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Cherokee II

5 on the U.S. register. Built from 1968 to 1975; half of them date from 1968 or earlier. Pennsylvania has the most (1). 20% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

Cherokee II: American glider
Photo: Tonycondon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Hall Cherokee II on Wikipedia

About the II from the FAA's model table

Type
Glider · Gliders
Power
None
Common engines
None None (5)
Seats
1
Cruise speed
about 65 mph
Built of
aluminium tube and fabric · A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing.
Maker on the register
Cherokee
Registered
earliest certificate October 24, 1968; newest January 5, 2017

Who owns them registrant type

By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
Individual480%
Partnership120%

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
II51968 to 1975100.0%

When they were built by decade · 1 with no year on file

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19602
19702

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

0001112017
Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20171

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid5100%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Experimental5100%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Staley Richard L1
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Staley Richard L1

Accident history NTSB records · 0 cases since 1982, 0 fatal

No NTSB accident or incident records match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How models compare: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Cherokee II aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

5 as of October 26, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Cherokee IIs?

Pennsylvania, with 1.

Who owns the Cherokee II?

20% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Cherokee IIs on the register built?

Between 1968 and 1975; half of them in 1968 or earlier.

What is the Cherokee II made of?

An ultralight-style airframe: bolted aluminium tubing under sailcloth or fabric, the construction of weight-shift trikes and the lightest two-seaters. A weight-shift trike: an aluminium-tube carriage under a sailcloth wing. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

Connections how the II links to the rest of the register

Design
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/cherokee/ii.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 5

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N75887 Cherokee
II
Individual owner
New York
Experimental 2017-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3773G Cherokee
II
Staley Richard L
Lake Elsinore, California
Experimental 1999-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9118 Cherokee
II
Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 1986-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N72DG Cherokee
II
Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 1973-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N183G Cherokee
II
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Experimental 1968-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes