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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
N789JA Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Yale Companies LLC DBA Hot Wings Aviation LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana
 Standard 2023-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N817TF Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Air Fleet Holdings LLC
Missoula, Montana
 Standard 2023-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N972TF Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Air Fleet Holdings LLC
Missoula, Montana
 None on file 2023-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N980TF Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Air Fleet Holdings LLC
Missoula, Montana
 Standard 2023-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8797E Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Connecticut
 Standard 2023-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9083D Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2023-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N541CA Piper
PA-28-181
 Vaughan Aviation LLC
Azle, Texas
 Standard 2023-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7011J Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Southlake Aviation LLC
Arden, North Carolina
 Standard 2023-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N687JA Piper
PA-28-181
 Yale Companies LLC DBA Hot Wings Aviation LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana
 Standard 2023-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N210EZ Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Colorado
 Standard 2023-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47660 Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Alabama
 Standard 2023-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5221N Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
New Hampshire
 None on file 2023-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80FG Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Flightgest Academy LLC
Morrisville, North Carolina
 Standard 2023-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29296 Piper
PA-28-181
 Crosby Gck LLC
Fort Worth, Texas
 Standard 2023-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N751WT Piper
PA-28-181
 Venture North Aviation LLC
Cloquet, Minnesota
 Standard 2023-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6297J Piper
PA-28-181
 Yale Aviation INC
New Haven, Connecticut
 Standard 2023-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N686JA Piper
PA-28-181
 Hot Wings Aviation LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana
 Standard 2023-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3035D Piper
PA-28-181
 Beverly Flight Center LLC
Danvers, Massachusetts
 Standard 2023-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43770 Piper
PA-28-181
 White County Flying Club INC
Fairfield, Illinois
 Standard 2023-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N684JA Piper
PA-28-181
 Yale Companies LLC DBA
Indianapolis, Indiana
 None on file 2023-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N685JA Piper
PA-28-181
 Yale Companies LLC DBA
Indianapolis, Indiana
 Standard 2023-02-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8764E Piper
PA-28-181
 Fa40 Plane LLC
New Port Richey, Florida
 Standard 2023-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N565TF Piper
PA-28-181
 Air Therapy LLC
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
 Standard 2023-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6532C Piper
PA-28-181
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2023-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N154PA Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Paragon Airplane Leasing CO
Fort Myers, Florida
 Standard 2023-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N509AM Piper
PA-28-181
 American Asset Leasing LLC
Aurora, Oregon
 Standard 2023-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N988AM Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 M & G Aircraft Management LLC
Englewood, Colorado
 Standard 2023-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N683JA Piper
PA-28-181
 Yale Companies LLC DBA
Indianapolis, Indiana
 Standard 2023-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N249WF Piper
PA-28-181
 Wifa (Washington International Flight Academy) LLC
Gaithersburg, Maryland
 Standard 2023-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N251WF Piper
PA-28-181
 Wifa (Washington International Flight Academy) LLC
Gaithersburg, Maryland
 Standard 2023-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4368U Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2023-02-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2877M Piper
PA-28-181
 Majors Flying Club
Greenville, Texas
 Standard 2023-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3918M Piper
PA-28-181
 Astro Aviation LLC
Cross Plains, Tennessee
 Standard 2023-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N472DD Piper
PA-28-181
 Meridian Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N514EE Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Meridian Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N810AM Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 5280 Flying Club LLC
Castle Pines, Colorado
 Standard 2023-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90829 Piper
PA-28-181
 Leading Edge Aviation Consultants LLC
Windsor, Connecticut
 Standard 2023-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N990AM Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 American Asset Leasing LLC
Aurora, Oregon
 Standard 2023-02-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4319X Piper
PA-28-181
 Eagle Eye Aerial Imaging LLC
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
 Standard 2023-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N326CC Piper
PA-28-181
 Meridian Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N551BB Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Meridian Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N580JA Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Hot Wings Aviation LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana
 Standard 2023-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N104AA Piper
PA-28-181
 Meridian Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N229LM Piper
PA-28-181
 Meridian Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2935V Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Vermont
 Standard 2023-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N681JA Piper
PA-28-181
 Yale Companies LLC DBA
Indianapolis, Indiana
 Standard 2023-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N787TK Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Ial CORP
Lewes, Delaware
 Standard 2023-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N808DC Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2023-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2869A Piper
PA-28-181
 Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2023-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3917M Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2023-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N418TJ Piper
PA-28-181
 Five Star Family Aviation LLC
Yorkville, Illinois
 Standard 2023-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N228AM Piper
PA-28-181
 Sky West Aviation INC Trustee
Albuquerque, New Mexico
 Standard 2023-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N415CA Piper
PA-28-181
 Fly For Fun Aircraft LLC
Baltimore, Maryland
 Standard 2023-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8272F Piper
PA-28-181
 Midwest National Flying Club INC
Gladstone, Missouri
 Standard 2023-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N225FG Piper
PA-28-181
 Meridian Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N227XY Piper
PA-28-181
 Meridian Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N228UV Piper
PA-28-181
 Meridian Aircraft LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N309FF Piper
PA-28-181
 Co-owned owner
West Virginia
 Standard 2023-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N555QF Piper
PA-28-181
 Columbia Asset Trust CORP Trustee
Wichita, Kansas
 Standard 2023-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N199GW Piper
PA-28-181
 Raleigh Flying Club LLC
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
 Standard 2023-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4338F Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2023-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98DB Piper
PA-28-181
 Db Aero Restoration LLC
Wilmington, Ohio
 Standard 2023-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3374M Piper
PA-28-181
 74 Mike LLC
Ft Mitchell, Kentucky
 Standard 2023-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4326L Piper
PA-28-181
 N4326L LLC
Senoia, Georgia
 Standard 2023-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N713LS Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 2023-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N174DC Piper
PA-28-181
 Aire Services LLC
Barrigada, Guam
 Standard 2023-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N378JA Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Yale Companies LLC DBA
Indianapolis, Indiana
 Standard 2023-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N479JA Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Yale Companies LLC DBA
Indianapolis, Indiana
 Standard 2023-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5682V Piper
PA-28-181
 Sgm Contractors LLC
Great Falls, Virginia
 Standard 2023-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1144Z Piper
PA-28-181
 Bay Lux Ventures LLC
Tampa, Florida
 Standard 2023-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8342N Piper
PA-28-181
 Co-owned owner
Utah
 Standard 2023-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N276JA Piper
PA-28-181
 Alpha Aviation LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana
 Standard 2023-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6065H Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2023-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2135F Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Colorado
 Standard 2023-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N357JA Piper
PA-28-181
 Eagle Aviation LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana
 Standard 2023-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6096Z Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2023-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N469FA Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Stratus RR LLC
New Castle, Delaware
 Standard 2023-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47493 Piper
PA-28-181
 Space Coast Aerospace LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2023-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N289ST Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Sml Aviation LLC
Parker, Colorado
 Standard 2023-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8086E Piper
PA-28-181
 Coker Chadwick Daryl
Goldsboro, North Carolina
 Standard 2023-01-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N242NP Piper
PA-28-181
 Ba Flight Experience LLC
Margate, Florida
 Standard 2023-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4317T Piper
PA-28-181
 Spanku LLC
Bay Shore, New York
 Standard 2023-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N117BC Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Rhode Island
 Standard 2023-01-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N635KC New Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Cavorite Aviation LLC
West Jordan, Utah
 Standard 2023-01-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1310K Piper
PA-28-181
 Vector Aviation LLC
Mentor, Ohio
 Standard 2023-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6206J Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
District of Columbia
 Standard 2023-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N362 Piper
PA-28-181
 Andi 362 LLC
Duncan, South Carolina
 Standard 2023-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3862M Piper
PA-28-181
 N3862M LLC
Provo, Utah
 Standard 2023-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N496LA Piper
PA-28-181
 Piper 3 LLC
Chestnut Ridge, New York
 Standard 2023-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N497LA Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Piper 3 LLC
Chestnut Ridge, New York
 Standard 2023-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N787TF Piper
PA-28-181
 Air Fleet Holdings LLC
Missoula, Montana
 Standard 2023-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4319D Piper
PA-28-181
 Co-owned owner
Arkansas
 Standard 2023-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8259B Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Missouri
 Standard 2023-01-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N105AV Piper
PA-28-181
 Abbey Air CORP
New Castle, Pennsylvania
 Standard 2023-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8346C Piper
PA-28-181
 Co-owned owner
Missouri
 Standard 2023-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N275AM Piper
PA-28-181
 Aerodynamic LLC
Aurora, Oregon
 Standard 2023-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N399MA Piper
PA-28-181
 Cavorite Aviaton LLC
West Jordan, Utah
 Standard 2023-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2109N Piper
PA-28-181
 Stallings Farms Trucking LLC
Hertford, North Carolina
 Standard 2023-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N409TP Piper
PA-28-181
 Paragon Airplane Leasing CO
Fort Myers, Florida
 Standard 2023-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4167L Piper
PA-28-181
 Plane Nonsense INC
Middletown, Delaware
 Standard 2023-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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