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Models · Piper · Piston singles · data as of October 5, 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 (1,685). 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 (1,933)
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 5, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Florida1,685Texas1,512California1,488Delaware660Arizona619Pennsylvania605Georgia586Ohio572North Carolina560New York523Illinois493Minnesota473

Who owns them registrant type

Individual8,001 (43%)LLC5,221 (28%)Corporation2,533 (14%)Co-owned2,034 (11%)Government397 (2%)Partnership223 (1%)Non-citizen corporation204 (1%)Not stated5 (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-28-1813,5491975 to 202619.1%
PA-28-1803,5051961 to 198118.8%
PA-28-1611,5411976 to 20168.3%
PA-28R-2001,2231969 to 19766.6%
PA-28-1519601952 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-2011781978 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 · 2,575 with no year on file

01,7283,4575,1866,914194019501960197019801990200020108682020

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

05361,0721,6072,14320102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420251,1532026

Registration status

Valid18,240 (98%)Pending189 (1%)Valid (manufacturer)91 (0.5%)Sale reported52 (0.3%)Reports overdue17 (0.1%)Pending cancellation10 (0.1%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard18,232 (98%)None on file321 (2%)Special flight permit19 (0.1%)Multiple19 (0.1%)Experimental17 (0.1%)Restricted10 (0.1%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Piper Aircraft INC100University 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 5, 2026, counting 18 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Piper PA-28s?

Florida, with 1,685.

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 · 4,259 PA-28-140 (all versions)

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N1937T Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
Arizona
 Standard 2016-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4434J Piper
PA-28-140
 Carney Allen G
Weaubleau, Missouri
 Standard 2016-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5995W Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
North Dakota
 Standard 2016-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9504W Piper
PA-28-140
 S&J Aviation LLC
Burlington, Washington
 Standard 2016-03-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6752J Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
South Carolina
 Standard 2016-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7515R Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Iowa
 Standard 2016-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75186 Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2016-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5572U Piper
PA-28-140
 Poor Farmer Aviation LLC
Saint Marys, Ohio
 Standard 2016-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6433R Piper
PA-28-140
 Gary R Kasper Motor Sales
Vassar, Michigan
 Standard 2016-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8746N Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Nevada
 Standard 2016-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23JT Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2016-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7461R Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Oklahoma
 Standard 2016-03-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9582W Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
Utah
 Standard 2016-02-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5545U Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
New Jersey
 Standard 2016-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6777J Piper
PA-28-140
 Seven Seven Juliet LLC
Palmer, Alaska
 Standard 2016-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7264J Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Mississippi
 Standard 2016-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5669U Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Mississippi
 Standard 2016-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8340R Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
South Carolina
 Standard 2016-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7298F Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2016-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5762U Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2016-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N486FL Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2016-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9786W Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
Kentucky
 Standard 2016-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N514FL Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Rhode Island
 Standard 2016-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2547Q Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2015-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7295J Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2015-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1639J Piper
PA-28-140
 All American Aviation Services INC
Fayetteville, North Carolina
 Standard 2015-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7217F Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Missouri
 Standard 2015-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15533 Piper
PA-28-140
 Standard Day Aviation LLC
Garland, Texas
 Standard 2015-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98218 Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Oklahoma
 Standard 2015-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9839W Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2015-12-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6687J Piper
PA-28-140
 Rio Creek Aviators LTD
Casco, Wisconsin
 Standard 2015-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N736RM Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Alabama
 Standard 2015-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7588C Piper
PA-28-140
 Grand Aviation INC
Grove, Oklahoma
 Standard 2015-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3948K Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Standard 2015-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1883T Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Missouri
 Standard 2015-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N18SW Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2015-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7206C Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Colorado
 Standard 2015-11-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56724 Piper
PA-28-140
 Marianas Air Transfer INC
Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands
 Standard 2015-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1796T Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2015-11-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1071X Piper
PA-28-140
 Peter Prince Aviation Center LLC
Milton, Florida
 Standard 2015-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15916 Piper
PA-28-140
 Marianas Air Transfer INC
Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands
 Standard 2015-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5952U Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Louisiana
 Standard 2015-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6472R Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Alaska
 Standard 2015-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6756W Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
 Standard 2015-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33313 Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2015-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4558R Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Louisiana
 Standard 2015-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1768J Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2015-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3530K Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2015-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4687R Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
Louisiana
 Standard 2015-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6485W Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2015-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6255W Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2015-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4534R Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Standard 2015-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6525W Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Mississippi
 Standard 2015-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6650W Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2015-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7212F Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2015-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8482R Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2015-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98384 Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Maryland
 Standard 2015-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N140SB Piper
PA-28-140
 Skyfusion II LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
 Standard 2015-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5572V Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2015-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5874U Piper
PA-28-140
 Flying Wright Aviation LLC
Henderson, Nevada
 Standard 2015-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8814N Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
Oregon
 Standard 2015-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56055 Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2015-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6828W Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Massachusetts
 Standard 2015-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8878N Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
New Hampshire
 Standard 2015-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16304 Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2015-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N371SA Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2015-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95357 Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Kentucky
 Standard 2015-07-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33138 Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2015-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5660U Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2015-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5702U Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Hawaii
 Standard 2015-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N98017 Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Connecticut
 Standard 2015-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4271T Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2015-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2386T Piper
PA-28-140
 Hub City Aviation Academy LLC
Lubbock, Texas
 Standard 2015-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7163R Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2015-06-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7563R Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Missouri
 Standard 2015-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9940W Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2015-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95151 Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2015-06-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6148W Piper
PA-28-140
 Air Ventures Flying School LLC
Smithfield, Rhode Island
 Standard 2015-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8396R Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2015-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4389F Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2015-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2886T Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2015-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3940K Piper
PA-28-140
 Air Ventures Flying School LLC
Smithfield, Rhode Island
 Standard 2015-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5512V Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2015-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9792W Piper
PA-28-140
 Towner Flying Club
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
 Standard 2015-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41880 Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Iowa
 Standard 2015-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8214N Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2015-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4122J Piper
PA-28-140
 Collum Aviation LLC
Milton, Florida
 Standard 2015-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8094N Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2015-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15179 Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2015-04-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6584W Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8183N Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2015-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4308J Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2015-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2376T Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2015-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8061N Piper
PA-28-140
 North Florida Flyers LLC
Green Cove Springs, Florida
 Standard 2015-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1504T Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2015-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95198 Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Nebraska
 Standard 2015-03-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5875U Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2015-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8957C Piper
PA-28-140
 Tracon Aviation LLC
Winter Springs, Florida
 Standard 2015-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38477 Piper
PA-28-140
 California In Nice INC
San Jose, California
 Standard 2015-02-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7377J Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Nebraska
 Standard 2015-02-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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