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Models · Nanchang China · Piston singles · data as of October 23, 2026

Nanchang China CJ-6

162 on the U.S. register across 3 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1962 to 2001; half of them date from 1973 or earlier. California has the most (22). 39% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

Nanchang China CJ-6: Chinese aircraft
Photo: Cialowicz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Nanchang CJ-6 on Wikipedia

About the CJ-6 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines
Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (99), Vedeneyev M14P (17), Housai 6Jia (13)
Seats
2
Built of
aluminium
Maker on the register
Nanchang China
Registered
earliest certificate November 21, 1991; newest August 30, 2026

Where they are owner's state

California22Florida19Arizona17Texas11Delaware11North Carolina6South Carolina5Missouri5Illinois5Georgia5Washington4Virginia4
By state, as a table
aircraft
California22
Florida19
Arizona17
Texas11
Delaware11
North Carolina6
South Carolina5
Missouri5
Illinois5
Georgia5
Washington4
Virginia4

Who owns them registrant type

Individual85 (52%)LLC49 (30%)Corporation14 (9%)Co-owned14 (9%)
By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
Individual8552%
LLC4930%
Corporation149%
Co-owned149%

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

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
CJ-6A1191962 to 200173.5%
CJ-6391962 to 200124.1%
CJ6A (YAK 18A)41971 to 19732.5%

When they were built by decade · 28 with no year on file

0122538503919605019703919804199022000
By decade built, as a table
aircraft
196039
197050
198039
19904
20002

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

05101520201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202562026
Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20101
20113
20125
20134
20143
20155
20165
20173
20186
20199
202013
202111
20225
20237
202420
202513
20266

Registration status

Valid161 (99%)Sale reported1 (0.6%)
By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid16199%
Sale reported10.6%

Airworthiness certificate class

Experimental152 (94%)None on file10 (6%)
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Experimental15294%
None on file106%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Midwest Aviation LLC2Kilroy Aviation LLC2J & A Aero INC2Dirty Birds INC2Wilko Aviation Enterprises LLC1USA Aircraft Leasing LLC1Test Pilot INC1T & T Aviation LLC1Smiling Wolf LLC1Scs Aircraft Management LLC1Rtb Air LLC1Rps-Lrs Investments INC1
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Midwest Aviation LLC2
Kilroy Aviation LLC2
J & A Aero INC2
Dirty Birds INC2
Wilko Aviation Enterprises LLC1
USA Aircraft Leasing LLC1
Test Pilot INC1
T & T Aviation LLC1
Smiling Wolf LLC1
Scs Aircraft Management LLC1
Rtb Air LLC1
Rps-Lrs Investments INC1

Fleet pages: USA Aircraft Leasing LLC

Accident history NTSB records · 12 cases since 1982, 7 fatal

2025-12-31CEN26LA076 · CJ-6A N559TX · accident near Burnet, TX · serious injuries
2024-09-22WPR24FA309 · CJ-6A N313YK · accident near Lancaster, CA · 1 killed
2024-05-21WPR24LA159 · CJ-6A N4182C · accident near Peoria, AZ · no injuries
2023-08-26ERA23LA351 · CJ-6A N114DZ · accident near Merrickville, NY · serious injuries
2023-08-05CEN23FA349 · CJ-6A N4184G · accident near Peyton, CO · 1 killed
2013-06-30ERA13FA309 · CJ-6A N116RL · accident near Ocean City, MD · 2 killed
2013-06-23CEN13LA368 · CJ-6 N2726C · accident near Wolcott, CO · 2 killed
2012-07-21CEN12FA462 · CJ-6A N96YK · accident near Walsenburg, CO · 2 killed

The 8 most recent of 12 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Nanchang China CJ-6 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

162 as of October 23, 2026, counting 3 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Nanchang China CJ-6s?

California, with 22.

Who owns the Nanchang China CJ-6?

39% 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 Nanchang China CJ-6s on the register built?

Between 1962 and 2001; half of them in 1973 or earlier.

How many Nanchang China CJ-6 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

12 accidents and incidents since 1982, 7 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Nanchang China CJ-6 made of?

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

Connections how the CJ-6 links to the rest of the register

Design
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Where they are
Biggest operators
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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/nanchang-china/cj-6.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 162

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N522FP Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 USA Aircraft Leasing LLC
Dalton Gardens, Idaho
 None on file 2026-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N108SH Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Chang Worx LLC
Cantonment, Florida
 Experimental 2026-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N518KK Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Monica Aviation LLC
Lakeland, Florida
 None on file 2026-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63536 Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Individual owner
Texas
 Experimental 2026-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N911YK Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 T & T Aviation LLC
Clarksville, Tennessee
 Experimental 2026-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N757PS Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Individual owner
Kansas
 Experimental 2026-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N642K Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Experimental 2025-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69CY Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Red Bandit LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
 Experimental 2025-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N700HS Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Experimental 2025-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N700YK Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Individual owner
Texas
 Experimental 2025-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81817 Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Alabama
 Experimental 2025-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60972 Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2025-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N431DM Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Washington
 Experimental 2025-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N420RB Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Fun With Physics LLC
Ocala, Florida
 Experimental 2025-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N721DS Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Baar None LLC
Dover, Delaware
 Experimental 2025-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6339K Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Ftxder LLC
Boulder Creek, California
 Experimental 2025-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29NL Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Experimental 2025-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43109 Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Co-owned owner
California
 Experimental 2025-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1969N Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Smiling Wolf LLC
Redondo Beach, California
 Experimental 2025-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5009K Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Concord Flyers LLC
Walnut Creek, California
 Experimental 2024-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1009R Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 N1009R LLC
Spring Hill, Florida
 None on file 2024-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1013Z Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 N1013Z LLC
Spring Hill, Florida
 Experimental 2024-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68WH Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Red Star Aviation LLC
Lewes, Delaware
 Experimental 2024-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N357AB Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Dirty Birds INC
Noblesville, Indiana
 Experimental 2024-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N457AB Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Dirty Birds INC
Noblesville, Indiana
 Experimental 2024-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N438P Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Florida
 Experimental 2024-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22YK Nanchang China
CJ-6
 I Love To Fly LLC
Asheville, North Carolina
 Experimental 2024-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8YK Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Hawgwild Aviation & Holdings LLC
Kansas City, Missouri
 Experimental 2024-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31101 Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Nunya Business LLC
Middletown, Delaware
 Experimental 2024-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47LW Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Nebraska
 Experimental 2024-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N360EB Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Test Pilot INC
Weatherford, Texas
 Experimental 2024-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N300YK Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Individual owner
Washington
 None on file 2024-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N218CJ Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Kansas
 Experimental 2024-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75DL Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Dragon Lady Aviation LLC
Peyton, Colorado
 Experimental 2024-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98SH Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Colorado
 Experimental 2024-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4MF Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Experimental 2024-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6186 Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Experimental 2024-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63485 Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Florida
 Experimental 2024-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555CY Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Co-owned owner
Arizona
 Experimental 2024-01-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60849 Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Individual owner
Nebraska
 Experimental 2023-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4184S Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Experimental 2023-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N475T Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Colorado
 Experimental 2023-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2184Z Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Experimental 2023-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9191P Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Kilroy Aviation LLC
Versailles, Kentucky
 Experimental 2023-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21710 Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Florida
 Experimental 2023-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98GS Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Co-owned owner
Minnesota
 Experimental 2023-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N827FS Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Mantis Tactical Aviation LLC
Titusville, Florida
 Experimental 2022-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N285CJ Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Blue Skies Aviation LLC
Gulfport, Mississippi
 Experimental 2022-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N114DZ Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Texas
 Experimental 2022-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63727 Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Florida
 Experimental 2022-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40369 Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Kilroy Aviation LLC
Versailles, Kentucky
 Experimental 2022-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N427KC Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Wilko Aviation Enterprises LLC
St George, Utah
 Experimental 2021-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33ZY Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2021-07-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6315T Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Florida
 Experimental 2021-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N620DM Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Montana
 Experimental 2021-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92862 Nanchang China
CJ-6
 N586Rm LLC
Wilsonville, Oregon
 Experimental 2021-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N61CJ Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Co-owned owner
Florida
 Experimental 2021-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26YK Nanchang China
CJ-6
 New Venture Properties LLC
Mesa, Arizona
 Experimental 2021-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N19TN Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Tennessee
 Experimental 2021-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N464TW Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Co-owned owner
Arizona
 Experimental 2021-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3104D Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Experimental 2021-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N313YK Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Cra Travel LLC
Payson, Arizona
 Experimental 2021-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53CJ Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Raider Aviation LLC
Merritt Island, Florida
 Experimental 2020-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N815YK Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2020-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N101TT Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Gowdy Green LLC
Bunnell, Florida
 Experimental 2020-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4024N Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Individual owner
South Carolina
 Experimental 2020-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N186JD Nanchang China
CJ6A (YAK 18A)
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2020-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N257BP Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Gunner Investments LLC
Lomita, California
 Experimental 2020-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91811 Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Massachusetts
 Experimental 2020-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23298 Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Co-owned owner
Nevada
 Experimental 2020-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4294X Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Co-owned owner
Georgia
 Experimental 2020-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N147M Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Co-owned owner
California
 Experimental 2020-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N250RL Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Experimental 2020-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N636CJ Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2020-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23021 Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
California
 None on file 2020-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73CJ Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Withheld at owner's request
 Experimental 2019-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4184W Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Oklahoma
 Experimental 2019-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N35CJ Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Air Spectrum INC
Quincy, Illinois
 None on file 2019-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75481 Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Co-owned owner
California
 Experimental 2019-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N581DS Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Scs Aircraft Management LLC
Culver City, California
 Experimental 2019-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8120C Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Experimental 2019-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26CJ Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Alabama
 Experimental 2019-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4184G Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Kflyin LLC
Peyton, Colorado
 None on file 2019-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21790 Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Mills Aviation Charities
Flagler Beach, Florida
 Experimental 2019-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92863 Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Kansas
 Experimental 2018-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34FP Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2018-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21740 Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Nanchang Coastal Partners INC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Experimental 2018-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23PM Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Experimental 2018-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N825PA Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Diers Foundation LLC
Jacksonville, Florida
 Experimental 2018-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N280NC Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Washington
 Experimental 2018-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2181W Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Individual owner
California
 Experimental 2017-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75483 Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Experimental 2017-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N58T Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Avcraft INC
Columbus, Nebraska
 Experimental 2017-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5616N Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Missouri
 Experimental 2016-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N621CJ Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Co-owned owner
Virginia
 Experimental 2016-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N443LM Nanchang China
CJ-6
 Withheld at owner's request
 Experimental 2016-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8016Q Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Georgia
 None on file 2016-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N91333 Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 J & A Aero INC
Bossier City, Louisiana
 Experimental 2016-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7NF Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Texas
 Experimental 2015-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N815BB Nanchang China
CJ-6A
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Experimental 2015-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes