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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 · 18,619

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N7633W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Montana
 Standard 2025-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8173W Piper
PA-28-180
 Roadrunner Flight School LLC
Farmington, New Mexico
 Standard 2025-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8743N Piper
PA-28-140
 Withheld at owner's request
 Standard 2025-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2134E Piper
PA-28-181
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2025-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4414J Piper
PA-28-140
 Htf Aviation LLC
Kalispell, Montana
 Standard 2025-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4669J Piper
PA-28R-180
 Airlake Aero INC
Lakeville, Minnesota
 Standard 2025-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N554R Piper
PA-28-181
Standard 2025-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6379C Piper
PA-28-161
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2025-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7369J Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2025-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7725N Piper
PA-28-180
 Hangar Twenty Two Aviation LLC
Athens, Texas
 Standard 2025-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8276V Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2025-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9671C Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Colorado
 Standard 2025-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98319 Piper
PA-28-140
 Restin Air LLC
Kalispell, Montana
 Standard 2025-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1852J Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2025-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2451R Piper
PA-28-180
 Oracle Aviation LLC
Omaha, Nebraska
 Standard 2025-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N381FC Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Missouri
 Standard 2025-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4178N Piper
PA-28-181
 K Tahoe Air LLC
Glendale, California
 Standard 2025-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55094 Piper
PA-28-140
 Remedy Aviation LLC
Langford, South Dakota
 Standard 2025-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6768J Piper
PA-28-140
 Suncoast Flight Training LLC
Sarasota, Florida
 Standard 2025-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6948W Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2025-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N82634 Piper
PA-28-236
 Aircraft Wings LLC
Gresham, Oregon
 Standard 2025-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92GM Piper
PA-28R-201T
 Co-owned owner
Indiana
 Standard 2025-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9659K Piper
PA-28R-200
 Co-owned owner
Florida
 Standard 2025-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3753M Piper
PA-28-181
 Eighties Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2025-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6338R Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Standard 2025-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36167 Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2025-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4583R Piper
PA-28-140
 Dmac Aircraft LLC
Savannah, Georgia
 Standard 2025-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7612J Piper
PA-28R-180
 Speer Aviation LLC
Live Oak, Florida
 Standard 2025-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N83009 Piper
PA-28-161
 Paris Air INC
Vero Beach, Florida
 Standard 2025-08-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41108 Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Nebraska
 Standard 2025-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5023S Piper
PA-28R-200
 Summit Arrow Adventures LLC
Peyton, Colorado
 Standard 2025-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N708LA Piper
PA-28-181
 N708La LLC
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 Standard 2025-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N709LA Piper
PA-28-181
 N709La LLC
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 Standard 2025-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N767LA Piper
PA-28-181
 N767La LLC
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 Standard 2025-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N780LA Piper
PA-28-181
 N780La LLC
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 Standard 2025-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N813DX Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Globe Aero LLC
Lakeland, Florida
 Standard 2025-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N814DX Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Globe Aero LLC
Lakeland, Florida
 Standard 2025-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N845DX Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Globe Aero LLC
Lakeland, Florida
 Standard 2025-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N846DX Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Globe Aero LLC
Lakeland, Florida
 Standard 2025-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N847DX Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Globe Aero LLC
Lakeland, Florida
 Standard 2025-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N848DX Piper
PA-28-181
 Globe Aero LLC
Lakeland, Florida
 Standard 2025-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N849DX Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Globe Aero LLC
Lakeland, Florida
 Standard 2025-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8509W Piper
PA-28-235
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2025-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N852DX Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Globe Aero LLC
Lakeland, Florida
 Standard 2025-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N853DX Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Globe Aero LLC
Lakeland, Florida
 Standard 2025-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8609N Piper
PA-28-180
 Bird Properties LLC
Roosevelt, Utah
 Standard 2025-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1507T Piper
PA-28-180
 Aero Care INC
Orange, Massachusetts
 Standard 2025-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3667R Piper
PA-28-180
 Shamrock Aviation LLC
Broken Bow, Nebraska
 Standard 2025-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4922T Piper
PA-28R-200
 Co-owned owner
Washington
 Standard 2025-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5271W Piper
PA-28
 Brown Thrasher Aero LLC
Midland, Georgia
 Standard 2025-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5291S Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2025-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6440R Piper
PA-28-140
 Air George LLC
Oblong, Illinois
 Standard 2025-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75171 Piper
PA-28-235
 Horsepower Aviation LLC
Gilroy, California
 Standard 2025-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8106R Piper
PA-28-236
 Co-owned owner
Wyoming
 Standard 2025-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8339C Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Missouri
 Standard 2025-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N888VT Piper
PA-28R-180
 Pam Aire LLC
Cedar Hill, Texas
 Standard 2025-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9804W Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
Florida
 Standard 2025-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1023X Piper
PA-28-235
 Individual owner
Idaho
 Standard 2025-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1844J Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
Washington
 Standard 2025-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32790 Piper
PA-28-151
 N32790 LLC
Avilla, Indiana
 Standard 2025-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3912X Piper
PA-28-140
 N3912X Holdings LLC
Sarasota, Florida
 Standard 2025-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3935K Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2025-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4356J Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
Idaho
 Standard 2025-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56085 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2025-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7208W Piper
PA-28-180
 Sky View Aviation LLC
Porter, Oklahoma
 Standard 2025-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7427W Piper
PA-28-180
 Wingswat LLC
Placentia, California
 Standard 2025-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7471R Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2025-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7508R Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Kansas
 Standard 2025-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8775N Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2025-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9394W Piper
PA-28-235
 Leading Edge Scaffold INC
Las Vegas, Nevada
 Standard 2025-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9594J Piper
PA-28-180
 Jensen Enterprises LLC
Iola, Kansas
 Standard 2025-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N140JF Piper
PA-28-140
 Meriden Aviation Center LLC
Meriden, Connecticut
 Standard 2025-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3661M Piper
PA-28R-201
 Alpha Kilo Enterprises LLC
Helena, Montana
 Standard 2025-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5825T Piper
PA-28-150
 Individual owner
New Mexico
 Standard 2025-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7290J Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2025-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8090F Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2025-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3493R Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2025-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4122D Piper
PA-28-181
 Cloud Chaser Aviation LLC
Chesnee, South Carolina
 Standard 2025-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2902S Piper
PA-28-181
 M81 Aviation LLC
Santa Monica, California
 Standard 2025-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4800T Piper
PA-28-235
 Zero Tango LLC
San Francisco, California
 Standard 2025-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4818L Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2025-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4970S Piper
PA-28R-200
 Mapoles Aviation
Pace, Florida
 Standard 2025-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5445W Piper
PA-28-160
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2025-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N735FL Piper
PA-28-140
 International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
 Standard 2025-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3072R Piper
PA-28R-200
Standard 2025-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40903 Piper
PA-28-151
 Boyer Aviation LLC
Kiel, Wisconsin
 Standard 2025-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N448P Piper
PA-28R-201T
 Valiair Limited Company
Casper, Wyoming
 None on file 2025-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8846J Piper
PA-28-180
 Fighter Pilot Enterprises LLC
Eaton, Colorado
 Standard 2025-07-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N14033 Piper
PA-28-140
 Nomadic Flight Training LLC
New Castle, Delaware
 Standard 2025-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2294Q Piper
PA-28R-201
 South Florida Helicopters INC
Indiantown, Florida
 Standard 2025-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3038L Piper
PA-28-161
 Region Flyers LLC
Valparaiso, Indiana
 Standard 2025-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3982X Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2025-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4521R Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Missouri
 Standard 2025-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6385W Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
West Virginia
 Standard 2025-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9118W Piper
PA-28-235
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Standard 2025-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9290N Piper
PA-28-181
 Flight Vision 1 LLC
Lake Mary, Florida
 Standard 2025-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9413N Piper
PA-28R-200
 Co-owned owner
Arizona
 Standard 2025-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1331T Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2025-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1545J Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
Missouri
 Standard 2025-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4347H Piper
PA-28-161
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2025-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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