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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
N5512W	Piper PA-28-150	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-02-10	Valid
N78TM	Piper PA-28-181	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-02-10	Valid
N178SK	Cessna 177RG	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-02-07	Valid
N3695J	Beard Gregory B SERIES 6 KITFOX	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-02-07	Valid
N3716W	Piper PA-32-260	Robb Air LLC Escalon, California	Standard	2020-02-07	Valid
N974TA	Cessna 172S	Sky Peak Aviation LLC Los Angeles, California	Standard	2020-02-07	Valid
N1444G	Beech G35	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-02-04	Valid
N6896P	Piper PA-24-250	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-02-04	Valid
N7738G	Cessna 172L	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-02-04	Valid
N9579L	Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-02-04	Valid
N29159	Cessna 172M	Southridge Developments INC San Miguel, California	Standard	2020-02-03	Valid
N388FC	Carter Franklin M Iii RV-6	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-02-03	Valid
N15248	Piper PA-28-180	Greer Daniel Murrieta, California	Standard	2020-01-31	Valid
N2086A	Aeronca 7BCM	Planes of Fame Air Museum Chino, California	Standard	2020-01-31	Valid
N2606Q	Cessna 182K	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-31	Valid
N5037V	Cessna 210L	Poh Enterprises LLC Gardena, California	Standard	2020-01-31	Valid
N76724	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-31	Valid
N775KR	Raczkowski Thomas F SUPER ACRO SPORT 1	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-01-31	Valid
N78YX	Schumacher Richard D WAIEX	Individual owner California	None on file	2020-01-31	Valid
N94FL	Blodgett Lynn KITFOX SERIES 7	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-01-31	Valid
N21866	Piper PA-28-181	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-30	Valid
N6849J	Piper PA-28R-200	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-30	Valid
N784SE	Cirrus Design Corp SR22T	County Management INC San Diego, California	Standard	2020-01-30	Valid
N9313J	Piper PA-28-180	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-30	Valid
N153WS	Cessna 170B	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-29	Valid
N236RS	Lancair Company LC41-550FG	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-29	Valid
N2639F	Cessna 182J	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-29	Valid
N2680F	Cessna 182J	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-29	Valid
N2862Y	Cessna 182E	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-29	Valid
N42687	Cessna 182L	Cal Coast Reps INC Costa Mesa, California	Standard	2020-01-29	Valid
N72398	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-29	Valid
N5405A	Cessna P210R	N5405A LLC Beverly Hills, California	Standard	2020-01-28	Valid
N5466D	Cessna 172N	5466 Delta LLC Costa Mesa, California	Standard	2020-01-28	Valid
N72122	Cessna 140	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-28	Valid
N112DD	Druen Daniel L CHALLENGER II	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-01-27	Valid
N1269S	Cessna 182P	Mriaudio INC Carlsbad, California	Standard	2020-01-27	Valid
N32481	Piper PA-28R-200	Flyboy Fantasy INC South Lake Tahoe, California	Standard	2020-01-27	Valid
N52TJ	Diamond Aircraft DA 40	Parker Helicopter LLC Watsonville, California	Multiple	2020-01-27	Valid
N654HR	Beech K35	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-27	Valid
N68RA	Cessna R172E	Individual owner California	None on file	2020-01-27	Valid
N807GK	Cirrus Design Corp SR22T	Salimi Management LLC Pinole, California	Standard	2020-01-27	Valid
N112KG	Staudacher Aircraft Inc S-300D2	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-01-23	Valid
N17DM	Cessna 177RG	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-22	Valid
N54MG	Aaron Appel VANS RV-10	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2020-01-22	Valid
N616DH	Hoover David ARNOLD AR-6	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2020-01-22	Valid
N8800V	Bellanca 17-31ATC	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-22	Valid
N147M	Nanchang China CJ-6A	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2020-01-21	Valid
N5271R	Cessna 172M	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-21	Valid
N636CJ	Nanchang China CJ-6A	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-01-21	Valid
N7251Y	Beech A36	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-01-21	Valid
N19GC	Cessna 182P	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-17	Valid
N4516U	Cessna 150D	Steelman Aviation LLC Montague, California	Standard	2020-01-17	Valid
N91559	North American NAVION	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-17	Valid
N3289F	Mooney M20F	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-16	Valid
N3293K	Globe GC-1B	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-16	Valid
N64SH	Hoang Son Thai RV6A	Ebersole Scott R Corralitos, California	Experimental	2020-01-16	Valid
N3032B	Cessna 195	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-15	Valid
N349SA	American Champion Aircraft 7GCAA	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-15	Valid
N9632	Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A	Individual owner California	Restricted	2020-01-15	Valid
N30017	Cessna 177	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-14	Valid
N693MG	Cirrus Design Corp SR22T	G2M2 LLC San Diego, California	Standard	2020-01-14	Valid
N7103S	Cessna 150H	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-01-14	Valid
N745TA	Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna ASTORE	Individual owner California	Light sport	2020-01-14	Valid
N811EW	White Timothy James RANS S-6S	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2020-01-14	Valid
N884TW	Cessna T206H	Jerk Assets LLC Bakersfield, California	Standard	2020-01-14	Valid
N369SG	Wright Grover E KITFOX IV-1200	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2020-01-13	Valid
N4305J	Piper PA-28-140	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-13	Valid
N56433	Mooney M20J	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-13	Valid
N704HC	Cessna 150M	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-13	Valid
N831WS	Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2020-01-13	Valid
N92424	Cessna 172M	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-01-13	Valid
N5598X	Aero Commander S2R	Individual owner California	Restricted	2020-01-10	Valid
N122WT	Cessna 182Q	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-01-09	Valid
N24HT	Tibbets A. H. RV-4	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-01-09	Valid
N2988B	Ben J Oliver BUSHWAGON 2	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-01-09	Valid
N495RM	Cirrus Design Corp SR22T	North Fork Wings LLC Bakersfield, California	Standard	2020-01-09	Valid
N808JL	Zlin Aviation Sro SAVAGE	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-01-09	Valid
N8439T	Piper PA-28-181	Fly Quest Aviation LLC Pomona, California	Standard	2020-01-09	Valid
N422PT	Flight Design Gmbh CTLS	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2020-01-08	Valid
N582TJ	Quicksilver Mfg SPRINT II	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-01-08	Valid
N711UL	Sims Glenn/Quicksilver SPORT 2 S	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-01-08	Valid
N747KY	Cessna 150K	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-08	Valid
N1957C	Cirrus Design Corp SR22T	Jbc 514 Capital Holdings LLC Santa Ana, California	Standard	2020-01-07	Valid
N3305R	Cessna 182L	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-07	Valid
N4914U	Cessna 210E	Caldwell Gregg P Desert Hot Springs, California	Standard	2020-01-07	Valid
N543DM	Makowski Didier L REPLICA L4	Individual owner California	None on file	2020-01-07	Valid
N1487V	Cessna 172M	First Flight Corporation San Diego, California	Standard	2020-01-06	Valid
N336RW	Raytheon Aircraft Company G36	Be5816 LLC Simi Valley, California	Standard	2020-01-06	Valid
N68031	Dehavilland DHC-1	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-01-06	Valid
N71127	Luscombe 8A	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-06	Valid
N7868X	Cessna 172B	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-01-03	Valid
N23021	Nanchang China CJ-6A	Individual owner California	None on file	2020-01-02	Valid
N3273E	Cessna 172N	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-01-02	Valid
N4723T	Cessna TR182	Prs Holdings INC Jurupa Valley, California	Standard	2020-01-02	Valid
N7090L	Yakovlev YAK-55M	Individual owner California	Experimental	2020-01-02	Valid
N24CV	Cessna 172N	Pacific Air Flight School LLC Long Beach, California	Standard	2019-12-31	Valid
N408AR	American Legend Aircraft Co AL3	Co-owned owner California	Light sport	2019-12-31	Valid
N6350P	Piper PA-24-180	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-12-31	Valid
N97DJ	Baker Douglas H VANS RV-6A	Individual owner California	Experimental	2019-12-31	Valid
N16518	Piper PA-28-235	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-12-30	Valid