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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 · 18,619

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N4TH Piper
PA-28-181
 Im Plane Crazy LTD
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2024-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55606 Piper
PA-28-140
 Falcon Aviation Academy CORP
Chino, California
 Standard 2024-11-05 Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes
N7134C Piper
PA-28-140
 US Flight Academy International INC
Post, Texas
 Standard 2024-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7951W Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2024-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9232W Piper
PA-28-235
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2024-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9448J Piper
PA-28-180
 Richmond Heights LLC
Pocahontas, Arkansas
 Standard 2024-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32318 Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
Nebraska
 Standard 2024-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32700 Piper
PA-28-140
 Mob Aviation USA LLC
Auburndale, Florida
 Standard 2024-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3896F Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2024-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4992L Piper
PA-28-180
 Grove City Aviation LLC
Mercer, Pennsylvania
 Standard 2024-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8286B Piper
PA-28RT-201
 High Altitude Ministries LLC
Blythewood, South Carolina
 Standard 2024-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1693T Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Kansas
 Standard 2024-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31581 Piper
PA-28-161
 Individual owner
Kentucky
 Standard 2024-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8472W Piper
PA-28-180
 Infinite Air Center LLC
Albany, Oregon
 Standard 2024-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95244 Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2024-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2576M Piper
PA-28R-201T
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2024-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33815 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Hyde Leasing LLC
Water Valley, Mississippi
 Standard 2024-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5985W Piper
PA-28-140
 Sterling West CORP
Camden, Delaware
 Standard 2024-10-31 Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes
N71PM Piper
PA-28-140
 Anderson Aviation LLC
Bulverde, Texas
 Standard 2024-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75GP Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2024-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N968CA Piper
PA-28-180
 American Aviator LLC
Arlington, Texas
 Standard 2024-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15962 Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Oklahoma
 Standard 2024-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22KS Piper
PA-28R-200
 Co-owned owner
Georgia
 Standard 2024-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2672T Piper
PA-28-235
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2024-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32480 Piper
PA-28-180
 Alphakiloecho LLC
Somerville, Massachusetts
 Standard 2024-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5133S Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
Georgia
 Standard 2024-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55958 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Rl Magneto LLC
Sacramento, California
 Standard 2024-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6443R Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2024-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7715N Piper
PA-28-180
 K Heart Aviation LLC
Choudrant, Louisiana
 Standard 2024-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N82953 Piper
PA-28-181
 Sky Fox Aircraft LLC
Queen Creek, Arizona
 Standard 2024-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N84001 Piper
PA-28-161
 Darcy Aviation LLC
Danbury, Connecticut
 Standard 2024-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9204W Piper
PA-28-235
 Mcginley Aviation INC
Ocala, Florida
 Standard 2024-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9297Q Piper
PA-28-181
 Tequila Sunrise LLC
Anniston, Alabama
 Standard 2024-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9402K Piper
PA-28-151
 Cash Management Consulting LLC
Granite Springs, New York
 Standard 2024-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N110LM Piper
PA-28-181
 Go Vertical Aviation LLC
Russellville, Alabama
 Standard 2024-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3914X Piper
PA-28R-200
 Lechene Aviation LLC
Indiana, Pennsylvania
 Standard 2024-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42404 Piper
PA-28-151
 Millennium Airways LLC
Valencia, California
 Standard 2024-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4947J Piper
PA-28R-180
 Elite Fleet LLC
Spofford, New Hampshire
 Standard 2024-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5650U Piper
PA-28-140
 Skyways Group LLC
Greensboro, North Carolina
 Standard 2024-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7621W Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
Missouri
 Standard 2024-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15682 Piper
PA-28-140
 Bold Pipe Dream LLC
Los Angeles, California
 Standard 2024-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1818T Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
Michigan
 Standard 2024-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32069 Piper
PA-28-151
 Adb Investments LLC
Duncan, South Carolina
 Standard 2024-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41507 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2024-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44430 Piper
PA-28-180
 Red Eye Aviation LLC
Minocqua, Wisconsin
 Standard 2024-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9638J Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Utah
 Standard 2024-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7185W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2024-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8283N Piper
PA-28-140
 Ruth Joyce Aviation LLC
Henderson, Texas
 Standard 2024-10-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2501R Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Iowa
 Standard 2024-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N397WN Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2024-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44326 Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
Missouri
 Standard 2024-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4663R Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Oklahoma
 Standard 2024-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47706 Piper
PA-28-181
 Coast 2 Coast LLC
Pensacola, Florida
 Standard 2024-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N779AK Piper
PA-28R-200
 Just Plane Partners LLC
Yorba Linda, California
 Standard 2024-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1388T Piper
PA-28-180
 Nora Jet LLC
Granbury, Texas
 Standard 2024-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4330T Piper
PA-28-180
 Bc 180 LLC
Chouteau, Oklahoma
 Standard 2024-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4399X Piper
PA-28-151
 Dodson International Parts INC
Rantoul, Kansas
 Standard 2024-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4513D Piper
PA-28-181
 Rkm Aviation LLC
Lexington, North Carolina
 Standard 2024-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4805L Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2024-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4870L Piper
PA-28-180
 Winyah Aviation LLC
Georgetown, South Carolina
 Standard 2024-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56204 Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2024-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8257G Piper
PA-28-181
 Draco Flight School INC
Chino, California
 Standard 2024-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9109Q Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2024-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3451Q Piper
PA-28-140
 Ccr Holdings LLC
Rushford, Minnesota
 Standard 2024-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6434W Piper
PA-28-140
 Black Scorpion Nv LLC
Elko, Nevada
 Standard 2024-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8345C Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
Illinois
 Standard 2024-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N122HS Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2024-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40058 Piper
PA-28-161
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2024-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6448W Piper
PA-28-140
 Sierra Lima Aviation LLC
Riverton, Utah
 Standard 2024-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6592W Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2024-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6687W Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2024-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6927J Piper
PA-28-140
 Clear2Fly Aerospace LLC
Daytona Beach, Florida
 Standard 2024-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7071W Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2024-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N96DT Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2024-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15450 Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2024-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4936L Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
Georgia
 Standard 2024-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7265J Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
Alaska
 Standard 2024-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8132W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
South Carolina
 Standard 2024-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N226LL Piper
PA-28-161
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5709U Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6234J Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
Iowa
 Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6596W Piper
PA-28-140
 N6596W LLC
Derby, Kansas
 Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6939W Piper
PA-28-140
 Cherokee Eaglefang LLC
New Braunfels, Texas
 Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N693HA Piper
PA-28-140
 Hawkins Flight Academy LLC
Shelbyville, Tennessee
 Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7688F Piper
PA-28-181
 Little House In The Big Woods LLC
Nashville, Indiana
 Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8342R Piper
PA-28-140
 Caleb Cooper 2 LLC
Pinellas Park, Florida
 Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9018W Piper
PA-28-235
 Individual owner
North Dakota
 Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9850W Piper
PA-28-140
 Destination Flyer LLC
Memphis, Tennessee
 Standard 2024-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N175TC Piper
PA-28-181
 Texas State Technical College
Waco, Texas
 Standard 2024-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N245TC Piper
PA-28-181
 Texas State Technical College
Waco, Texas
 Standard 2024-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2880L Piper
PA-28-236
 Co-owned owner
West Virginia
 Standard 2024-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N325TC Piper
PA-28-181
 Texas State Technical College
Waco, Texas
 Standard 2024-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3280R Piper
PA-28R-180
 Amson Technology Lc
Des Moines, Iowa
 Standard 2024-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N399TC Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Texas State Technical College
Waco, Texas
 Standard 2024-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4325U Piper
PA-28-161
 Metro Aircraft CO
Bloomington, Minnesota
 Standard 2024-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4368V Piper
PA-28-181
 Co-owned owner
Washington
 Standard 2024-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N440TC Piper
PA-28-181
 Texas State Technical College
Waco, Texas
 Standard 2024-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56220 Piper
PA-28-140
 Seashell Aviation LLC
Milton, Florida
 Standard 2024-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8307Y Piper
PA-28-161
 Paris Air INC
Vero Beach, Florida
 Standard 2024-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N87KG Piper
PA-28R-200
 Cherokee From Sebring LLC
North Brunswick, New Jersey
 Standard 2024-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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