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 · 961 PA-28-151 (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N41533 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Braden Aviation LLC Easton, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-06-27 | Valid |
| N44555 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-06-23 | Valid |
| N7627F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Lo CO Holdings LLC Loudon, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-06-19 | Valid |
| N33376 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-05-20 | Valid |
| N40963 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-05-17 | Valid |
| N57364 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fit Fliers LLC Worcester, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-05-16 | Valid |
| N32332 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Warrior 74 LLC Columbia, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-05-14 | Valid |
| N8756C | Piper PA-28-151 |
Dt Aviation LLC Ontario, California |
Standard | 2025-05-14 | Valid |
| N7894C | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-05-12 | Valid |
| N32440 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-05-07 | Valid |
| N4238F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Aviation Trust Company LLC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-05-07 | Valid |
| N813SS | Piper PA-28-151 |
Lake In The Hills Aviation LLC Algonquin, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-05-07 | Valid |
| N44668 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Wolf Aviation Network INC Westfield, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-05-02 | Valid |
| N42811 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-05-01 | Valid |
| N32191 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Czyszczon Aviation LLC St Pete Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2025-04-30 | Valid |
| N42477 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-04-29 | Valid |
| N4344F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-04-22 | Valid |
| N6654F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Red River Aviators Flying Club Bossier City, Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-04-09 | Valid |
| N626NJ | Piper PA-28-151 |
Cohesive Aviation LLC Gilford, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-03-28 | Valid |
| N6678F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-03-12 | Valid |
| N8466C | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-03-12 | Valid |
| N41858 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Skybound Aviation LLC Kernersville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-03-10 | Valid |
| N7616F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-03-06 | Valid |
| N4357F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2025-03-01 | Valid |
| N854CA | Piper PA-28-151 |
Junie The Flying Dog LLC Atlanta, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-02-26 | Valid |
| N3991X | Piper PA-28-151 |
Packaging Plus INC Fishers, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-02-05 | Valid |
| N54421 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-02-03 | Valid |
| N41639 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Airmotive Service LLC Brigham City, Utah |
Standard | 2025-01-18 | Valid |
| N32574 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-01-15 | Valid |
| N40810 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2025-01-14 | Valid |
| N4472F | Piper PA-28-151 |
A&J Aircraft Leasing INC Burlington, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-01-08 | Valid |
| N8493F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Charles City Aeronautics INC Charles City, Iowa |
Standard | 2025-01-06 | Valid |
| N41327 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-12-21 | Valid |
| N7038F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Fly With US LLC Seminole, Alabama |
Standard | 2024-12-16 | Valid |
| N32712 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Piper712 LLC Saint Petersburg, Florida |
Standard | 2024-12-14 | Valid |
| N7651F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Aishvaryam LLC DBA Lancaster, Texas |
Standard | 2024-12-14 | Valid |
| N32932 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2024-12-11 | Valid |
| N7100F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-11-21 | Valid |
| N898P | Piper PA-28-151 |
Titus Aviation LLC Fresno, California |
Standard | 2024-11-18 | Valid |
| N32781 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Arends Aviation And Instruction LLC Mahomet, Illinois |
Standard | 2024-11-12 | Valid |
| N32318 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Co-owned owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2024-11-04 | Valid |
| N9402K | Piper PA-28-151 |
Cash Management Consulting LLC Granite Springs, New York |
Standard | 2024-10-30 | Valid |
| N42404 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Millennium Airways LLC Valencia, California |
Standard | 2024-10-29 | Valid |
| N32069 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Adb Investments LLC Duncan, South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-10-28 | Valid |
| N41507 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-10-28 | Valid |
| N4399X | Piper PA-28-151 |
Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-10-23 | Valid |
| N8345C | Piper PA-28-151 |
Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2024-10-22 | Valid |
| N6234J | Piper PA-28-151 |
Co-owned owner Iowa |
Standard | 2024-10-18 | Valid |
| N75149 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-09-28 | Valid |
| N214SA | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2024-09-26 | Valid |
| N44702 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-09-20 | Valid |
| N32300 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Primary Flight Control LLC Fleming Island, Florida |
Standard | 2024-09-18 | Valid |
| N333PY | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-09-03 | Valid |
| N41969 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Lazy 8 Aviation LLC Arden, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-09-01 | Valid |
| N8318C | Piper PA-28-151 |
Aviator Jet LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-08-29 | Valid |
| N44566 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Skybound Aviation LLC Kernersville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-08-22 | Valid |
| N41291 | Piper PA-28-151 |
N41291 LLC Fort Worth, Texas |
Standard | 2024-08-19 | Valid |
| N74MH | Piper PA-28-151 |
Richmond Wheeler LLC Marshfield, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-08-17 | Valid |
| N4394F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Pacific Piper LLC Washougal, Washington |
Standard | 2024-08-14 | Valid |
| N3944F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-08-02 | Valid |
| N306HA | Piper PA-28-151 |
Charlie Group LLC Dover, Delaware |
None on file | 2024-07-29 | Valid |
| N44583 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Griffin Avionics INC Hyannis, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2024-07-19 | Valid |
| N6870J | Piper PA-28-151 |
Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-07-19 | Valid |
| N34WT | Piper PA-28-151 |
T & S Aviation LLC Lavonia, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-07-17 | Valid |
| N41509 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Jw Rew Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-07-12 | Valid |
| N4154Q | Piper PA-28-151 |
770 Cfi Services LLC Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-07-04 | Valid |
| N32334 | Piper PA-28-151 |
N32334 Aviation LLC Chandler, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-07-03 | Valid |
| N33017 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Nationwide Aviation LLC Hudson Oaks, Texas |
Standard | 2024-07-02 | Valid |
| N4391F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Norcal Flight Club Vacaville, California |
Standard | 2024-07-02 | Valid |
| N44267 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-07-02 | Valid |
| N4326F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Nationwide Aviation LLC Hudson Oaks, Texas |
Standard | 2024-07-01 | Valid |
| N200YR | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-06-24 | Valid |
| N44592 | Piper PA-28-151 |
V V S Implements LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-06-24 | Valid |
| N32731 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Reels Up LLC Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-06-21 | Valid |
| N40882 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Flight Factory LLC Danville, California |
Standard | 2024-06-18 | Valid |
| N4346F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-06-18 | Valid |
| N41905 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2024-06-08 | Valid |
| N32223 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2024-06-06 | Valid |
| N32251 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Kful Flyers Foudation INC Fullerton, California |
Standard | 2024-06-06 | Valid |
| N8731E | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-06-05 | Valid |
| N44622 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Xopena LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2024-06-03 | Valid |
| N714MD | Piper PA-28-151 |
Pittsburgh Pilot Training LLC Bethel Park, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-06-01 | Valid |
| N32575 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Mgps Aero LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-05-31 | Valid |
| N268MA | Piper Aircraft Corp PA-28-151 |
Masters Of The Air LLC Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2024-05-24 | Valid |
| N26132 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Active Pilot Solutions INC Van Nuys, California |
Standard | 2024-05-22 | Valid |
| N8110C | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-05-22 | Valid |
| N32299 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2024-05-18 | Valid |
| N41361 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Excell Air Filters LLC Ashland, Ohio |
Standard | 2024-05-11 | Valid |
| N43647 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Zg Aviation LLC Alexandria, Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-05-01 | Valid |
| N33802 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-04-24 | Valid |
| N33672 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Nulton Enterprises LLC Johnstown, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-04-17 | Valid |
| N9319F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Norris Aeroworks LLC Port Orange, Florida |
Standard | 2024-04-11 | Valid |
| N141TA | Piper PA-28-151 |
Pray Aviation INC Augusta, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-04-06 | Valid |
| N41669 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-04-06 | Valid |
| N9671K | Piper PA-28-151 |
Pray Aviation INC Augusta, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-04-06 | Valid |
| N32588 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-03-30 | Valid |
| N41522 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-03-28 | Valid |
| N4593F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Sterling Flight Training LLC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2024-03-28 | Valid |
| N33640 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Red Rooster Rentals LLC Alto, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-03-24 | Valid |
| N33673 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-03-18 | Valid |