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
N5309Z	Piper PA-22-108	North Central Aircraft Sales Tioga, North Dakota	Experimental	2013-07-10	Valid
N4610Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2013-06-28	Valid
N5240Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2013-06-28	Valid
N8839D	Piper PA-22S-160	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2013-06-14	Valid
N3558A	Piper PA-22	Kra Investments LLC Eastport, Idaho	Standard	2013-06-05	Valid
N9247D	Piper PA-22-160	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2013-05-20	Valid
N5284Z	Piper PA-22-108	Richard Waldren LLC Newberg, Oregon	Standard	2013-05-13	Valid
N9839D	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	2013-05-06	Valid
N3284B	Piper PA-22-135	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2013-04-25	Valid
N2660P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2013-04-19	Valid
N7743D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2013-04-09	Valid
N8715D	Piper PA-22-160	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2013-04-02	Valid
N6913B	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2013-03-29	Valid
N2226A	Piper PA-22	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2013-03-06	Valid
N2557A	Piper PA-22-135	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-03-05	Valid
N5222Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2013-03-04	Valid
N1415A	Piper PA-22	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2013-02-28	Valid
N5172Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-02-28	Valid
N8587D	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2013-02-27	Valid
N3552Z	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2013-02-19	Valid
N4565A	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2013-02-04	Valid
N3524P	Piper PA-22-150	Richard Waldren LLC Newberg, Oregon	Standard	2013-01-30	Valid
N7311D	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2013-01-24	Valid
N2220K	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-01-23	Valid
N5320Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2013-01-10	Valid
N5931D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2013-01-10	Valid
N3638A	Piper PA-22-135	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2012-12-19	Valid
N8007C	Piper PA-22-135	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2012-12-19	Valid
N1300C	Piper PA-22	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2012-12-07	Valid
N9504D	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-12-04	Valid
N2704P	Piper PA-22	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2012-12-03	Valid
N2551P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2012-11-30	Valid
N1788P	Piper PA-22	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-11-28	Valid
N2973P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	2012-11-28	Valid
N5271Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2012-11-28	Valid
N412PC	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2012-11-16	Valid
N3718Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Pennsylvania	None on file	2012-11-08	Valid
N9722D	Piper PA-22-150	Lincoln Land Community College Springfield, Illinois	Standard	2012-11-02	Valid
N8045C	Piper PA-22	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2012-10-24	Valid
N3631P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-10-23	Valid
N9617D	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2012-10-22	Valid
N8778D	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner Texas	None on file	2012-10-16	Valid
N2828P	Piper PA-22	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2012-09-27	Valid
N3225B	Piper PA-22-135	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2012-09-18	Valid
N7801D	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2012-08-30	Valid
N4986Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2012-08-28	Valid
N3063Z	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2012-08-22	Valid
N4522A	Piper PA-22S-150	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-08-20	Valid
N5056Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner Arkansas	None on file	2012-08-15	Valid
N7209D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner New York	Standard	2012-08-15	Valid
N5377Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2012-08-06	Valid
N5094Z	Piper PA-22-108	Co-owned owner North Dakota	Standard	2012-07-31	Valid
N1723P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2012-07-30	Valid
N9505D	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2012-07-26	Valid
N162	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-07-25	Valid
N3525Z	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner Tennessee	Standard	2012-07-24	Valid
N9243D	Piper PA-22-160	Piper Aviation Museum Foundation Lock Haven, Pennsylvania	Standard	2012-07-18	Valid
N2344P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2012-07-13	Valid
N3700A	Piper PA-22-135	Call One INC Clarinda, Iowa	Standard	2012-07-12	Valid
N9545D	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2012-07-12	Valid
N3021Z	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2012-06-21	Valid
N7715D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2012-05-30	Valid
N3455A	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-05-22	Valid
N7411D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2012-05-21	Valid
N5818D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Texas	None on file	2012-05-14	Valid
N3524Z	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2012-05-08	Valid
N4547A	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2012-04-27	Valid
N2450P	Piper PA-22-150	Merit Aviation LLC Fort Myers Beach, Florida	Standard	2012-04-24	Valid
N8904C	Piper PA-22	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-04-24	Valid
N7315D	Piper PA-22-150	Skyhaven Airport INC Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania	Standard	2012-04-23	Valid
N7433D	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2012-04-23	Valid
N4557A	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2012-04-14	Valid
N1827P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2012-04-13	Valid
N5417Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-04-12	Valid
N5731D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2012-04-12	Valid
N9637D	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	2012-04-06	Valid
N9163D	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2012-04-05	Valid
N968A	Piper PA-22	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2012-04-05	Valid
N5255Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2012-04-02	Valid
N8028C	Piper PA-22-135	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2012-04-02	Valid
N1999P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-03-26	Valid
N7654D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2012-03-20	Valid
N2943P	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2012-03-19	Valid
N5274Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2012-03-02	Valid
N4960Z	Piper PA-22-108	Teterboro School Of Aeronautics INC Virginia Beach, Virginia	Standard	2012-02-29	Valid
N3482A	Piper PA-22	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2012-02-28	Valid
N7896D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2012-02-28	Valid
N8911C	Piper PA-22-135	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2012-02-25	Valid
N887WC	Piper PA-22-135	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-02-23	Valid
N5563Z	Piper PA-22-108	Teterboro School Of Aeronautics INC Virginia Beach, Virginia	Standard	2012-02-21	Valid
N5731Z	Piper PA-22-108	Teterboro School Of Aeronautics INC Virginia Beach, Virginia	Standard	2012-02-14	Valid
N3400Z	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2012-02-08	Valid
N5497Z	Piper PA-22-108	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2012-02-07	Valid
N5331Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2012-02-03	Valid
N41AH	Piper PA-22-135	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2012-01-31	Valid
N5117Z	Piper PA-22-108	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2012-01-25	Valid
N8539D	Piper PA-22-160	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2012-01-10	Valid
N5593Z	Piper PA-22-108	Eastern Stearman INC Trustee Leesburg, Virginia	Standard	2012-01-06	Valid
N7229D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner New York	Standard	2011-12-23	Valid
N3651Z	Piper PA-22S-150	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-12-07	Valid