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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N4814Y | Piper PA-25-260 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2016-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7330Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Restricted | 2016-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6692Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Cavanaugh Flying Service INC Minden, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2016-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6260Z | Piper PA-25 |
Aerial Banners North INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2016-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7367Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Aerial Banners North INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2016-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6291Z | Piper PA-25 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Restricted | 2016-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9897P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Mississippi State University Soaring Club INC Mississippi State, Mississippi |
Standard | 2015-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6518Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Simmons Aviation Services LLC Pawcatuck, Connecticut |
Standard | 2015-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7714Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Simmons Aviation Services LLC Pawcatuck, Connecticut |
Standard | 2015-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7047Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Jersey Ridge Soaring LLC Blairstown, New Jersey |
Restricted | 2015-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7769Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Central Air Parts INC Staunton, Illinois |
Restricted | 2015-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9529P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Central Air Parts INC Staunton, Illinois |
Restricted | 2015-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6844Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Antelope Valley Soaring Club Llano, California |
Restricted | 2015-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6016Z | Piper PA-25 |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2015-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7348Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Pittsburgh Soaring Association Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Restricted | 2015-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N35FA | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Multiple | 2015-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9803P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
Restricted | 2015-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4792Y | Piper PA-25-260 |
Aerial Banners INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Standard | 2015-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4618Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Eagleville Soaring Club Eagleville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2015-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9540P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Restricted | 2015-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6052Z | Piper PA-25 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Restricted | 2015-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7114Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2014-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7435Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Restricted | 2014-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9182T | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Restricted | 2014-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6456Z | Piper PA-25 |
Simmons Aviation Services LLC Pawcatuck, Connecticut |
Standard | 2014-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6021Z | Piper PA-25 |
Aerial Banners INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2014-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9767P | Piper PA-25-260 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Restricted | 2014-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4335Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Texas Soaring Association INC Midlothian, Texas |
Restricted | 2014-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4988Y | Piper PA-25-260 |
Co-owned owner Iowa |
Restricted | 2014-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4785Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Simmons Aviation Services LLC Pawcatuck, Connecticut |
Standard | 2014-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4593Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Soaring Society Of Boulder Boulder, Colorado |
Restricted | 2014-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8540L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Mid Mo AG Air LLC Boonville, Missouri |
Restricted | 2014-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6687Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Crop Doctor Aviation INC Hill City, Kansas |
Restricted | 2014-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3085Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Marsh Aviation Of Marana INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2014-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7433Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Das Air INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Restricted | 2014-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8186K | Piper PA-25 |
Black Hills Soaring Club INC Rapid City, South Dakota |
Restricted | 2014-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6717Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2014-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7252Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Aerial Banners INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2014-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6548Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
Restricted | 2014-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6127Z | Piper PA-25 |
Simmons Aviation Services LLC Pawcatuck, Connecticut |
Restricted | 2014-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7430Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2013-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6112Z | Piper PA-25 |
Individual owner Maryland |
Restricted | 2013-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4966Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7039Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Thermalator Soaring Association LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Restricted | 2013-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N312MM | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2013-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N243CG | Piper PA-25-235 |
Tampa Bay Soaring Society Zephyrhills, Florida |
Restricted | 2013-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6140Z | Piper PA-25 |
Connecticut Soaring Association INC New London, Connecticut |
Standard | 2013-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54915 | Piper PA-25-235 |
Mohawk Soaring Club INC Hoosick Falls, New York |
Standard | 2012-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6447Z | Piper PA-25 |
H&H AG Aviation INC New Underwood, South Dakota |
Restricted | 2012-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7460Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Simmons Aviation Services LLC Pawcatuck, Connecticut |
Restricted | 2012-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6937Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Stewarts Aircraft Service INC Waynesville, Ohio |
Restricted | 2012-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6120Z | Piper PA-25 |
H & H AG Aviation INC New Underwood, South Dakota |
Restricted | 2012-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6196Z | Piper PA-25 |
H&H Ag-Aviation INC New Underwood, South Dakota |
Restricted | 2012-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6862Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Simmons Aviation Services LLC Pawcatuck, Connecticut |
Standard | 2012-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7781Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Brandywine Soaring Association Hockessin, Delaware |
Restricted | 2012-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4486Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2012-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8742L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2012-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7028Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2012-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7374Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2012-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7570Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
Restricted | 2012-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7308Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2012-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6507Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
None on file | 2012-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7358Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2012-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6216X | Piper PA-25-235 |
Central Alabama Soaring Association Birmingham, Alabama |
Experimental | 2012-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7087Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Restricted | 2012-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4721Y | Piper PA-25-260 |
Hendrickson Flying Service INC Rochelle, Illinois |
None on file | 2012-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6880Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2012-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6542Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
Restricted | 2012-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6936Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
Restricted | 2012-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7756Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Boomer Aviation INC Fort Walton Beach, Florida |
Restricted | 2012-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4923Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Denton Aerial Spraying INC Las Animas, Colorado |
Restricted | 2012-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7387Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Central Indiana Soaring Society Yorktown, Indiana |
Restricted | 2012-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6151Z | Piper PA-25 |
Rotor And Wing LLC Tioga, North Dakota |
Restricted | 2012-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7720Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2012-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7218Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Aerial Banners INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2012-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8656L | Piper PA-25-235 |
Adirondack Soaring Association INC Ballston Spa, New York |
Restricted | 2012-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8558L | Piper PA-25-260 |
Star Ads INC Torrance, California |
Standard | 2011-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N138AB | Piper PA-25-260 |
Aerial Banners INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Standard | 2011-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8673L | Piper PA-25-260 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2011-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7248Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Aerial Banners INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2011-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7715Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Miller Aviation INC Norton, Kansas |
Restricted | 2011-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8555L | Piper PA-25-260 |
North Shore Aircraft Leasing CO LLC Waialua, Hawaii |
Restricted | 2011-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7296Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Restricted | 2011-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9558P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Restricted | 2011-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7611Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2011-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4467Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
Restricted | 2011-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4420Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
Restricted | 2011-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6689Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
None on file | 2011-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9830P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2011-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8588L | Piper PA-25-260 |
Super Pawnee LLC Delafield, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2011-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4897Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2011-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N454AB | Piper PA-25-260 |
Aerial Banners North INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Standard | 2011-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6200Z | Piper PA-25 |
Aerial Banners INC Pembroke Pines, Florida |
Restricted | 2011-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6749Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2011-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9824P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2011-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4538Y | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2011-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9736P | Piper PA-25-260 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
None on file | 2011-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9762P | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2011-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8821L | Piper PA-25-260 |
Southern California Soaring Academy INC Valencia, California |
Restricted | 2011-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7778Z | Piper PA-25-235 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2011-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |