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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 · 3,548 PA-28-181 (all versions)

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N47661 Piper
PA-28-181
 Wopuna And Son LLC
Vancouver, Washington
 Standard 2023-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70HF Piper
PA-28-181
 Cavorite Aviation LLC
West Jordan, Utah
 Standard 2023-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N725ND Piper
PA-28-181
 University Of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota
 Standard 2023-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8471C Piper
PA-28-181
 C S & W Aviation INC
Fall Branch, Tennessee
 Standard 2023-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N446RM Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Rocky Mountain College
Billings, Montana
 Standard 2023-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N824VR Piper
PA-28-181
 Dodson International Parts INC
Rantoul, Kansas
 Standard 2023-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8198H Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Alabama
 Standard 2023-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8967T Piper
PA-28-181
 Kellys Flying Service LLC
Warrensburg, Missouri
 Standard 2023-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2804M Piper
PA-28-181
 Co-owned owner
Kentucky
 Standard 2023-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47599 Piper
PA-28-181
 N47599 LLC
Senoia, Georgia
 Standard 2023-05-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9412K Piper
PA-28-181
 Aero Quest LLC DBA
Olive Branch, Mississippi
 Standard 2023-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8155H Piper
PA-28-181
 Peckerhead Motorcycle Racing LLC
Gainesville, Georgia
 Standard 2023-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N788JA Piper
PA-28-181
 Hot Wings Aviation LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana
 Standard 2023-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9BV Piper
PA-28-181
 Venice Aero Club INC
Nokomis, Florida
 None on file 2023-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8454N Piper
PA-28-181
 F R E Investments LLC
Enterprise, Alabama
 Standard 2023-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2965W Piper
PA-28-181
 Fly On LLC
Boise, Idaho
 Standard 2023-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5346F Piper
PA-28-181
 So Send I You LLC
Cheyenne, Wyoming
 Standard 2023-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N308FA Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Stratus RR LLC
New Castle, Delaware
 Standard 2023-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N309FA Piper
PA-28-181
 Stratus RR LLC
New Castle, Delaware
 Standard 2023-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N610FA Piper
PA-28-181
 Stratus RR LLC
New Castle, Delaware
 Standard 2023-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4060F Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Nevada
 Standard 2023-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N743DS Piper
PA-28-181
 N743Ds LLC
Chamblee, Georgia
 Standard 2023-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2603Y Piper
PA-28-181
 Co-owned owner
Nevada
 Standard 2023-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5645F Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2023-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N588LA Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Piper 3 LLC
Chestnut Ridge, New York
 Standard 2023-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N589LA Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Piper 3 LLC
Chestnut Ridge, New York
 Standard 2023-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N181HE Piper
PA-28-181
 Ozziac Enterprises INC
Huron, Ohio
 Standard 2023-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N226ST Piper
PA-28-181
 Meridian Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30126 Piper
PA-28-181
 Pilots Choice Aviation Equipment Leasing CO
Georgetown, Texas
 Standard 2023-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N557DT Piper
PA-28-181
 Redace LLC
New York, New York
 Standard 2023-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8755E Piper
PA-28-181
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2023-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N621TK Piper
PA-28-181
 Sheeptick LLC
Conrad, Montana
 Standard 2023-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6980J Piper
PA-28-181
 Nulton Enterprises LLC
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
 Standard 2023-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36789 Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2023-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N226Z Piper
PA-28-181
 Alpha Tango Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N241Z Piper
PA-28-181
 Alpha Tango Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N256Z Piper
PA-28-181
 Alpha Tango Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N257Z Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Alpha Tango Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N274Z Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Alpha Tango Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N276Z Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Alpha Tango Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N283Z Piper
PA-28-181
 Alpha Tango Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4864F Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2023-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43836 Piper
PA-28-181
 Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2023-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N205Z Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Alpha Tango Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N215Z Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Alpha Tango Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N223Z Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Alpha Tango Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55MD Piper
PA-28-181
 Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2023-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8068J Piper
PA-28-181
 Go Vertical Aviation LLC
Russellville, Alabama
 Standard 2023-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9629K Piper
PA-28-181
 N9629K LLC
Provo, Utah
 Standard 2023-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53216 Piper
PA-28-181
 Alf Ix LLC
Chicago, Illinois
 None on file 2023-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N279PW Piper
PA-28-181
 Co-owned owner
Oregon
 Standard 2023-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N141FQ Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
New Hampshire
 Standard 2023-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N682JA Piper
PA-28-181
 Yale Companies LLC DBA
Indianapolis, Indiana
 Standard 2023-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N996FG Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Flightgest Academy LLC
Morrisville, North Carolina
 Standard 2023-04-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44960 Piper
PA-28-181
 Falcon Aviation
Clarence Center, New York
 Standard 2023-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N250FM Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Paragon Airplane Leasng CO
Fort Myers, Florida
 Standard 2023-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N269KM Piper
PA-28-181
 Paragon Airplane Leasing CO
Fort Myers, Florida
 Standard 2023-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38900 Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Connecticut
 Standard 2023-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N500VB Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Paragon Airplane Leasing CO
Fort Myers, Florida
 Standard 2023-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N875CF Piper
PA-28-181
 Paragon Airplane Leasing CO
Fort Myers, Florida
 Standard 2023-04-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5337F Piper
PA-28-181
 Ixi LLC
West Bloomfield, Michigan
 Standard 2023-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8444S Piper
PA-28-181
 Vertex Aviation Services LLC
Burlington, Washington
 Standard 2023-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2912M Piper
PA-28-181
 Harriman Aviation LLC
Pearland, Texas
 Standard 2023-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38786 Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Massachusetts
 Standard 2023-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6917G Piper
PA-28-181
 Marvell Aviation LLC
Marvell, Arkansas
 Standard 2023-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N181DJ Piper
PA-28-181
 New England Aviation LLC
Plainville, Connecticut
 Standard 2023-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43095 Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Kentucky
 Standard 2023-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6011F Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Ameriflyers Of Texas INC
Addison, Texas
 Standard 2023-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N604FF Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Ff22 LLC
Scottsdale, Arizona
 Standard 2023-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N605FF Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Ff22 LLC
Scottsdale, Arizona
 None on file 2023-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N609SC Piper
PA-28-181
 Ff22 LLC
Scottsdale, Arizona
 Standard 2023-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N610SC Piper
PA-28-181
 Ff22 LLC
Scottsdale, Arizona
 Standard 2023-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N611SC Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Ff22 LLC
Scottsdale, Arizona
 Standard 2023-03-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N131PA Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Ameriflyers Of Texas INC
Addison, Texas
 Standard 2023-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6035F Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Ameriflyers Of Texas INC
Addison, Texas
 Standard 2023-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6050F Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Ameriflyers Of Texas INC
Addison, Texas
 Standard 2023-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N212TV Piper
PA-28-181
 Paragon Airplane Leasing CO
Fort Myers, Florida
 Standard 2023-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N805MA Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Kpanda Aviation LLC
Peoria, Illinois
 Standard 2023-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N383PT Piper
PA-28-181
 Ff22 LLC
Scottsdale, Arizona
 Standard 2023-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4184T Piper
PA-28-181
 Mullys Equipment Leasing LLC
Castle Pines, Colorado
 Standard 2023-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N437MB Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Mike Bravo LLC
Olathe, Kansas
 Standard 2023-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N703PT Piper
PA-28-181
 Ff22 LLC
Scottsdale, Arizona
 Standard 2023-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N83831 Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2023-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1126H Piper
PA-28-181
 Co-owned owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2023-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4027F Piper
PA-28-181
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 None on file 2023-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N945DB Piper
PA-28-181
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Standard 2023-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2284Q Piper
PA-28-181
 Zm Farms Lllp
Horace, North Dakota
 Standard 2023-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N292JE Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Equinoxx Flight Systems LLC
Duluth, Georgia
 Standard 2023-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6015F Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Ameriflyers Of Texas INC
Addison, Texas
 Standard 2023-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6018F Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Ameriflyers Of Texas INC
Addison, Texas
 Standard 2023-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6030F Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Ameriflyers Of Texas INC
Addison, Texas
 Standard 2023-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6031F Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Ameriflyers Of Texas INC
Addison, Texas
 Standard 2023-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N635SC Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Spartan Education LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
 Standard 2023-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N667SC Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Spartan Education LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
 Standard 2023-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N670SC Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Spartan Education LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
 Standard 2023-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N671SC Piper
PA-28-181
 Spartan Eduction LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
 Standard 2023-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N673SC Piper
PA-28-181
 Spartan Education LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
 Standard 2023-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N361MK Piper
PA-28-181
 North Star Aviation INC
Mankato, Minnesota
 Standard 2023-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N362MK Piper
PA-28-181
 North Star Aviation INC
Mankato, Minnesota
 Standard 2023-03-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2543U Piper
PA-28-181
 Withheld at owner's request
 Standard 2023-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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