4390K	Ryan NAVION	Cetacean Visions Films INC Santa Monica, California	Standard	2020-10-01	Valid
N6878B	Piper PA-18A 150	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-10-01	Valid
N898RF	Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-10-01	Valid
N231CX	Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-30	Valid
N98PV	James Brian Pavlick SLING 4	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-09-30	Valid
N18LB	Raceair Designs Inc 'LIL BITTS	Cloudbase Engineering LLC Glendale, California	Experimental	2020-09-29	Valid
N49388	North American T-6G	Seaplane Adventures LLC Mill Valley, California	Standard	2020-09-29	Valid
N50948	Cessna 150J	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-29	Valid
N5375K	Ryan NAVION B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-09-29	Valid
N806B	Luscombe 8F	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-29	Valid
N1029T	Cessna T206H	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-28	Valid
N221YK	Nanchang China YAK-18A	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-09-28	Valid
N2796W	Mooney M20E	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-28	Valid
N72637	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-28	Valid
N3334E	Cessna 172N	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-09-24	Valid
N340CD	Cirrus Design Corp SR22	Argent Holding (USA) LTD Corona, California	Standard	2020-09-24	Valid
N45425	Luscombe 8A	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-09-24	Valid
N6396D	Cessna 172N	Oc Flight Lessons LLC Costa Mesa, California	Standard	2020-09-24	Valid
N29520	Cessna 177	Best Equipment Leasing LLC Bakersfield, California	Standard	2020-09-23	Valid
N4691R	Piper PA-28-140	Best Equipment Leasing LLC Bakersfield, California	Standard	2020-09-23	Valid
N524JN	Pettigrew Richard B VANS ACFT RV6A	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-09-23	Valid
N540WA	Zivko Aeronautics Inc EDGE 540	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2020-09-23	Valid
N741S	Swan Starduster Too SAMSONG	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-09-23	Valid
N140LD	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-22	Valid
N245CA	Piper PA-28-181	Coast Flight Training and Management INC San Diego, California	Standard	2020-09-22	Valid
N258CA	Piper PA-28-181	Coast Flight Training and Management INC San Diego, California	Standard	2020-09-22	Valid
N9172S	Beech C23	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-22	Valid
N461X	Gary Novotny ONEX	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-09-21	Valid
N90373	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-21	Valid
N120TL	Quality Sport Planes ZENITH CH 750 STOL	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-09-18	Valid
N787HP	Piper PA 46-350P	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-09-18	Valid
N8063T	Piper PA-32-301	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-18	Valid
N400RL	Beech 77	Individual owner California	None on file	2020-09-17	Valid
N8363R	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-17	Valid
N910BL	Lund Investments Llc CCX-2000	Lund Investments LLC Newport Beach, California	Experimental	2020-09-17	Valid
N999RR	Diamond Aircraft DA20-A1	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-09-17	Valid
N43709	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-16	Valid
N231MD	Michael D Weaver PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-09-15	Valid
N2947	Piper PA-24-260	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-15	Valid
N995Q	Beech N35	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-15	Valid
N1066N	Boeing A75N1(PT17)	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-09-14	Valid
N109JW	Commander Aircraft Co 114TC	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-09-14	Valid
N18327	Beech A36	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-14	Valid
N84222	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-09-11	Valid
N134D	Beech A45	Vac Sys Holdings LLC Roseville, California	Standard	2020-09-10	Valid
N2226L	Beech B36TC	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-09-10	Valid
N2504J	Cessna 150E	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-10	Valid
N2789J	Cessna A150M	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-10	Valid
N313DB	Beech V35B	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-09-10	Valid
N9560M	Mooney M20F	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-09-10	Valid
N3038S	Cessna 150G	Above All Aviation Goleta, California	Standard	2020-09-09	Valid
N3528F	Cessna 182J	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-09-09	Valid
N4702V	Bellanca 17-30	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-09-09	Valid
N653RA	Robert G Anderson RV-7A	Individual owner California	None on file	2020-09-09	Valid
N734XX	Cessna 172N	Huerta Holdings INC Santa Ana, California	Standard	2020-09-09	Valid
N735QM	Cessna 182Q	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-09	Valid
N8373B	Cessna 172	Skyview Aviation LLC Tracy, California	Standard	2020-09-09	Valid
N101GL	Great Lakes 2T-1A-2	Associated Aircraft LLC San Diego, California	Standard	2020-09-08	Valid
N2136P	Piper PA-28RT-201T	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-08	Valid
N234GM	Cessna 172M	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-09-08	Valid
N323KG	Cirrus Design Corp SR22	N1234 LLC Costa Mesa, California	Standard	2020-09-08	Valid
N323VR	Vashon Aircraft RANGER R7	Individual owner California	None on file	2020-09-08	Valid
N3HV	Miller F P/Weitman D GLASAIR III SH-3R	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-09-08	Valid
N44450	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-08	Valid
N7269G	Cessna 172K	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-08	Valid
N830TD	Beech A36	White and Blue LLC Auburn, California	Standard	2020-09-08	Valid
N5625W	Remos Aircraft Gmbh GEMINI REMOS G-3/600	Individual owner California	Light sport	2020-09-04	Valid
N6375D	Cessna 172N	Xin Han Aviation LLC Atwater, California	Standard	2020-09-04	Valid
N30493	Cessna 177A	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-03	Valid
N41562	Piper PA-18-150	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-09-03	Valid
N4581H	Piper PA-15	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-03	Valid
N701EM	Flightline Northwest STOL 701	Individual owner California	None on file	2020-09-03	Valid
N835SK	Kohler Sigurd KOHLER MUSTANG M-II	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-09-03	Valid
N9208M	Mooney M20E	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-03	Valid
N5150Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-02	Valid
N5763Q	Mooney M20E	Mach 1 Air Services LLC Los Angeles, California	Standard	2020-09-02	Valid
N881SC	Airplane Factory (Pty) Ltd SLING LSA	Individual owner California	Light sport	2020-09-02	Valid
N89PC	Patterson Charles M VANS RV6A	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-09-02	Valid
N9351L	American Aviation AA-1A	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-02	Valid
N7365X	Cessna R182	Selectaire LLC Rcho Sta Marg, California	Standard	2020-09-01	Valid
N2684F	Cessna 182J	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-08-31	Valid
N2886N	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-08-31	Valid
N4391Z	Piper PA-18-150	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-08-31	Valid
N5325B	Cessna 182	Individual owner California	Multiple	2020-08-31	Valid
N63823	Douglas A Coale PITTS S1S	Individual owner California	None on file	2020-08-31	Valid
N81081	Penny Barton W RV-8A	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-08-31	Valid
N1646E	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-08-29	Valid
N691MA	Piper PA-32R-301T	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-08-29	Valid
N279SP	Aerosport Ltd BREEZER	Co-owned owner California	None on file	2020-08-28	Valid
N140NS	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-08-27	Valid