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Models · Piper · Piston singles · data as of October 2, 2026

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.

Piper PA-28: Family of light single engine aircraft
Photo: Mike Burdett, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Piper PA-28 Cherokee on Wikipedia

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

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
PA-28-1404,2591941 to 200122.9%
PA-28-1813,5481975 to 202619.1%
PA-28-1803,5051961 to 198118.8%
PA-28-1611,5401976 to 20168.3%
PA-28R-2001,2231969 to 19766.6%
PA-28-1519611952 to 19775.2%
PA-28-2358591963 to 19774.6%
PA-28R-1805351967 to 19712.9%
PA-28-2364801977 to 19952.6%
PA-28R-201T3681976 to 19972.0%
PA-28R-2013521977 to 20181.9%
PA-28RT-201T2551978 to 19881.4%
PA-28-1602531961 to 19671.4%
PA-28RT-2011791978 to 19871.0%
PA-28-1501221961 to 19670.7%
PA-281171961 to 19840.6%
PA-28-201T621979 to 19800.3%
PA-28S-1801—0.0%

When they were built by decade · 2,573 with no year on file

01,7293,4585,1876,916194019501960197019801990200020108682020

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

05361,0721,6092,14520102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420251,1482026

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 · 117 PA-28 (all versions)

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N5036W Piper
PA-28
 Aeroglide Aviation Group LLC
Trenton, New Jersey
 Standard 2026-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5304W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Nebraska
 Standard 2026-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5057W Piper
PA-28
 Td Aviation LLC
Saint Louis, Missouri
 Standard 2026-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5393W Piper
PA-28
 Grit Enterprises INC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
 Standard 2026-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5277W Piper
PA-28
 Co-owned owner
Oregon
 Standard 2026-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5279W Piper
PA-28
 American Aviator LLC
Arlington, Texas
 Standard 2026-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5283W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Alabama
 Standard 2025-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5217W Piper
PA-28
 S B Enterprise LLC
Marshall, Texas
 Standard 2025-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5585W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2025-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5329W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 2025-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5271W Piper
PA-28
 Brown Thrasher Aero LLC
Midland, Georgia
 Standard 2025-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5290W Piper
PA-28
 Withheld at owner's request
 Standard 2025-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N277CP Piper
PA-28
 Gribbins Aviation LLC
Elk Horn, Kentucky
 Standard 2025-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5243W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Wyoming
 Standard 2025-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N146AV Piper
PA-28
 Vidal Aviation LLC
Gaithersburg, Maryland
 Standard 2025-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7557W Piper
PA-28
 Co-owned owner
Iowa
 Standard 2025-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5321W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2025-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5263W Piper
PA-28
 Cjco Holdings LLC
Venus, Texas
 Standard 2025-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5003W Piper
PA-28
 Dts Flying LLC
Lake Alfred, Florida
 Standard 2024-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5317W Piper
PA-28
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2024-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5068W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2024-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5136W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Oklahoma
 Standard 2024-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5225W Piper
PA-28
 All The Way Up Aviation LLC
Valrico, Florida
 Standard 2023-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5123W Piper
PA-28
 Co-owned owner
Missouri
 Standard 2023-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5339W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2023-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N181PB Piper
PA-28
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Standard 2023-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5302W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Alaska
 Standard 2023-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5108W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2023-07-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5120W Piper
PA-28
 Seasons Of Life Publications LLC
Greenville, South Carolina
 Standard 2023-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5126W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2023-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N235TG Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Nevada
 Standard 2023-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5168W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2023-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5202W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2023-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33SP Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
South Carolina
 Standard 2023-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5054W Piper
PA-28
 Sonoma Skypark Flying Club
Sonoma, California
 Standard 2023-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5075W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2023-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5105W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2023-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5159W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2023-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5154W Piper
PA-28
 Freedom 5.1 Aviation LLC
Destrehan, Louisiana
 Standard 2023-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5143W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
New Hampshire
 Standard 2023-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5220W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2022-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5020W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2022-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5112W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
New Hampshire
 Standard 2022-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5430W Piper
PA-28
 Co-owned owner
New York
 Standard 2022-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5067W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
New Jersey
 Standard 2022-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5144W Piper
PA-28
 Hub City Aviation Academy LLC
Lubbock, Texas
 Standard 2022-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N508BD Piper
PA-28
 Iron Wings Aviation LLC
Ralph, Michigan
 Standard 2022-05-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5365W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2022-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5239W Piper
PA-28
 G&M Aviation LLC
Woodward, Oklahoma
 Standard 2022-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5194W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2021-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5006W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Standard 2021-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5142W Piper
PA-28
 Non-citizen co-owned owner
Washington
 Standard 2021-07-08 Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes
N344CR Piper
PA-28
 Pattern Altitude Aviation Standards LLC
Sandy, Utah
 Standard 2021-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5383W Piper
PA-28
 Hub City Aviation Academy LLC
Lubbock, Texas
 Standard 2021-05-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5370W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Standard 2021-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5375W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2021-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5297W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2021-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5230W Piper
PA-28
 Co-owned owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2021-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5158W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2021-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5251W Piper
PA-28
 Air Tech Enterprise LLC
Fitzgerald, Georgia
 Standard 2020-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81UT Piper
PA-28
 Co-owned owner
Missouri
 Standard 2020-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5335W Piper
PA-28
 Post 8 Flight Ops INC
Topeka, Kansas
 Standard 2020-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5696W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2020-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5252W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Mississippi
 Standard 2020-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5418W Piper
PA-28
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2020-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5276W Piper
PA-28
 Third Step 2 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2020-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5380W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2019-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5364W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Oklahoma
 Standard 2019-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5286W Piper
PA-28
 Co-owned owner
New Hampshire
 Standard 2019-05-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5163W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2019-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5042W Piper
PA-28
 C & M Enterprises LLC
Memphis, Tennessee
 Standard 2019-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5408W Piper
PA-28
 Triple M&W LLC
Bloomfield, Iowa
 Standard 2019-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5059W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2018-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5392W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2018-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5229W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2017-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13CK Piper
PA-28
 Co-owned owner
Arizona
 Standard 2017-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7ZP Piper
PA-28
 Chandler Air Service INC
Chandler, Arizona
 Standard 2017-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5368W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2017-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20JD Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2016-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5345W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Montana
 Standard 2016-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5150W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 2016-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5253W Piper
PA-28
 Slipstream LLC
Cherokee, Iowa
 Standard 2015-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5035W Piper
PA-28
 Co-owned owner
Florida
 Standard 2015-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5232W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
North Dakota
 Standard 2014-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3278T Piper
PA-28
 Co-owned owner
Missouri
 Standard 2014-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N128AV Piper
PA-28
 Macair Aviation LLC
Xenia, Ohio
 Standard 2013-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5260W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2013-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5334W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Utah
 Standard 2013-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5310W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2012-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5087W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2012-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5307W Piper
PA-28
 Co-owned owner
Missouri
 Standard 2012-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7332W Piper
PA-28
 Co-owned owner
Nebraska
 Standard 2012-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5356W Piper
PA-28
 Co-owned owner
Arkansas
 Standard 2011-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5055W Piper
PA-28
 Co-owned owner
Indiana
 Standard 2011-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5141W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Maine
 Standard 2011-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5095W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2009-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5327W Piper
PA-28
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Standard 2009-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5311W Piper
PA-28
 Bts INC
Seattle, Washington
 Standard 2008-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5388W Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Kentucky
 Standard 2008-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N164DZ Piper
PA-28
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2007-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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