Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec
1,316 on the U.S. register across 7 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1955 to 1995; half of them date from 1966 or earlier. Florida has the most (193). 58% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
About the PA-23 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston twins
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 2 engines
- Common engines
- Lycoming Ti0-540 Ser (512), Lycoming 0-320 Series (347), Lycoming Io-540 Ser (172)
- Seats
- 6
- Cruise speed
- about 150 mph
- Maker on the register
- Piper
- Registered
- earliest certificate June 3, 1966; newest September 30, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Florida193Texas104Delaware91New York65California55Ohio43Michigan39Virginia34Georgia30Oklahoma29Arizona29Pennsylvania28
Who owns them registrant type
Individual474 (36%)LLC457 (35%)Corporation269 (20%)Co-owned81 (6%)Government18 (1%)Partnership9 (0.7%)Non-citizen corporation7 (0.5%)Not stated1 (0.1%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 271 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid1,289 (98%)Pending17 (1%)Revoked4 (0.3%)Sale reported3 (0.2%)Reports overdue1 (0.1%)Canceled1 (0.1%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Standard1,240 (94%)None on file31 (2%)Restricted18 (1%)Multiple16 (1%)Special flight permit6 (0.5%)Experimental5 (0.4%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Pacific Fleet Aviation LLC39Delaware Aircraft Trust LLC Trustee10Skylens LLC9Csc Delaware Trust CO Trustee7Matthews Aviation LLC6Bas Part Sales LLC6Riggin Flight Service INC5Technical Education Services INC4Red State LLC4Piper Aircraft INC4Island Birds INC4International Air Services INC Trustee4
Fleet pages: Pacific Fleet Aviation LLC · Delaware Aircraft Trust LLC Trustee · Skylens LLC · Csc Delaware Trust CO Trustee · Matthews Aviation LLC · Bas Part Sales LLC · Riggin Flight Service INC · Technical Education Services INC
Accident history NTSB records · 492 cases since 1982, 152 fatal
2026-04-29GAA26WA181 · PA-23-250 N63941 · incident near Cumayasa, La Romana, outside the U.S. · no injuries
2026-01-22WPR26LA089 · PA-23 N1210P · accident near Newkirk, NM · no injuries
2025-11-23ERA26LA053 · PA-23-250 N914CC · accident near Clewiston, FL · no injuries
2025-10-17WPR26LA020 · PA-23-250 N2345R · accident near Condon, MT · 3 killed
2025-09-07WPR25LA274 · PA-23-160 N4085P · accident near Santa Teresa, NM · serious injuries
2025-06-04ERA25LA217 · PA-23 N2109P · accident near Palm Bay, FL · minor injuries
2024-11-15CEN25LA042 · PA-23-160 N4143P · accident near Manvel, TX · no injuries
2024-11-15GAA25WA027 · PA-23-250 N91119 · accident near Freeport, outside the U.S. · serious injuries
The 8 most recent of 492 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-23 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
1,316 as of October 2, 2026, counting 7 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Piper PA-23s?
Florida, with 193.
Who owns the Piper PA-23?
58% 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 · 1,316
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N4984P | Piper PA-23-235 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5272A | Piper PA-23-160 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2020-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3161P | Piper PA-23 |
Ega Aero Specialty Services LLC Beaufort, South Carolina |
Standard | 2020-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13984 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Smith Aircraft Holdings INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62677 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2020-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N817JB | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Texas |
Special flight permit | 2020-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6751Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2020-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N694CR | Piper PA-23-250 |
Bravo Zulu Aviation Services LLC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2020-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N143AC | Piper PA-23-250 |
Potcake Aviation LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2020-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4008P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Viento LLC Nashville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2020-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2221P | Piper PA-23 |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N709HS | Piper PA-23-250 |
Rokaboka LTD Mount Ida, Arkansas |
Standard | 2020-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N375AZ | Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM) |
Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2020-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51HP | Piper PA-23-250 |
J R'S Downwind Aviation INC Lantana, Florida |
Standard | 2020-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6544A | Piper PA-23-250 |
Matthews Aviation LLC Hardinsburg, Kentucky |
Standard | 2020-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1089P | Piper PA-23 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2020-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4451P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Upper Apache LLC Titusville, Florida |
Standard | 2020-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54221 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Emission-Air INC Lexington, North Carolina |
Standard | 2019-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N251EA | Piper PA-23-250 |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2019-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5702Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Lil Dawg Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5683Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Caribbean Flyer LLC Kinshill, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Standard | 2019-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1008N | Piper PA-23-250 |
K W Racing LLC Angola, Indiana |
None on file | 2019-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2084P | Piper PA-23 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2019-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62818 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Co-owned owner Virginia |
Standard | 2019-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7812M | Piper PA-23-250 |
Aerial Farmer LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2019-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6044Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40557 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Legacy Aviation LLC Tea, South Dakota |
Standard | 2019-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56AD | Piper PA-23-250 |
Tifc LLC Winnsboro, South Carolina |
Standard | 2019-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14386 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Blue Star Aviation Services LLC Shippensburg, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2019-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23GN | Piper PA-23-160 |
Midwest General And Mechanical Contractors INC Highland, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2019-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4473P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4704P | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2019-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1189P | Piper PA-23 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2019-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5963Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
S And S Aviation Consulting Hampshire, Illinois |
Standard | 2019-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77KK | Piper PA-23-250 |
Mensch Aviation LLC Hastings, Michigan |
Standard | 2019-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17F | Piper PA-23 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2019-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3388P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2019-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13882 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Gc Aviation Services-1 LLC Miamisburg, Ohio |
Standard | 2019-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5571V | Piper PA-23-160 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5008A | Piper PA-23-250 |
Wings Like Eagles LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25JF | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2019-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2239P | Piper PA-23 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2019-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N170TA | Piper PA-23-250 |
Keystone Aerial Surveys INC Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2019-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62654 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Skylens LLC Hammond, Louisiana |
Standard | 2019-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6836Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Old School Aircraft LLC Jackson, Tennessee |
Standard | 2019-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51JN | Piper PA-23-250 |
Naylor Aviation LLC Scotch Grove, Iowa |
Standard | 2019-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3081P | Piper PA-23 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2019-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6238Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2019-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6269Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
N6269Y Six Place LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2019-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N867DC | Piper PA-23-250 |
Air Enterprises LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3430P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N338SS | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2019-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3494A | Piper PA-23-250 |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2019-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50CC | Piper PA-23-250 |
Scott Macdonald Aircraft Sales INC Stuart, Florida |
Standard | 2019-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10853 | Piper PA-23-250 |
St Johns Marine DBA San Mateo, Florida |
Standard | 2019-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N916DP | Piper PA-23-250 |
Galliot Bond LLC Atlanta, Georgia |
Standard | 2019-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4064P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Lavalley Asset Management INC Potsdam, New York |
Standard | 2019-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1454P | Piper PA-23 |
Lansing Community College Mason, Michigan |
Standard | 2019-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N273BT | Piper PA-23-250 |
N273Bt Air LLC Sweetser, Indiana |
Standard | 2019-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62699 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Antelope Valley College Lancaster, California |
Standard | 2019-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2033P | Piper PA-23 |
Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2019-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4930P | Piper PA-23-235 |
Region Flyers LLC Valparaiso, Indiana |
Standard | 2019-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N299RM | Piper PA-23-250 |
Gulf Atlantic Airways INC Gainesville, Florida |
Standard | 2019-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1329P | Piper PA-23-150 |
N1705R INC Cobb, California |
Standard | 2019-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1393P | Piper PA-23 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2019-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5081Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89BR | Piper PA-23-250 |
N89Br LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6627Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2019-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50CS | Piper PA-23-160 |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2019-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5406Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2019-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2203P | Piper PA-23-150 |
One More Time Aviation INC Bossier City, Louisiana |
Standard | 2019-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74PL | Piper PA-23-250 |
Ancient Pelican Aviation LLC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2019-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4904P | Piper PA-23-250 |
Civil Air Support LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2019-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1204P | Piper PA-23-150 |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2019-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40465 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Bartow Municipal Airport Development Authority Bartow, Florida |
Standard | 2019-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1427S | Piper PA-23-250 |
Casa Jets INC Pittsford, New York |
Standard | 2019-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9AP | Piper PA-23-250 |
Wellsville Flying Service INC Wellsville, New York |
Standard | 2019-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63398 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2019-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5071Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fletchers Aviation LLC Mason, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2019-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62599 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Raw Enterprises INC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2019-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5824Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Donahue Sean M Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2019-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N694JS | Piper PA-23-160 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2454F | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2019-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4499P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Tls Aviation Marysville, Washington |
Standard | 2019-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59EE | Piper PA-23-250 |
Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2019-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4027P | Piper PA-23-160 |
AG Air Squadron One LLC Saint Joseph, Illinois |
Standard | 2019-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N730MC | Piper PA-23-250 |
Cpc2 Aviation LLC Hoover, Alabama |
Standard | 2019-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64M | Piper PA-23 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2018-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60LF | Piper PA-23-250 |
Aztec Air LLC Little Rock, Arkansas |
Standard | 2018-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4102P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2018-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63759 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Co-owned owner Michigan |
Multiple | 2018-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21NC | Piper PA-23-250 |
Bearing Tree Land Surveying LLC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Restricted | 2018-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1017P | Piper PA-23 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2018-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3063P | Piper PA-23 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2018-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6711Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Aero Services Lc Woods Cross, Utah |
Standard | 2018-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N147EC | Piper PA-23-250 |
Aarow Aircraft Leasing LLC Mcminnville, Oregon |
Standard | 2018-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79MF | Piper PA-23-250 |
Skyking Aviation Services LLC Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2018-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N101UA | Piper PA-23-160 |
Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2018-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5922Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Ultimate Air Parts LLC Strasburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2018-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N507JB | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |