Piper PA-28 Cherokee, Warrior, Archer and Arrow
18,619 on the U.S. register across 18 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1962 to 2026; half of them date from 1973 or earlier. Florida has the most (1,684). 46% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
About the PA-28 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Lycoming 0-320 Series (6,861), Lycoming O&Vo-360 Ser (5,065), Lycoming I0360 Ser (1,934)
- Seats
- 4
- Cruise speed
- about 107 mph
- Makers on the register
- Piper, Piper Aircraft Inc, New Piper Aircraft Inc, New Piper, Piper Aircraft Corp
- Registered
- earliest certificate July 30, 1962; newest October 2, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Florida1,684Texas1,512California1,489Delaware660Arizona619Pennsylvania605Georgia586Ohio572North Carolina560New York523Illinois493Minnesota473
Who owns them registrant type
Individual8,007 (43%)LLC5,219 (28%)Corporation2,532 (14%)Co-owned2,034 (11%)Government397 (2%)Partnership223 (1%)Non-citizen corporation202 (1%)Not stated4 (0.0%)Non-citizen co-owned1 (0.0%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA-28-140 | 4,259 | 1941 to 2001 | 22.9% |
| PA-28-181 | 3,548 | 1975 to 2026 | 19.1% |
| PA-28-180 | 3,505 | 1961 to 1981 | 18.8% |
| PA-28-161 | 1,540 | 1976 to 2016 | 8.3% |
| PA-28R-200 | 1,223 | 1969 to 1976 | 6.6% |
| PA-28-151 | 961 | 1952 to 1977 | 5.2% |
| PA-28-235 | 859 | 1963 to 1977 | 4.6% |
| PA-28R-180 | 535 | 1967 to 1971 | 2.9% |
| PA-28-236 | 480 | 1977 to 1995 | 2.6% |
| PA-28R-201T | 368 | 1976 to 1997 | 2.0% |
| PA-28R-201 | 352 | 1977 to 2018 | 1.9% |
| PA-28RT-201T | 255 | 1978 to 1988 | 1.4% |
| PA-28-160 | 253 | 1961 to 1967 | 1.4% |
| PA-28RT-201 | 179 | 1978 to 1987 | 1.0% |
| PA-28-150 | 122 | 1961 to 1967 | 0.7% |
| PA-28 | 117 | 1961 to 1984 | 0.6% |
| PA-28-201T | 62 | 1979 to 1980 | 0.3% |
| PA-28S-180 | 1 | — | 0.0% |
When they were built by decade · 2,573 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid18,242 (98%)Pending189 (1%)Valid (manufacturer)89 (0.5%)Sale reported51 (0.3%)Reports overdue17 (0.1%)Pending cancellation10 (0.1%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Standard18,233 (98%)None on file320 (2%)Special flight permit19 (0.1%)Multiple19 (0.1%)Experimental17 (0.1%)Restricted10 (0.1%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Piper Aircraft INC98University Of North Dakota69Und Aerospace Foundation64Skyborne Airline Academy INC57Georgia Aviation Authority55Skywest Leasing INC53Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC45International Air Services INC Trustee43Christiansen Aviation LLC41Paris Air INC40Meridian Aircraft LLC35Air Fleet Holdings LLC34
Fleet pages: Piper Aircraft INC · University Of North Dakota · Und Aerospace Foundation · Skyborne Airline Academy INC · Georgia Aviation Authority · Skywest Leasing INC · Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC · International Air Services INC Trustee
Accident history NTSB records · 4,234 cases since 1982, 932 fatal
2026-09-26CEN26LA329 · PA-28-181 N8086G · accident near Mason, MI · no injuries
2026-09-21ANC26LA107 · PA-28-140 N224BB · accident near Junction, TX · serious injuries
2026-09-06ERA26FA329 · PA-28-181 N7653F · accident near Ludlow, MA · 2 killed
2026-09-04ERA26LA328 · PA-28-180 N7635W · accident near Dallas, GA · serious injuries
2026-09-01CEN26LA304 · PA-28-161 N47899 · accident near Weatherford, TX · no injuries
2026-08-14ERA26LA307 · PA-28-181 N586MA · accident near Altoona, PA · no injuries
2026-08-13ERA26LA308 · PA-28R-180 N928LY · accident near Readington Township, NJ · no injuries
2026-07-29WPR26FA281 · PA-28-180 N9062J · accident near Chandler, AZ · 1 killed
The 8 most recent of 4,234 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-28 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
18,619 as of October 2, 2026, counting 18 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Piper PA-28s?
Florida, with 1,684.
Who owns the Piper PA-28?
46% 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 · 18,619
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N4694R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2026-10-02 | Valid |
| N770ND | Piper PA-28-181 |
N770Nd LLC Sidney, Montana |
Standard | 2026-10-02 | Valid |
| N9272L | Piper PA-28-181 |
Valira Aviation II LLC Oakland, California |
Standard | 2026-10-02 | Valid |
| N15763 | Piper PA-28-180 |
First Pryority Bank Pryor, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-10-01 | Valid |
| N8200V | Piper PA-28-161 |
Hills Holding Newark, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-10-01 | Valid |
| N1823T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | Valid |
| N2834B | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | Valid |
| N3122E | Piper PA-28-181 |
Kantec INC Cary, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | Valid |
| N4626J | Piper PA-28R-180 |
Moonshiner Aviation LLC Austin, Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | Valid |
| N47636 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Caribbean Flyers LLC Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | Valid |
| N8328W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | Valid |
| N9332W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | Valid |
| N2580R | Piper PA-28-180 |
Flight Club Academy LLC Palmetto Bay, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-29 | Valid |
| N203BW | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2026-09-28 | Valid |
| N315V | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-09-28 | Valid |
| N333MA | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2026-09-28 | Valid |
| N47707 | Piper PA-28R-201T |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-28 | Valid |
| N3650R | Piper PA-28-180 |
Scd Medical LLC Alexandria, Louisiana |
Standard | 2026-09-27 | Valid |
| N8092W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Didea Aviation LLC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-27 | Valid |
| N7262W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2026-09-26 | Valid |
| N769ND | Piper PA-28-181 |
N769Nd LLC Sidney, Montana |
Standard | 2026-09-26 | Valid |
| N9439K | Piper PA-28-140 |
Airspeed Marketing Bravo LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-09-26 | Valid |
| N1986H | Piper PA-28R-201 |
Training Planes LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-25 | Valid |
| N3522K | Piper PA-28-140 |
Asap Realty LLC Stroud, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-09-25 | Valid |
| N4697R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-09-25 | Valid |
| N6378W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Sevin Aviation LLC Cypress, Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-25 | Valid |
| N2746Q | Piper PA-28R-201T |
Arrow Three LLC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-24 | Valid |
| N3839T | Piper PA-28R-180 |
N3839T LLC Copley, Ohio |
Standard | 2026-09-24 | Valid |
| N7662J | Piper PA-28R-180 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-09-24 | Valid |
| N16534 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N2018M | Piper PA-28R-201T |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N2691T | Piper PA-28-180 |
Silkgate Aviation LLC Yorba Linda, California |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N32627 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N4873F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Firebrand Nation Knoxville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N5130L | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N5373T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Horizon Aviation LLC Brooks, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N604AC | Piper PA-28-181 |
Florida Institute Of Technology INC Melbourne, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N621AC | Piper PA-28-181 |
Florida Institute Of Technology INC Melbourne, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N7447J | Piper PA-28R-180 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N7488W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N8893J | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner Texas |
Primary | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N95476 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N137BC | Piper PA-28-181 |
Jrnd CORP Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-09-22 | Valid |
| N50SE | Piper PA-28-151 |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-09-22 | Valid |
| N103JK | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-09-21 | Valid |
| N2562U | Piper PA-28-181 |
Just Plane People LLC Irvine, California |
Standard | 2026-09-21 | Valid |
| N43037 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-21 | Valid |
| N56617 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Cherokee N56090 LLC Jackson, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-09-21 | Valid |
| N70DX | Piper PA-28-181 |
Globe Aero LLC Lakeland, Florida |
None on file | 2026-09-21 | Valid |
| N71DX | Piper PA-28-181 |
Globe Aero LLC Lakeland, Florida |
None on file | 2026-09-21 | Valid |
| N8368W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Ironwing Aviation Group LLC San Diego, California |
Standard | 2026-09-21 | Valid |
| N9404J | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-21 | Valid |
| N2899T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Lessley Aviation LLC Winona, Mississippi |
Standard | 2026-09-20 | Valid |
| N5242L | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2026-09-20 | Valid |
| N39715 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2026-09-19 | Valid |
| N5183S | Piper PA-28-180 |
Westland Aviation LLC Lake Havasu City, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-09-19 | Valid |
| N7813W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Mnt Aviation LLC Fairmont, West Virginia |
Standard | 2026-09-19 | Valid |
| N8174X | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2026-09-19 | Valid |
| N8758E | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Individual owner Delaware |
Standard | 2026-09-19 | Valid |
| N56451 | Piper PA-28-180 |
Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-09-18 | Valid |
| N7732W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2026-09-18 | Valid |
| N8367W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Breeze Through LLC Brooklyn, New York |
Standard | 2026-09-18 | Valid |
| N9427N | Piper PA-28R-200 |
School Board Of Bay County Fl Panama City, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-18 | Valid |
| N3089T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-09-17 | Valid |
| N6287W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2026-09-17 | Valid |
| N8434W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Alpha-One Air Service LLC Concord, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-09-17 | Valid |
| N3936M | Piper PA-28-161 |
Atd Pilot Training LLC Kansas City, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N39646 | Piper PA-28R-201T |
Icpc Craft LLC Fremont, California |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N4391X | Piper PA-28-151 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N5628F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N7201W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N728TB | Piper PA-28-161 |
Atd Pilot Training LLC Kansas City, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N8052T | Piper PA-28-161 |
Atd Pilot Training LLC Kansas City, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N8442W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Inspire Aviation LLC Magnolia, Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N47694 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Aircraft Owners And Pilots Assn Frederick, Maryland |
Standard | 2026-09-15 | Valid |
| N7159W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Bami LLC Clymer, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-09-15 | Valid |
| N7443R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-09-15 | Valid |
| N1342T | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Crewdawg Aviation LLC Concord, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-09-13 | Valid |
| N4336J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Launching P.A.D. LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-09-13 | Valid |
| N8898J | Piper PA-28-180 |
Colt 45 LLC Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-09-13 | Valid |
| N472DX | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Globe Aero LLC Lakeland, Florida |
None on file | 2026-09-11 | Valid |
| N473DX | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Globe Aero LLC Lakeland, Florida |
None on file | 2026-09-11 | Valid |
| N7440W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-09-11 | Valid |
| N8596N | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Lsg Flying Services LLC Sarasota, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-11 | Valid |
| N1802T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Steves Landavator Service LLC Oley, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-09-10 | Valid |
| N26893 | Piper PA-28R-180 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N3660R | Piper PA-28-180 |
Backcountry Wings LLC Gig Harbor, Washington |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N41614 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N43812 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N440AA | Piper PA-28-181 |
Fms Bank Fort Morgan, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N462BT | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N503AF | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
American Air Academy INC Merritt Island, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N508AF | Piper PA-28-181 |
American Air Academy INC Merritt Island, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N523AF | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Vee Two INC Merritt Island, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N6045F | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Vee Two INC Merritt Island, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N660AA | Piper PA-28-181 |
Fms Bank Fort Morgan, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N6958J | Piper PA-28-181 |
Akin Enterprises INC Greensboro, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N75320 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Strickland Plumbing Hvac And Electric INC Lufkin, Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N8578C | Piper PA-28-181 |
River Valley Flyers LLC West Hartford, Connecticut |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N9266W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
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