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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 · 3,505 PA-28-180 (all versions)

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N7537W Piper
PA-28-180
 Windous Darin T
Spring Creek, Nevada
 Standard 2021-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15976 Piper
PA-28-180
 Lake Life Aviation LLC
Yukon, Oklahoma
 Standard 2021-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7798W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2021-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9350J Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2021-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2423R Piper
PA-28-180
 Aluminum Falcons Flying Club LLC
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
 Standard 2021-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7531W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2021-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7797N Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2021-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9009J Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Utah
 Standard 2021-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7640W Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
Alabama
 Standard 2021-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N841BK Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2021-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15246 Piper
PA-28-180
 Flightgest Academy LLC
Morrisville, North Carolina
 Standard 2021-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8326W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2021-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7612W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Arkansas
 Standard 2021-11-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5195S Piper
PA-28-180
 Toby Aviation INC
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
 Standard 2021-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15247 Piper
PA-28-180
 Flight Solutions Unlimited LLC
Bloomington, Minnesota
 Standard 2021-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7181W Piper
PA-28-180
 Iowa Technology Solutions LLC
Manson, Iowa
 Standard 2021-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1389T Piper
PA-28-180
 R And S Flying LLC
Westfield, Massachusetts
 Standard 2021-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7767W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2021-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4835L Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
Georgia
 Standard 2021-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7840W Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
Colorado
 Standard 2021-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7841W Piper
PA-28-180
 Basin Flyers LLC
Klamath Falls, Oregon
 Standard 2021-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9497J Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2021-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2190T Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2021-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5163L Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
Florida
 Standard 2021-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7944N Piper
PA-28-180
 Inspire Aviation LLC
Magnolia, Texas
 Standard 2021-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15106 Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2021-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8394W Piper
PA-28-180
 Lockhart Flying Club
Lockhart, Texas
 Standard 2021-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3436R Piper
PA-28-180
 Gressly Aviation LLC
Camp Verde, Arizona
 Standard 2021-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N482P Piper
PA-28-180
 Sinsaja Holdings LLC
Sheridan, Wyoming
 Standard 2021-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55564 Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Standard 2021-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7819N Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Arkansas
 Standard 2021-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7842N Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2021-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33121 Piper
PA-28-180
 Civil Air Patrol Flying Association INC
Branford, Connecticut
 Standard 2021-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49KM Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Connecticut
 Standard 2021-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31VT Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2021-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6350J Piper
PA-28-180
 Short Final Aviation LLC
Twin Falls, Idaho
 Standard 2021-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7370W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2021-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2199T Piper
PA-28-180
 Keith Brothers Aviation LLC
Fort Worth, Texas
 Standard 2021-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6562J Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2021-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4829L Piper
PA-28-180
 Houghton Robert E
North Ferrisburgh, Vermont
 Standard 2021-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1284N Piper
PA-28-180
 Abnc Air LLC
Wellington, Florida
 Standard 2021-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2599R Piper
PA-28-180
 Neo Aero LLC
Youngstown, Ohio
 Standard 2021-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66GN Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
Florida
 Standard 2021-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9231J Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 2021-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8483W Piper
PA-28-180
 Brayman Aviation LLC
Hollister, Missouri
 Standard 2021-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9440J Piper
PA-28-180
 Deascentis Dean
Lincoln, California
 Standard 2021-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7812W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Colorado
 Standard 2021-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9445J Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2021-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9577J Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2021-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4729L Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2021-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8195W Piper
PA-28-180
 N7396W LLC
Coeymans Hollow, New York
 Standard 2021-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9791J Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2021-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7479W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
New Mexico
 Standard 2021-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16458 Piper
PA-28-180
 Greenwood Flyers LLC
Kinards, South Carolina
 Standard 2021-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5207L Piper
PA-28-180
 Don'T Panic! LLC
Vancouver, Washington
 Standard 2021-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7967N Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2021-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8324W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
South Carolina
 Standard 2021-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7848W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Mississippi
 Standard 2021-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2071R Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Mississippi
 Standard 2021-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1846T Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Iowa
 Standard 2021-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8083W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2021-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8879J Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Connecticut
 Standard 2021-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4783L Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2021-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15664 Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2021-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7981N Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2021-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6425J Piper
PA-28-180
 Petrich Aviation LLC
Jacksonville, Florida
 Standard 2021-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5567W Piper
PA-28-180
 3K Weavers Investment Group LLC
Shelbyville, Kentucky
 Standard 2021-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7225W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2021-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9506J Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
New Jersey
 Standard 2021-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7297W Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2021-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32592 Piper
PA-28-180
 5Niner2 Aviation LLC
Washington, District of Columbia
 Standard 2021-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32355 Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Standard 2021-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55802 Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2021-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7060W Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
Maryland
 Standard 2021-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8390W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2021-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5153L Piper
PA-28-180
 Until We Fly Away LLC
Orlando, Florida
 Standard 2021-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9683J Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
Michigan
 Standard 2021-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4784L Piper
PA-28-180
 Delta Sierra LLC
Naples, Florida
 Standard 2021-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8256W Piper
PA-28-180
 Inland Northwest Flyers LLC
Spokane Vly, Washington
 Standard 2021-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15860 Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2021-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7647W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2021-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55687 Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2021-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56119 Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2021-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1235S Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Standard 2021-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8385W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2021-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24JS Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2021-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55055 Piper
PA-28-180
 Martan LLC
Kansas City, Missouri
 Standard 2021-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9560J Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Standard 2021-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55096 Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Alabama
 Standard 2021-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7148W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2021-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7815N Piper
PA-28-180
 Small World Aero Solutions LLC
Belton, Texas
 Standard 2021-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38GH Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
Florida
 Standard 2021-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8280W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Colorado
 Standard 2021-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7824N Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Kansas
 Standard 2021-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9477J Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Utah
 Standard 2021-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8870J Piper
PA-28-180
 Asel LLC
North Charleston, South Carolina
 Standard 2021-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43221 Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2021-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3391R Piper
PA-28-180
 Valiair Lc Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
 Standard 2021-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7178W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Nevada
 Standard 2021-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8839J Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2021-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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