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 · 1,198 PA-22-150 (all versions)

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N3274Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2016-08-25	Valid
N5729D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2016-07-22	Valid
N9976D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2016-07-20	Valid
N5744D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2016-07-19	Valid
N8600D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-07-01	Valid
N18DH	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2016-06-10	Valid
N6145D	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner Mississippi	Standard	2016-06-02	Valid
N3020Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2016-05-18	Valid
N3159Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2016-05-04	Valid
N4424A	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2016-05-03	Valid
N6176D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2016-05-03	Valid
N3716P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2016-04-15	Valid
N2814Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2016-04-12	Valid
N6018D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2016-04-08	Valid
N7116D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2016-03-11	Valid
N1643P	Piper PA-22-150	Pacer Air LLC Wilmington, Ohio	Standard	2016-03-03	Valid
N3507Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2016-02-09	Valid
N6808B	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2015-12-19	Valid
N3169Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2015-12-11	Valid
N2812Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2015-11-02	Valid
N6039D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner New York	Standard	2015-09-29	Valid
N8033D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2015-09-29	Valid
N2912Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2015-09-17	Valid
N6155D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2015-09-16	Valid
N3022Z	Piper PA-22-150	Van Helsdingen Riaan Rapid City, South Dakota	Standard	2015-08-28	Valid
N3649P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2015-08-13	Valid
N3838P	Piper PA-22-150	Arlins Aircraft Service INC Belgrade, Montana	Standard	2015-08-13	Valid
N7644D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2015-08-12	Valid
N1807P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2015-08-10	Valid
N9973D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2015-08-06	Valid
N3010Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner New York	Standard	2015-07-31	Valid
N2435P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2015-07-29	Valid
N3734P	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2015-07-17	Valid
N4567A	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2015-07-13	Valid
N6077D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2015-07-07	Valid
N2312P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner New York	Standard	2015-06-26	Valid
N1716P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2015-06-18	Valid
N7643D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2015-06-18	Valid
N8000M	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2015-06-16	Valid
N4352A	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2015-05-14	Valid
N3839P	Piper PA-22-150	Morris Equipment LLC Yuma, Arizona	Standard	2015-04-29	Valid
N2555P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2015-04-23	Valid
N6043D	Piper PA-22-150	Down And Green LLC Trenton, Michigan	Standard	2015-04-15	Valid
N68F	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2015-04-03	Valid
N3523P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2015-04-01	Valid
N4358A	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2015-03-27	Valid
N4818A	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2015-03-12	Valid
N7437D	Piper PA-22-150	M And E Ventures LLC Pingree Grove, Illinois	Standard	2015-03-09	Valid
N2828Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2015-02-27	Valid
N4856A	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2015-02-13	Valid
N2961P	Piper PA-22-150	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2015-02-04	Valid
N993DB	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2015-02-04	Valid
N6802B	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2015-01-21	Valid
N3830P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2015-01-15	Valid
N3550Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2015-01-12	Valid
N3538Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2014-12-29	Valid
N2343P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-12-19	Valid
N3141Z	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	2014-12-03	Valid
N7120D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-11-13	Valid
N7110B	Piper PA-22-150	Seven-Eleven Brick INC Dalton, Minnesota	Standard	2014-11-10	Valid
N3004Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2014-11-06	Valid
N3125Z	Piper PA-22-150	Co-owned owner South Dakota	Standard	2014-11-04	Valid
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
N2716P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-10-08	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
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
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
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
N6701B	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Kansas	None on file	2014-07-16	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
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
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
N3201Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-05-19	Valid
N3015Z	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2014-05-13	Valid
N2308P	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2014-05-12	Valid
N7813D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Oregon	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
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
N6955D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2014-03-31	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
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
N7410D	Piper PA-22-150	Hampton Michael D Marshfield, Missouri	Standard	2014-02-18	Valid
N9642D	Piper PA-22-150	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2014-01-23	Valid