Models · Piper · Piston singles · data as of October 2, 2026

Piper PA-17 Vagabond

96 on the U.S. register. Built from 1946 to 1966; half of them date from 1948 or earlier. Florida has the most (12). 11% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

Piper PA-17: 1940s American light aircraft — Photo: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Piper PA-15 Vagabond on Wikipedia

About the PA-17 from the FAA's model table

Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power: Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines: Cont Motor A&C65 Series (78), Cont Motor C85 Series (9), Cont Motor C90 Series (3)
Seats: 2
Cruise speed: about 75 mph
Maker on the register: Piper
Registered: earliest certificate September 9, 1968; newest September 25, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Florida12Wisconsin8New York6California6Tennessee5Pennsylvania5Washington4Michigan4Idaho4Ohio3North Carolina3Minnesota3

Who owns them registrant type

Individual74 (77%)Co-owned11 (11%)Corporation7 (7%)LLC4 (4%)

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

Version	Registered	Built	Share
PA-17	96	1946 to 1966	100.0%

When they were built by decade · 16 with no year on file

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

Registration status

Valid94 (98%)Sale reported1 (1%)Pending1 (1%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard92 (96%)None on file4 (4%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Tube Forming And Machine INC1Sessoms Aero LLC1Scootair LLC1Pfc Aviation Repair INC1N4682H INC1Lr Air INC1Gospel Mission Aviation INC1Gbq LLC1Barts Flying Service INC1Barnstormers Holdings INC1Air Cowboy LLC1

Fleet pages: Scootair LLC · Barts Flying Service INC

Accident history NTSB

Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Piper PA-17 Vagabond aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

96 as of October 2, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Piper PA-17s?

Florida, with 12.

Who owns the Piper PA-17?

11% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 96

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N4592H	Piper PA-17	Sessoms Aero LLC Vero Beach, Florida	Standard	2026-09-25	Valid
N4825H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2026-09-05	Valid
N17VG	Piper PA-17	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2026-07-15	Valid
N6LF	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2026-04-02	Valid
N4666H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2026-03-09	Valid
N4631H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2026-02-27	Valid
N4590H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner California	Standard	2026-01-02	Valid
N4852H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2025-12-04	Valid
N4639H	Piper PA-17	Barnstormers Holdings INC Sugar Grove, Illinois	Standard	2025-11-18	Valid
N4633H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner New York	Standard	2025-08-07	Valid
N4660H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2025-06-04	Valid
N4154H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Illinois	None on file	2025-04-23	Valid
N4881H	Piper PA-17	Gbq LLC New Prague, Minnesota	Standard	2025-04-07	Valid
N4617H	Piper PA-17	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2025-03-31	Valid
N4823H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-12-12	Valid
N4833H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner New York	Standard	2024-10-10	Valid
N5003H	Piper PA-17	Gospel Mission Aviation INC Ooltewah, Tennessee	Standard	2024-08-15	Valid
N4814H	Piper PA-17	Pfc Aviation Repair INC Wallingford, Connecticut	Standard	2024-07-31	Valid
N4838H	Piper PA-17	Air Cowboy LLC Roca, Nebraska	Standard	2024-03-05	Valid
N4619H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-01-31	Valid
N4882H	Piper PA-17	Co-owned owner Mississippi	Standard	2024-01-23	Valid
N4876H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2023-09-28	Valid
N4629H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-09-13	Valid
N4846H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2023-08-04	Valid
N5004H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2023-06-18	Valid
N4819H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2023-05-26	Valid
N5001H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2023-04-06	Valid
N4676H	Piper PA-17	Co-owned owner New Hampshire	Standard	2023-04-02	Valid
N4596H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-03-29	Valid
N4688H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-02-22	Valid
N4817H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner New York	Standard	2023-02-14	Valid
N4681H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2022-11-19	Valid
N4618H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2022-09-30	Valid
N4842H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-03-28	Valid
N4635H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-03-22	Valid
N4678H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2021-12-16	Valid
N4605H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2021-10-04	Valid
N4643H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-10-22	Valid
N4627H	Piper PA-17	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2020-08-05	Valid
N4801H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2020-01-06	Valid
N4586H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2019-12-10	Valid
N4610H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2019-03-02	Valid
N4661H	Piper PA-17	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2018-12-01	Valid
N4692H	Piper PA-17	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2018-08-14	Valid
N4816H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2018-06-29	Valid
N4870H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-06-20	Valid
N4600H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2018-04-25	Valid
N4584H	Piper PA-17	Scootair LLC Alburgh, Vermont	Standard	2017-09-01	Valid
N4587H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2017-08-07	Valid
N4868H	Piper PA-17	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2016-10-06	Valid
N4821H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2015-11-13	Valid
N5056H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2015-05-18	Valid
N4835H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2015-03-24	Valid
N4694H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Minnesota	None on file	2014-10-14	Valid
N47Y	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2014-09-17	Valid
N4616H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-08-06	Valid
N4886H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2014-07-07	Valid
N4802H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-05-21	Valid
N4686H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-05-15	Valid
N4845H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2014-02-14	Valid
N4895H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2014-02-14	Valid
N4642H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2013-03-28	Valid
N4879H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2012-12-05	Valid
N4809H	Piper PA-17	Barts Flying Service INC Storm Lake, Iowa	None on file	2012-10-24	Valid
N4582H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2012-07-03	Valid
N4865H	Piper PA-17	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2011-05-14	Valid
N4615H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2011-04-16	Valid
N4857H	Piper PA-17	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2009-12-10	Valid
N4830H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2008-09-24	Valid
N4883H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2008-08-26	Valid
N4855H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2006-04-06	Valid
N4664H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2006-03-07	Valid
N4810H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner South Dakota	None on file	2005-11-03	Valid
N4682H	Piper PA-17	N4682H INC Jacksonville, Florida	Standard	2005-06-17	Valid
N4595H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner New York	Standard	2005-01-28	Valid
N4808H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2004-12-29	Valid
N4685H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2003-08-19	Valid
N222SK	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2003-08-01	Valid
N4675H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2003-02-07	Valid
N4623H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner California	Standard	2000-04-14	Valid
N4698H	Piper PA-17	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2000-02-11	Valid
N4331H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1999-10-06	Valid
N4594H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1997-12-17	Valid
N4628H	Piper PA-17	Tube Forming And Machine INC Glennie, Michigan	Standard	1997-06-02	Valid
N4377H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1996-05-20	Valid
N4811H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner New York	Standard	1990-05-17	Valid
N4820H	Piper PA-17	Lr Air INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	1990-01-13	Valid
N4647H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1989-09-25	Valid
N4612H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1988-08-03	Valid
N4149H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1983-08-11	Valid
N4601H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1979-06-07	Valid
N4854H	Piper PA-17	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	1978-11-24	Valid
N4851H	Piper PA-17	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	1968-09-09	Valid
N4621H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Kansas	Standard		Pending
N4824H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Florida	Standard		Valid
N4831H	Piper PA-17	Individual owner Alaska	Standard		Sale reported