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 · 347 PA-25-235 (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N4862Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Restricted | 2019-06-25 | Valid |
| N7213L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Restricted | 2019-06-10 | Valid |
| N9827P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Restricted | 2019-05-31 | Valid |
| N9560P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Jetran LLC Horseshoe Bay, Texas |
Standard | 2019-05-28 | Valid |
| N82067 | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2019-04-15 | Valid |
| N4337Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Journeys Aviation INC Boulder, Colorado |
Restricted | 2019-03-23 | Valid |
| N6719Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Journeys Aviation INC Boulder, Colorado |
Restricted | 2019-03-23 | Valid |
| N9844P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2019-01-02 | Valid |
| N9815P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Tucson Soaring Club INC Sahuarita, Arizona |
Standard | 2018-11-30 | Valid |
| N6900Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Independence Glider Club Independence, Oregon |
Restricted | 2018-10-29 | Valid |
| N6590Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2018-10-27 | Valid |
| N7221L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2018-10-27 | Valid |
| N9777P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Aerial Banners INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
None on file | 2018-10-15 | Valid |
| N8619L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Aerial Banners INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2018-09-26 | Valid |
| N7307X | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2018-09-18 | Valid |
| N8768L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
None on file | 2018-09-15 | Valid |
| N4693Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2018-06-25 | Valid |
| N54881 | Piper PA-25-235 |
Huntsville Soaring Club Brownsboro, Alabama |
Restricted | 2018-05-21 | Valid |
| N7468Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Arizona |
None on file | 2018-05-15 | Valid |
| N7036Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2018-04-26 | Valid |
| N4177E | Piper PA-25-235 |
Aerial Banners North INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2018-04-23 | Valid |
| N7785Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Aerial Banners INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2018-04-05 | Valid |
| N4496Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner Idaho |
Restricted | 2018-02-26 | Valid |
| N7287Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2018-02-05 | Valid |
| N4460Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2018-01-25 | Valid |
| N8551L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Quality Avition INC Marana, Arizona |
Multiple | 2018-01-03 | Valid |
| N7422Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Farm Air INC Astoria, Illinois |
Restricted | 2017-11-14 | Valid |
| N6853Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Christian Aviation LLC Pearland, Texas |
Restricted | 2017-09-28 | Valid |
| N6530Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Elk Mountain Soaring LLC Bountiful, Utah |
Standard | 2017-08-31 | Valid |
| N8937L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Hood River Soaring Hood River, Oregon |
Standard | 2017-08-31 | Valid |
| N7366Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Aerial Banners North INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Standard | 2017-07-24 | Valid |
| N7516Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Truckee Tahoe Soaring Assoc Truckee, California |
Restricted | 2017-07-10 | Valid |
| N244CG | Piper PA-25-235 |
Eagle Sport Aviation Club INC De Leon Springs, Florida |
Standard | 2017-05-11 | Valid |
| N4550Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Restricted | 2017-03-27 | Valid |
| N7797Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Restricted | 2017-03-10 | Valid |
| N9879P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2017-02-27 | Valid |
| N4482Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Restricted | 2017-02-10 | Valid |
| N9809P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Mit Soaring Association INC Sterling, Massachusetts |
Restricted | 2016-12-21 | Valid |
| N6794Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2016-10-27 | Valid |
| N7092Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Hollister Soaring Center LLC Hollister, California |
Restricted | 2016-10-14 | Valid |
| N4669Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Hollister Soaring Center LLC Hollister, California |
Standard | 2016-10-13 | Valid |
| N8618L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Texas |
Restricted | 2016-08-31 | Valid |
| N54879 | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Colorado |
Restricted | 2016-08-22 | Valid |
| N7487Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Truckee Tahoe Soaring Assoc Truckee, California |
Restricted | 2016-07-07 | Valid |
| N7330Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Restricted | 2016-04-19 | Valid |
| N6692Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Cavanaugh Flying Service INC Minden, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2016-03-19 | Valid |
| N7367Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Aerial Banners North INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2016-03-02 | Valid |
| N9897P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Mississippi State University Soaring Club INC Mississippi State, Mississippi |
Standard | 2015-12-09 | Valid |
| N6518Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Simmons Aviation Services LLC Pawcatuck, Connecticut |
Standard | 2015-10-13 | Valid |
| N7714Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Simmons Aviation Services LLC Pawcatuck, Connecticut |
Standard | 2015-10-13 | Valid |
| N7047Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Jersey Ridge Soaring LLC Blairstown, New Jersey |
Restricted | 2015-09-02 | Valid |
| N7769Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Central Air Parts INC Staunton, Illinois |
Restricted | 2015-08-28 | Valid |
| N9529P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Central Air Parts INC Staunton, Illinois |
Restricted | 2015-08-27 | Valid |
| N6844Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Antelope Valley Soaring Club Llano, California |
Restricted | 2015-08-03 | Valid |
| N7348Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Pittsburgh Soaring Association Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Restricted | 2015-04-29 | Valid |
| N35FA | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Multiple | 2015-04-28 | Valid |
| N9803P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
Restricted | 2015-04-01 | Valid |
| N4618Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Eagleville Soaring Club Eagleville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2015-02-25 | Valid |
| N9540P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Restricted | 2015-01-16 | Valid |
| N7114Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2014-11-05 | Valid |
| N7435Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Restricted | 2014-11-05 | Valid |
| N9182T | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Restricted | 2014-11-05 | Valid |
| N4335Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Texas Soaring Association INC Midlothian, Texas |
Restricted | 2014-08-19 | Valid |
| N4785Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Simmons Aviation Services LLC Pawcatuck, Connecticut |
Standard | 2014-08-11 | Valid |
| N4593Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Soaring Society Of Boulder Boulder, Colorado |
Restricted | 2014-08-05 | Valid |
| N8540L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Mid Mo AG Air LLC Boonville, Missouri |
Restricted | 2014-06-09 | Valid |
| N6687Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Crop Doctor Aviation INC Hill City, Kansas |
Restricted | 2014-04-17 | Valid |
| N3085Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Marsh Aviation Of Marana INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2014-03-31 | Valid |
| N7433Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Das Air INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Restricted | 2014-03-31 | Valid |
| N6717Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2014-02-24 | Valid |
| N7252Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Aerial Banners INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2014-02-24 | Valid |
| N6548Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
Restricted | 2014-02-14 | Valid |
| N7430Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2013-11-27 | Valid |
| N4966Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-06-20 | Valid |
| N7039Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Thermalator Soaring Association LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Restricted | 2013-06-19 | Valid |
| N312MM | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2013-05-14 | Valid |
| N243CG | Piper PA-25-235 |
Tampa Bay Soaring Society Zephyrhills, Florida |
Restricted | 2013-05-08 | Valid |
| N54915 | Piper PA-25-235 |
Mohawk Soaring Club INC Hoosick Falls, New York |
Standard | 2012-11-16 | Valid |
| N7460Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Simmons Aviation Services LLC Pawcatuck, Connecticut |
Restricted | 2012-10-30 | Valid |
| N6937Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Stewarts Aircraft Service INC Waynesville, Ohio |
Restricted | 2012-10-03 | Valid |
| N6862Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Simmons Aviation Services LLC Pawcatuck, Connecticut |
Standard | 2012-09-17 | Valid |
| N7781Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Brandywine Soaring Association Hockessin, Delaware |
Restricted | 2012-09-17 | Valid |
| N4486Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2012-09-12 | Valid |
| N8742L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2012-09-12 | Valid |
| N7028Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2012-08-28 | Valid |
| N7374Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2012-08-28 | Valid |
| N7570Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
Restricted | 2012-08-14 | Valid |
| N7308Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2012-08-01 | Valid |
| N6507Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
None on file | 2012-07-13 | Valid |
| N7358Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2012-06-19 | Valid |
| N6216X | Piper PA-25-235 |
Central Alabama Soaring Association Birmingham, Alabama |
Experimental | 2012-06-01 | Valid |
| N7087Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Restricted | 2012-05-24 | Valid |
| N6880Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2012-04-24 | Valid |
| N6542Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
Restricted | 2012-04-13 | Valid |
| N6936Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
Restricted | 2012-04-13 | Valid |
| N7756Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Boomer Aviation INC Fort Walton Beach, Florida |
Restricted | 2012-03-26 | Valid |
| N4923Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Denton Aerial Spraying INC Las Animas, Colorado |
Restricted | 2012-03-22 | Valid |
| N7387Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Central Indiana Soaring Society Yorktown, Indiana |
Restricted | 2012-03-19 | Valid |
| N7720Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2012-02-08 | Valid |
| N7218Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Aerial Banners INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2012-02-01 | Valid |