Piper PA-20 Pacer
323 on the U.S. register across 6 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1950 to 1957; half of them date from 1950 or earlier. Alaska has the most (47). 12% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
About the PA-20 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Lycoming 0-290 Series (256), Lycoming 0-320 Series (38), Lycoming O&Vo-360 Ser (4)
- Seats
- 4
- Cruise speed
- about 94 mph
- Maker on the register
- Piper
- Registered
- earliest certificate October 11, 1974; newest September 12, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Alaska47Washington24Texas23Wisconsin13New York13Florida12California12Michigan11Pennsylvania10Ohio9Minnesota9Utah8
Who owns them registrant type
Individual254 (79%)Co-owned30 (9%)LLC27 (8%)Corporation6 (2%)Partnership5 (2%)Government1 (0.3%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 83 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid320 (99%)Pending2 (0.6%)Sale reported1 (0.3%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Standard307 (95%)None on file7 (2%)Experimental4 (1%)Multiple3 (0.9%)Restricted2 (0.6%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Jersey Devil Dusters LLC2International Air Services INC Trustee2Whitney Aviation LLC1Valiair Limited CO Trustee1Taildragger Aero LLC1Syzygy Consultation Services LLC1Stanley Bryan D1Scootair LLC1Rooftop Aviation LLC1Rjr Airdrome INC1Red Wolf Aviation LLC1Platinum Commercial Company LLC1
Fleet pages: Jersey Devil Dusters LLC · International Air Services INC Trustee · Valiair Limited CO Trustee · Scootair LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 147 cases since 1982, 9 fatal
2026-08-02WPR26LA288 · PA-20 N7626K · accident near Reno, NV · no injuries
2026-02-13WPR26LA105 · PA-20 N1491A · accident near Three Forks, MT · no injuries
2025-08-23ANC25LA093 · PA-20 N7050K · accident near Anchorage, AK · no injuries
2025-07-18CEN25LA259 · PA-20 N7369K · accident near Oshkosh, WI · no injuries
2024-06-06ANC24LA047 · PA-20-135 N2358A · accident near Nenana, AK · no injuries
2024-05-02ERA24LA212 · PA-20-135 N8290C · accident near Georgetown, OH · minor injuries
2022-06-20ANC22LA049 · PA-20 N7048K · accident near Palmer, AK · no injuries
2022-03-25ANC22LA027 · PA-20 N7074K · accident near Chitina, AK · no injuries
The 8 most recent of 147 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Piper PA-20 Pacer aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
323 as of October 2, 2026, counting 6 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Piper PA-20s?
Alaska, with 47.
Who owns the Piper PA-20?
12% 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 · 323
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N7645K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2015-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7450K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2015-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7335K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2015-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53A | Piper PA-20-135 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2015-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7811B | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2015-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2163A | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2014-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69FA | Piper PA-20 |
Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 2014-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8520C | Piper PA-20-135 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2014-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2166A | Piper PA-20-135 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2014-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3361A | Piper PA-20-135 |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2014-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1589A | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
None on file | 2013-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1247C | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2013-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7641K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2013-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6909K | Piper PA-20 |
Jersey Devil Dusters LLC Southampton, New Jersey |
Standard | 2013-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1577A | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2013-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7725K | Piper PA-20 |
Kansas State University Salina Salina, Kansas |
Standard | 2013-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7069K | Piper PA-20 |
Platinum Commercial Company LLC Platinum, Alaska |
Standard | 2013-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1520A | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2013-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1536A | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2013-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7093K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2013-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2337A | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2013-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1775A | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2013-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7433K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2012-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6937K | Piper PA-20 |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2012-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6927K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2012-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7002K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2012-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1540A | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2012-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6995K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2012-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7001K | Piper PA-20 |
Jersey Devil Dusters LLC Southampton, New Jersey |
Standard | 2012-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7322K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2012-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7636K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2011-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7746K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2011-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6962K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2011-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7781K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2011-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7325K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2011-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7793K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2011-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7330K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2011-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7365K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2011-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6941K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2011-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7494K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2011-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7324K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2010-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7349K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2010-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N102WR | Piper PA-20-135 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2010-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2254A | Piper PA-20-135 |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2009-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7161K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2009-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7058K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2009-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7403K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2009-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8877C | Piper PA-20-135 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2009-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2258A | Piper PA-20-135 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2009-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7044K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2008-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7412K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2007-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6923K | Piper PA-20 |
Co-owned owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2007-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6984K | Piper PA-20 |
Rjr Airdrome INC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2007-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7367K | Piper PA-20 |
Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2007-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7442K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2007-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5593H | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2006-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5590H | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2006-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7351K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2006-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2107A | Piper PA-20-135 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2006-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7619K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2006-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2272A | Piper PA-20-135 |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2006-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1545A | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2005-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N351BB | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2005-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7794K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2005-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7726K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2005-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1501A | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2004-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7644K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2004-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7635K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2004-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2570A | Piper PA-20-135 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2004-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7090K | Piper PA-20 |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2003-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2186A | Piper PA-20-135 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2003-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7053K | Piper PA-20 |
Matlad INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2003-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5595H | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2002-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7606K | Piper PA-20 |
Co-owned owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2002-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7477K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2002-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7719K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2002-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N728KK | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2001-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7713K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2001-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7677K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2001-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7497K | Piper PA-20 |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
None on file | 2001-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1342C | Piper PA-20-135 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2001-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1550A | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner New York |
None on file | 2001-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1539A | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2001-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3283B | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2001-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8725C | Piper PA-20-135 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2000-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73AG | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2000-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7481K | Piper PA-20-135 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2000-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7447K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 1999-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N482EJ | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 1999-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6948K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 1998-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8873C | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1998-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7308K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 1998-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N221EC | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 1997-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7391 | Piper PA-20 |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 1996-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6960K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 1995-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7650K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 1995-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7629K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 1995-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1517A | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 1994-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6956K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 1993-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7613K | Piper PA-20 |
Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 1992-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |