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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N5911Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2018-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N796AA | Piper PA-23-250 |
Technical Education Services INC Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Standard | 2018-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N555PR | Piper PA-23-250 |
Harlan Thomas D Fresno, California |
Standard | 2018-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4381P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Chase 13 LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2018-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60MB | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2018-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31PC | Piper PA-23-160 |
Flight World INC San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2018-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6868A | Piper PA-23-250 |
Flamingo Air INC Cincinnati, Ohio |
Standard | 2018-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1234P | Piper PA-23 |
Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2018-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43CC | Piper PA-23-250 |
Wpb Pilot Service LLC West Palm Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2018-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55PB | Piper PA-23-250 |
Horizon Dreams LLC Homer, Georgia |
Multiple | 2018-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N629HB | Piper PA-23-160 |
Battle Creek Powersports LLC Jasper, Tennessee |
Standard | 2018-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74LR | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2018-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40559 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Frost Aviation Services INC Las Cruces, New Mexico |
Standard | 2018-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N522CA | Piper PA-23-250 |
C-140 Company LLC Milton, Florida |
Standard | 2018-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2271P | Piper PA-23 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-07-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14183 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2018-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5644Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19KC | Piper PA-23-250 |
Grays Bay LLC Warrenton, Oregon |
Standard | 2018-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N273RR | Piper PA-23-250 |
Jet Set Aircraft INC Van Nuys, California |
Standard | 2018-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2150P | Piper PA-23 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2018-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20540 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4496P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Individual owner Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2018-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2199P | Piper PA-23 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2018-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5220Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6621Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2018-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40464 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Pavco INC Gig Harbor, Washington |
Standard | 2018-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2222P | Piper PA-23-150 |
Advance Aviation INC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2018-04-06 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N650P | Piper PA-23-250 |
A-Z Leasing LLC Kenosha, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2018-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40372 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Co-owned owner Montana |
Multiple | 2018-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4286P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4833P | Piper PA-23-250 |
Pacifica LLC Grand Junction, Colorado |
Standard | 2018-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N83WC | Piper PA-23-250 |
Standard | 2018-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N6863Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N184DG | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2018-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6046Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2018-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5797Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Ace Tomato CO LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2018-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6645A | Piper PA-23-250 |
Almost There Air LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2018-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1292P | Piper PA-23 |
Em Turbines CORP Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2018-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6205Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2018-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1366P | Piper PA-23-150 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2018-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N159B | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2018-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4575P | Piper PA-23-250 |
Wings Management CO LLC Rio Rancho, New Mexico |
Standard | 2017-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N63885 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2017-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N500LC | Piper PA-23-250 |
Csc Delaware Trust CO Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2017-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1367P | Piper PA-23 |
Buzzard Air Service LLC Carleton, Michigan |
Standard | 2017-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1305P | Piper PA-23 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41DM | Piper PA-23-160 |
Mission Air LLC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2017-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5431Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2017-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91119 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Sky Ocean Group LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2017-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N203DM | Piper PA-23-250 |
Csc Delaware Trust CO Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Restricted | 2017-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N311BB | Piper PA-23-250 |
Csc Delaware Trust CO Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Restricted | 2017-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40200 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Csc Delaware Trust CO Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Restricted | 2017-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40588 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Csc Delaware Trust CO Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2017-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N415CC | Piper PA-23-250 |
Csc Delaware Trust CO Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Restricted | 2017-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68MW | Piper PA-23-250 |
Csc Delaware Trust CO Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Restricted | 2017-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N600RJ | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2017-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6527Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
All Pro Electrical Contractors INC Silsbee, Texas |
Standard | 2017-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4558P | Piper PA-23-250 |
Aviation Services Of Tn INC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2017-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34DA | Piper PA-23-160 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N767RJ | Piper PA-23-250 |
S&S Aircraft INC Bennington, Vermont |
Standard | 2017-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61MG | Piper PA-23-250 |
Dominion Air Charter INC Louisa, Virginia |
Standard | 2017-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N131FA | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Guam |
Standard | 2017-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N329SD | Piper PA-23-250 |
Ace Flight Center INC St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Standard | 2017-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6647Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Skyway INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2017-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82BL | Piper PA-23-250 |
Skylens LLC Hammond, Louisiana |
Standard | 2017-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N290M | Piper PA-23-250 |
Surging Skyward INC Newtown, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2017-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3305P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Air Royal Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2017-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4133P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2017-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N727TC | Piper PA-23-250 |
Sandpiper Air LLC Dickinson, Texas |
Standard | 2017-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5938Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Fly For Fun Aircraft LLC Rockville, Maryland |
Standard | 2017-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6588Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
So Flipping Busy LLC Apple Valley, Minnesota |
Standard | 2017-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44FD | Piper PA-23 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2017-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5216Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Gv Air INC Medford, Oregon |
Standard | 2017-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4597P | Piper PA-23-250 |
Gv Air INC Medford, Oregon |
Standard | 2017-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4699P | Piper PA-23-250 |
Gv Air INC Medford, Oregon |
Standard | 2017-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N155EP | Piper PA-23-250 |
Gogoplex LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2017-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1344P | Piper PA-23 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N410RA | Piper PA-23-250 |
Bradley Aviation Group LLC Van Nuys, California |
Standard | 2017-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4091P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2017-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4843P | Piper PA-23-250 |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2017-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4981P | Piper PA-23-235 |
Tri State Aero INC Martinsburg, West Virginia |
Standard | 2017-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1174P | Piper PA-23 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6500D | Piper PA-23-250 |
Aztec Adventures LLC Cape Coral, Florida |
Standard | 2017-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4987P | Piper PA-23-235 |
Region Flyers LLC Valparaiso, Indiana |
Standard | 2017-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222U | Piper PA-23 |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2017-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13966 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Chesapeake Aviation LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2017-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4955P | Piper PA-23-235 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2017-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22ZZ | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2017-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N321AC | Piper PA-23-250 |
B & H Aviation LLC Marion, Kentucky |
Standard | 2017-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N14252 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Caja Aviation LLC Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Standard | 2017-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4104P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Spooter Air II LLC Willis, Texas |
Standard | 2017-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4440P | Piper PA-23-160 |
Apac LLC Berlin, New Jersey |
Standard | 2017-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13987 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Island Birds INC St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Standard | 2017-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2244P | Piper PA-23-250 |
Island Birds INC St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
None on file | 2017-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40267 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Island Birds INC St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Standard | 2017-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54089 | Piper PA-23-250 |
Island Birds INC St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
Standard | 2017-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5856Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2017-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N901AP | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2017-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5317Y | Piper PA-23-250 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2017-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2202P | Piper PA-23 |
Macair Aviation LLC Xenia, Ohio |
Standard | 2017-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |