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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N121LM | Piper PA-28-181 |
Golden Age N121Lm LLC Des Moines, Iowa |
Standard | 2026-09-08 | Valid |
| N1843J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2026-09-08 | Valid |
| N2938F | Piper PA-28-181 |
Fly Gateway Aviation Institute New Castle, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-09-08 | Valid |
| N47842 | Piper PA-28R-201T |
S&L Farm And Ranch LLC Roseburg, Oregon |
Standard | 2026-09-08 | Valid |
| N8773C | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-09-08 | Valid |
| N15250 | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2026-09-07 | Valid |
| N3008B | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2026-09-07 | Valid |
| N6166J | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-07 | Valid |
| N81024 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2026-09-07 | Valid |
| N8184C | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-09-07 | Valid |
| N8353W | Piper PA-28-180 |
N8353W Flyers LLC North Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-09-07 | Valid |
| N8819E | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Transition Aviation LLC Hummelstown, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-09-07 | Valid |
| N29222 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Paris Air INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-06 | Valid |
| N16322 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | Valid |
| N33530 | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | Valid |
| N4248J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | Valid |
| N55029 | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | Valid |
| N5680V | Piper PA-28-161 |
Time To Fly LLC Cleveland, Mississippi |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | Valid |
| N603CE | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Gulf Coast Premier Aviation LLC Cape Coral, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | Valid |
| N7516W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | Valid |
| N7855S | Piper PA-28-151 |
Cse Aviation LLC Plymouth, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | Valid |
| N9194Y | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | Valid |
| N9405J | Piper PA-28-180 |
Sky Blue Horizon Aviation LLC Gainesville, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | Valid |
| N661FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
S B Enterprise LLC Marshall, Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-04 | Valid |
| N6997J | Piper PA-28-181 |
Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2026-09-04 | Valid |
| N787CJ | Piper PA-28-181 |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-09-03 | Valid |
| N11GN | Piper PA-28-180 |
Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N2341T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Sky King Aviation LLC Kearney, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N329L | Piper PA-28-140 |
Tango Aviation Rentals LLC Austin, Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N3423Q | Piper PA-28R-201T |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N352AC | New Piper PA-28-161 |
Flight Leasing CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N4184V | Piper PA-28-181 |
Upper Jets Maintenance LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N4352T | Piper PA-28-180 |
Jaycee Flying Club INC Mineral Ridge, Ohio |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N4382T | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N44218 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Bluebird Aero LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N4763F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Pittsburgh Pilot Training LLC Bethel Park, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N520BB | New Piper PA-28-161 |
J S Aviation CORP Farmingdale, New York |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N55824 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N56461 | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N8723C | Piper PA-28-181 |
Oracle Aviation LLC Omaha, Nebraska |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N32868 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Brolan Aviation LLC Kansas City, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-09-01 | Valid |
| N41542 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Brolan Aviation LLC Kansas City, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-09-01 | Valid |
| N5543F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2026-09-01 | Valid |
| N7953C | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fox Victor Aircraft & Sales LLC Lebanon, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-08-31 | Valid |
| N8309R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-08-31 | Valid |
| N8721N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Cobe Aviation LLC Miller, South Dakota |
Standard | 2026-08-31 | Valid |
| N8997W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Dockers Elite Aviation LLC Towanda, Kansas |
Standard | 2026-08-31 | Valid |
| N991CB | Piper PA-28-235 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-08-31 | Valid |
| N184CF | Piper PA-28-181 |
Piper Aircraft INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2026-08-30 | Valid |
| N8466H | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2026-08-30 | Valid |
| N8494F | Piper PA-28-181 |
Plane Viewing LLC Colbert, Washington |
Standard | 2026-08-30 | Valid |
| N9284K | Piper PA-28-151 |
Mtm Aviation LLC Lake Havasu City, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-08-29 | Valid |
| N9400W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Low Wing Aviation LLC Mountain Home, Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-08-29 | Valid |
| N15266 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Plane Rents LLC South Shore, South Dakota |
Standard | 2026-08-28 | Valid |
| N4539X | Piper PA-28-151 |
4539X LLC Saint John, Indiana |
Standard | 2026-08-28 | Valid |
| N838MA | Piper PA-28-161 |
Cca Aero Estate LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2026-08-28 | Valid |
| N8551W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Daideo Enterprises LLC Slingerlands, New York |
Standard | 2026-08-28 | Valid |
| N899DW | Piper PA-28RT-201T |
Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-08-28 | Valid |
| N8718N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2026-08-27 | Valid |
| N962WW | Piper PA-28R-201 |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2026-08-27 | Valid |
| N3069Y | Piper PA-28RT-201 |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2026-08-26 | Valid |
| N3831Q | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-08-26 | Valid |
| N5370F | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2026-08-26 | Valid |
| N5415S | Piper PA-28-140 |
98X LLC Caddo Mills, Texas |
Standard | 2026-08-26 | Valid |
| N55979 | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Acumen Aerotech LLC Rogers, Texas |
Standard | 2026-08-26 | Valid |
| N6742W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Midnight Flight LLC Wells, Texas |
Standard | 2026-08-26 | Valid |
| N9947W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2026-08-26 | Valid |
| N4446J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2026-08-25 | Valid |
| N944EV | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Southlake Aviation LLC Arden, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-08-25 | Valid |
| N1206T | Piper PA-28-180 |
Cps 1 LLC Pelham, Alabama |
Standard | 2026-08-24 | Valid |
| N4455M | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Clear Prop LLC Roswell, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-08-24 | Valid |
| N56031 | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2026-08-24 | Valid |
| N6122J | Piper PA-28-151 |
Vatm Sky Investments LLC Thomson, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-08-24 | Valid |
| N617FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-08-24 | Valid |
| N7216P | Piper PA-28-160 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-08-24 | Valid |
| N7743W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Atigun Aviation LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-08-24 | Valid |
| N82933 | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-08-24 | Valid |
| N8301C | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Beach Aero LLC Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Standard | 2026-08-24 | Valid |
| N8850N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Gregs Airplane Rental LLC Eloy, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-08-24 | Valid |
| N9062J | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-08-24 | Valid |
| N2146T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2026-08-23 | Valid |
| N5036W | Piper PA-28 |
Aeroglide Aviation Group LLC Trenton, New Jersey |
Standard | 2026-08-23 | Valid |
| N829JS | Piper PA-28-161 |
Redstone Arsenal Flying Activity Huntsville, Alabama |
None on file | 2026-08-23 | Valid |
| N8044W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Kananen Agency INC Joliet, Montana |
Standard | 2026-08-22 | Valid |
| N9791W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-08-22 | Valid |
| N1540J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2026-08-21 | Valid |
| N5930U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Splendid Air Leasing LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-08-21 | Valid |
| N8217Q | Piper PA-28-161 |
Paris Air INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2026-08-21 | Valid |
| N56317 | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Flying Doctor LLC Clearwater, Florida |
Standard | 2026-08-20 | Valid |
| N4250J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Leasing Systems INC Gallatin, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-08-19 | Valid |
| N4347D | Piper PA-28-161 |
Aviation Flight Services INC Cumming, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-08-19 | Valid |
| N8663W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Rush Lake Holding Company LLC Flushing, Michigan |
Standard | 2026-08-19 | Valid |
| N2897M | Piper PA-28-161 |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-08-18 | Valid |
| N5838W | Piper PA-28-160 |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2026-08-18 | Valid |
| N6247J | Piper PA-28-181 |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-08-18 | Valid |
| N6393C | Piper PA-28-161 |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-08-18 | Valid |
| N80908 | Piper PA-28-161 |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-08-18 | Valid |
| N99YG | Piper PA-28-161 |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-08-18 | Valid |
| N4066Q | Piper PA-28R-201T |
Dmb Aviation LLC Oakland, Michigan |
None on file | 2026-08-16 | Valid |
| N61497 | Piper PA-28-140 |
3 Dudes 1 Plane LLC Olympia, Washington |
Standard | 2026-08-16 | Valid |