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

Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt

2,940 on the U.S. register across 8 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1951 to 1964; half of them date from 1957 or earlier. Alaska has the most (249). 13% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

About the PA-22 from the FAA's model table

Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power: Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines: Lycoming 0-320 Series (1,676), Lycoming 0-290 Series (587), Lycoming 0-235 Series (553)
Seats: 4
Cruise speed: about 94 mph
Maker on the register: Piper
Registered: earliest certificate November 21, 1961; newest September 30, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Alaska249Texas232California154Washington134Ohio109Oregon102Wisconsin101Michigan101Florida101Pennsylvania89New York86North Carolina80

Who owns them registrant type

Individual2,169 (74%)Co-owned393 (13%)LLC196 (7%)Corporation127 (4%)Partnership48 (2%)Non-citizen corporation3 (0.1%)Government3 (0.1%)Not stated1 (0.0%)

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

Version	Registered	Built	Share
PA-22-150	1,198	1910 to 1964	40.7%
PA-22-108	587	1960 to 1964	20.0%
PA-22-160	456	1954 to 1961	15.5%
PA-22-135	409	1951 to 1956	13.9%
PA-22	277	1950 to 1963	9.4%
PA-22S-150	8	1955 to 1960	0.3%
PA-22S-135	4	1952 to 1953	0.1%
PA-22S-160	1	1958	0.0%

When they were built by decade · 605 with no year on file

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

Registration status

Valid2,888 (98%)Pending24 (0.8%)Sale reported17 (0.6%)Revoked5 (0.2%)Pending cancellation3 (0.1%)Reports overdue1 (0.0%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard2,835 (96%)None on file55 (2%)Experimental21 (0.7%)Multiple13 (0.4%)Restricted10 (0.3%)Special flight permit4 (0.1%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Richard Waldren LLC8Piper Aviation Museum Foundation4Teterboro School Of Aeronautics INC3Scootair LLC3Quality Aviation INC3Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee3Mid Atlantic Air Museum3International Air Services INC Trustee3Copper River Airmotive LLC3Chase 13 LLC3Twotards Aviation LLC2Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee2

Fleet pages: Richard Waldren LLC · Piper Aviation Museum Foundation · Teterboro School Of Aeronautics INC · Scootair LLC · Quality Aviation INC · Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee · Mid Atlantic Air Museum · International Air Services INC Trustee

Accident history NTSB records · 787 cases since 1982, 74 fatal

2026-08-25ERA26LA315 · PA-22-150 N6157D · accident near Rural Retreat, VA · no injuries

2026-08-22CEN26LA302 · PA-22-150 N7517D · accident near Brenham, TX · minor injuries

2026-06-24ERA26LA247 · PA-22-150 N4552A · accident near Morganton, NC · serious injuries

2026-06-11ANC26LA056 · PA-22-160 N8953D · accident near Russian Mission, AK · no injuries

2026-06-05ERA26LA240 · PA-22-108 N5081Z · accident near Westminster, MD · no injuries

2026-02-28WPR26FA109 · PA-22-150 N3170Z · accident near Oroville, CA · 1 killed

2026-02-01ANC26LA013 · PA-22-150 N3263Z · accident near Anchorage, AK · serious injuries

2026-01-04CEN26LA078 · PA-22-160 N8877D · accident near Sealy, TX · no injuries

The 8 most recent of 787 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-22 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

2,940 as of October 2, 2026, counting 8 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Piper PA-22s?

Alaska, with 249.

Who owns the Piper PA-22?

13% 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 · 2,940

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N3170Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-10-21	Valid
N2841Z	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2014-10-17	Valid
N9036D	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2014-10-14	Valid
N2716P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-10-08	Valid
N3768A	Piper PA-22-135	Shannon Randal S Drexel, Missouri	Standard	2014-09-22	Valid
N6999B	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2014-09-22	Valid
N7800D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2014-09-18	Valid
N3704Z	Piper PA-22-160	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2014-09-17	Valid
N3313B	Piper PA-22-135	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2014-09-16	Valid
N1838A	Piper PA-22	Gray Shane Charles Interlochen, Michigan	Standard	2014-09-08	Valid
N9508D	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2014-09-03	Valid
N3724A	Piper PA-22-135	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2014-08-29	Valid
N3708Z	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2014-08-28	Valid
N5791D	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2014-08-26	Valid
N2239A	Piper PA-22	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2014-08-25	Valid
N3735A	Piper PA-22	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2014-08-22	Valid
N8543D	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2014-08-19	Valid
N8810D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-08-19	Valid
N3526Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2014-08-12	Valid
N4972Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2014-08-12	Valid
N2172A	Piper PA-22	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-08-11	Valid
N8701D	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-08-08	Valid
N8756D	Piper PA-22-150	Executive Holdings LLC Fairbanks, Alaska	Restricted	2014-07-31	Valid
N5956D	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-07-21	Valid
N984WB	Piper PA-22-108	Richard Waldren LLC Newberg, Oregon	Standard	2014-07-17	Valid
N6701B	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Kansas	None on file	2014-07-16	Valid
N8610C	Piper PA-22-135	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-07-10	Valid
N5942D	Piper PA-22-150	Four For Flying INC Holyoke, Colorado	Standard	2014-06-30	Valid
N9730D	Piper PA-22-150	Flood Ashley Gibbstown, New Jersey	Multiple	2014-06-30	Valid
N5433Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-06-25	Valid
N4652Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2014-06-18	Valid
N1819	Piper PA-22-150	Peters Sean T Oak Harbor, Ohio	Standard	2014-06-17	Valid
N2971Z	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-06-11	Valid
N3831P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2014-06-09	Valid
N5859Z	Piper PA-22-108	International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada	Standard	2014-06-04	Valid
N2849Z	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-05-30	Valid
N241KC	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-05-29	Valid
N2619P	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2014-05-28	Valid
N3147Z	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner New Mexico	Standard	2014-05-28	Valid
N4947Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2014-05-23	Valid
N3670Z	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2014-05-22	Valid
N9411D	Piper PA-22-160	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2014-05-21	Valid
N3201Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-05-19	Valid
N9728D	Piper PA-22-160	Grizzly Skins Of Alaska INC Wasilla, Alaska	Standard	2014-05-19	Valid
N3015Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2014-05-13	Valid
N1136C	Piper PA-22-135	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2014-05-12	Valid
N2308P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2014-05-12	Valid
N3732A	Piper PA-22-135	Wil-Mar CORP Hazen, Arkansas	Standard	2014-05-06	Valid
N5418Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-05-06	Valid
N8914D	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2014-05-05	Valid
N7813D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2014-04-30	Valid
N8237C	Piper PA-22-135	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2014-04-30	Valid
N3327Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-04-22	Valid
N1692P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2014-04-21	Valid
N3722A	Piper PA-22	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2014-04-14	Valid
N3244B	Piper PA-22-135	Sharon Enterprises LLC Peralta, New Mexico	Standard	2014-04-10	Valid
N4611Z	Piper PA-22-108	Richard Waldren LLC Newberg, Oregon	Standard	2014-04-10	Valid
N3565Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2014-04-07	Valid
N3217Z	Piper PA-22-150	Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona	Standard	2014-04-01	Valid
N3965P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2014-04-01	Valid
N4765Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2014-04-01	Valid
N6955D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2014-03-31	Valid
N5572Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2014-03-13	Valid
N4517A	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2014-03-04	Valid
N3539P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2014-02-28	Valid
N2452P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2014-02-27	Valid
N3359Z	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2014-02-24	Valid
N3532Z	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	2014-02-20	Valid
N6817B	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-02-20	Valid
N3062Z	Piper PA-22-160	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2014-02-19	Valid
N5521Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner Virginia	Multiple	2014-02-18	Valid
N7410D	Piper PA-22-150	Hampton Michael D Marshfield, Missouri	Standard	2014-02-18	Valid
N4995Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-02-13	Valid
N9206D	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-02-13	Valid
N8698C	Piper PA-22-135	Richard Waldren LLC Newberg, Oregon	Standard	2014-02-10	Valid
N9642D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2014-01-23	Valid
N2848Z	Piper PA-22-150	Columbus Sign CO INC Columbus, Georgia	Standard	2014-01-21	Valid
N8808D	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-01-15	Valid
N5967Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-01-14	Valid
N6726B	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-01-10	Valid
N1616P	Piper PA-22	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2014-01-07	Valid
N1280C	Piper PA-22-135	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2013-12-26	Valid
N8530D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2013-12-17	Valid
N3746A	Piper PA-22-135	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	2013-12-03	Valid
N5348Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2013-11-21	Valid
N3921P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2013-11-20	Valid
N3302B	Piper PA-22-135	Individual owner New York	Standard	2013-11-18	Valid
N4827Z	Piper PA-22-108	Richard Waldren LLC Newberg, Oregon	Standard	2013-11-18	Valid
N3639Z	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2013-10-31	Valid
N8910D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2013-10-30	Valid
N8613D	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-10-22	Valid
N7108D	Piper PA-22-150	Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon	Standard	2013-09-20	Valid
N2464P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2013-09-09	Valid
N5671Z	Piper PA-22-108	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2013-09-04	Valid
N2371A	Piper PA-22-135	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-08-26	Valid
N4594Z	Piper PA-22-108	Richard Waldren LLC Newberg, Oregon	Standard	2013-08-23	Valid
N7138D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2013-08-20	Valid
N1815A	Piper PA-22	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2013-08-08	Valid
N9058D	Piper PA-22-160	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2013-07-24	Valid
N1492A	Piper PA-22	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-07-15	Valid