Piper PA-25 Pawnee
455 on the U.S. register across 5 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1959 to 1979; half of them date from 1966 or earlier. North Dakota has the most (51). 65% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
About the PA-25 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Lycoming 0-540 Series (331), Lycoming 0-320 Series (43), Lycoming O-540-B2B5 (18)
- Seats
- 1
- Cruise speed
- about 93 mph
- Maker on the register
- Piper
- Registered
- earliest certificate May 24, 1974; newest September 30, 2026
Where they are owner's state
North Dakota51Florida48California27Arizona27Texas21Missouri21Colorado18Connecticut17Minnesota14Illinois14South Dakota13New York11
Who owns them registrant type
Corporation218 (48%)Individual139 (31%)LLC74 (16%)Co-owned19 (4%)Non-citizen corporation4 (0.9%)Government1 (0.2%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 65 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid451 (99%)Sale reported3 (0.7%)Pending1 (0.2%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Restricted324 (71%)Standard99 (22%)Multiple15 (3%)None on file14 (3%)Experimental3 (0.7%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Aerial Banners INC19Simmons Aviation Services LLC14Quality Aviation INC11Aerial Banners North INC6Plane And Simple Leasing LLC5Mid Continent Aircraft CORP5Minden Soaring Club INC4Southern Cub & Aircraft Restoration LLC3Soaring Society Of Dayton INC3Rotor And Wing3Cherry Hill Aviation INC3Air Sailing INC3
Fleet pages: Aerial Banners INC · Simmons Aviation Services LLC · Quality Aviation INC · Aerial Banners North INC · Plane And Simple Leasing LLC · Mid Continent Aircraft CORP · Minden Soaring Club INC · Soaring Society Of Dayton INC
Accident history NTSB records · 387 cases since 1982, 64 fatal
2026-07-04CEN26LA242 · PA-25-235 N386AB · accident near Forest Lake, MN · no injuries
2026-05-26ERA26FA214 · PA-25-235 N8656L · accident near Saratoga Springs, NY · 1 killed
2025-08-23CEN25LA336 · PA-25-235 N7239Z · accident near Argusville, ND · no injuries
2025-07-12CEN25FA248 · PA-25 N8186K · accident near Hot Springs, SD · 1 killed
2025-02-25GAA25WA111 · PA-25-150 LVICU · accident near Pinzon · no injuries
2024-09-26CEN24LA370 · PA-25-235 N6548Z · accident near Muskogee, OK · no injuries
2024-06-13WPR24LA197 · PA-25-235 N4625Y · accident near Fernley, NV · no injuries
2024-06-05ERA24LA248 · PA-25-235 N8715L · accident near Colquitt, GA · minor injuries
The 8 most recent of 387 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-25 Pawnee aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
455 as of October 2, 2026, counting 5 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Piper PA-25s?
North Dakota, with 51.
Who owns the Piper PA-25?
65% 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 · 455
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N4522Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Aerial Messages Leasing CO Longwood, Florida |
Restricted | 2021-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8843L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2021-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4873Y | Piper PA-25-260 |
Cherry Hill Aviation INC Freetown, Indiana |
Restricted | 2021-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8846L | Piper PA-25-235 |
N8846L LLC Homestead, Florida |
Standard | 2021-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6707Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Hood River Soaring INC Hood River, Oregon |
Standard | 2021-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2583Q | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
None on file | 2021-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4494Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Restricted | 2021-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8715L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Scott Ts AG Flyin INC Colquitt, Georgia |
Restricted | 2021-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6859Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Ed Air INC Oaktown, Indiana |
Restricted | 2021-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6470Z | Piper PA-25 |
Northern California Soaring Association Byron, California |
Restricted | 2021-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8730L | Piper PA-25-235 |
2 Broke Pilots LLC Foley, Alabama |
Restricted | 2021-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4772Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2021-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8750L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2021-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4479Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2021-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7578Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Silent Flight LLC Payette, Idaho |
Restricted | 2021-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8791L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Restricted | 2020-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6203Z | Piper PA-25 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2020-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7255Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Central Ms Soaring Society LLC Brandon, Mississippi |
Restricted | 2020-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7532Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Restricted | 2020-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7764Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
United Aerial Advertising Of Delaware INC Sparta, New Jersey |
Restricted | 2020-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4586Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Riggin Flight Service INC Madison, South Dakota |
Restricted | 2020-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8572L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Sky Soaring INC Hampshire, Illinois |
Standard | 2020-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4652Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Dakota Acre Farms INC Denhoff, North Dakota |
Restricted | 2020-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7211L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Moes Crop Dusting Service INC Marysville, California |
Restricted | 2020-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7192Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Ace Aeromotive INC Miami, Florida |
Restricted | 2020-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7506Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Restricted | 2020-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4625Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Air Sailing INC Reno, Nevada |
Standard | 2020-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6454Z | Piper PA-25 |
Simmons Aviation Services LLC Pawcatuck, Connecticut |
Standard | 2020-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7090Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Texas |
Restricted | 2020-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4964Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Restricted | 2020-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4495Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Merlin Soaring Association INC Amelia Court House, Virginia |
Standard | 2019-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8560L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2019-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54914 | Piper PA-25-235 |
Csa Foundation INC Wellington, Colorado |
Standard | 2019-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4606Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Adirondack Soaring Association INC Ballston Spa, New York |
Restricted | 2019-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4800P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Fun Country Soaring Avon Lake, Ohio |
Restricted | 2019-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4807Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner California |
Multiple | 2019-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4862Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Restricted | 2019-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7213L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Restricted | 2019-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9827P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Restricted | 2019-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9560P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Jetran LLC Horseshoe Bay, Texas |
Standard | 2019-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9532P | Piper PA-25-260 |
Aerial Banners North INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2019-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82067 | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2019-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4337Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Journeys Aviation INC Boulder, Colorado |
Restricted | 2019-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6719Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Journeys Aviation INC Boulder, Colorado |
Restricted | 2019-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9844P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2019-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9815P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Tucson Soaring Club INC Sahuarita, Arizona |
Standard | 2018-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6900Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Independence Glider Club Independence, Oregon |
Restricted | 2018-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44147 | Piper PA-25-150 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
None on file | 2018-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6590Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2018-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7221L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2018-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6035Z | Piper PA-25 |
Aerial Banners INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2018-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9777P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Aerial Banners INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
None on file | 2018-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4938Y | Piper PA-25-260 |
Aerial Banners INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2018-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6265Z | Piper PA-25 |
Aerial Banners INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2018-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8619L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Aerial Banners INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2018-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7307X | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2018-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8768L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
None on file | 2018-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4860Y | Piper PA-25-260 |
Aerial Banners INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2018-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6304Z | Piper PA-25 |
Vintage Aero Sports LLC Easton, Pennsylvania |
Restricted | 2018-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6079Z | Piper PA-25 |
Simmons Aviation Services LLC Pawcatuck, Connecticut |
Restricted | 2018-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4693Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2018-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8629L | Piper PA-25-260 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2018-06-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6264Z | Piper PA-25 |
Simmons Aviation Services LLC Pawcatuck, Connecticut |
Restricted | 2018-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54881 | Piper PA-25-235 |
Huntsville Soaring Club Brownsboro, Alabama |
Restricted | 2018-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54000 | Piper PA-25-260 |
Entropic Synergies LLC Visalia, California |
None on file | 2018-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6829L | Piper PA-25-260 |
Entropic Synergies LLC Visalia, California |
None on file | 2018-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7468Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Arizona |
None on file | 2018-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7036Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2018-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4177E | Piper PA-25-235 |
Aerial Banners North INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2018-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7785Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Aerial Banners INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2018-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4496Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner Idaho |
Restricted | 2018-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7287Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2018-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4460Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2018-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6355Z | Piper PA-25 |
Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2018-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6058Z | Piper PA-25 |
Blackstone Aircraft LLC Hartselle, Alabama |
Restricted | 2018-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N424BY | Piper PA-25-260 |
Skyline Soaring Club INC Front Royal, Virginia |
Standard | 2018-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8551L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Quality Avition INC Marana, Arizona |
Multiple | 2018-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7422Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Farm Air INC Astoria, Illinois |
Restricted | 2017-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6853Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Christian Aviation LLC Pearland, Texas |
Restricted | 2017-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6530Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Elk Mountain Soaring LLC Bountiful, Utah |
Standard | 2017-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8937L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Hood River Soaring Hood River, Oregon |
Standard | 2017-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7366Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Aerial Banners North INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Standard | 2017-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7516Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Truckee Tahoe Soaring Assoc Truckee, California |
Restricted | 2017-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N244CG | Piper PA-25-235 |
Eagle Sport Aviation Club INC De Leon Springs, Florida |
Standard | 2017-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4780Y | Piper PA-25-260 |
Philadelphia Glider Council Hilltown, Pennsylvania |
Restricted | 2017-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4550Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Restricted | 2017-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7797Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Restricted | 2017-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9879P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2017-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8605L | Piper PA-25-260 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Restricted | 2017-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4482Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Restricted | 2017-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9809P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Mit Soaring Association INC Sterling, Massachusetts |
Restricted | 2016-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6049Z | Piper PA-25 |
Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2016-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6794Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2016-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7307Z | Piper PA-25 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
None on file | 2016-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7092Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Hollister Soaring Center LLC Hollister, California |
Restricted | 2016-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4669Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Hollister Soaring Center LLC Hollister, California |
Standard | 2016-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9642P | Piper PA-25-260 |
Southern California Soaring Academy INC Valencia, California |
Standard | 2016-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8618L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Texas |
Restricted | 2016-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54879 | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Colorado |
Restricted | 2016-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7487Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Truckee Tahoe Soaring Assoc Truckee, California |
Restricted | 2016-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |