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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 · 3,548 PA-28-181 (all versions)

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N8586J Piper
PA-28-181
Skyborne Airline Academy INC
Vero Beach, Florida
Standard 2025-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8588P Piper
PA-28-181
Skyborne Airline Academy INC
Vero Beach, Florida
Standard 2025-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3474M Piper
PA-28-181
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2025-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N739ND Piper
PA-28-181
Air Shares LLC
Casper, Wyoming
Standard 2025-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N49PT Piper
PA-28-181
Wright Wrench Aviation LLC
Cedar City, Utah
Standard 2025-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N563DF Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Golden Aviation LLC
Hillsborough, New Jersey
Standard 2025-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N614BL Piper
PA-28-181
Wingsleasing LLC
Wichita, Kansas
Standard 2025-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N811BL Piper
PA-28-181
Wingsleasing LLC
Wichita, Kansas
Standard 2025-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8262K Piper
PA-28-181
Hesston College
Hesston, Kansas
Standard 2025-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2852V Piper
PA-28-181
Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2025-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2954N Piper
PA-28-181
Co-owned owner
Mississippi
Standard 2025-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N766ND Piper
PA-28-181
Gfk Wings LLC
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Standard 2025-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N862DX Piper
PA-28-181
Globe Aero LLC
Lakeland, Florida
Standard 2025-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N865DX Piper
PA-28-181
Globe Aero LLC
Lakeland, Florida
Standard 2025-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N406PG Piper
PA-28-181
Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2025-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N619AG Piper
PA-28-181
United States Air Force
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Standard 2025-10-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7820C Piper
PA-28-181
Summit Flight Academy LLC
Peculiar, Missouri
Standard 2025-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70075 Piper
PA-28-181
Co-owned owner
Utah
Standard 2025-10-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N969ND Piper
PA-28-181
University Of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Standard 2025-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4483F Piper
PA-28-181
Hill Patrick E
Oceanside, California
Standard 2025-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8077H Piper
PA-28-181
8077H LLC
Southington, Connecticut
Standard 2025-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8428H Piper
PA-28-181
Individual owner
West Virginia
Standard 2025-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N951ND Piper
PA-28-181
University Of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Standard 2025-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N966ND Piper
PA-28-181
Univeristy Of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Standard 2025-10-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N239C Piper
PA-28-181
Wolvestown LLC
Humble, Texas
Standard 2025-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2917T Piper
PA-28-181
Co-owned owner
Kentucky
Standard 2025-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N870ND Piper
PA-28-181
University Of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Standard 2025-10-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7637F Piper
PA-28-181
37 Foxtrot LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N943ND Piper
PA-28-181
University Of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Standard 2025-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3003K Piper
PA-28-181
Co-owned owner
Illinois
Standard 2025-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N813P Piper
PA-28-181
Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2025-10-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6365C Piper
PA-28-181
Wingsleasing LLC
Wichita, Kansas
Standard 2025-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2249K Piper
PA-28-181
Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2025-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28017 Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8397L Piper
PA-28-181
Wingsleasing LLC
Wichita, Kansas
Standard 2025-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28015 Piper
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28030 Piper
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28043 Piper
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28069 Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28086 Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28090 Piper
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28098 Piper
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28154 Piper
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4402T Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoneix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4403L Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4403Z Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75151 Piper
PA-28-181
Olsen Aviation LLC
Atlantic, Iowa
Standard 2025-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7646F Piper
PA-28-181
Shouling & Philip Enterprise
Lancaster, California
Standard 2025-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28020 Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28034 Piper
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28045 Piper
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28051 Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28053 Piper
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28065 Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28077 Piper
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
None on file 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28088 Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28096 Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28251 Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28421 Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28614 Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28852 Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28926 Piper
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28949 Piper
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28958 Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28959 Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28978 Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28979 Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4400A Piper
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4400D Piper
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4400F Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4400W Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4401E Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4401N Piper
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4401W Piper
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4402A Piper
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4402U Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4403W Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Cae Aviation Academy Phoenix LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2025-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9360C Piper
PA-28-181
Pure Joy Aviation One LLC
Schaumburg, Illinois
Standard 2025-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47452 Piper
PA-28-181
Cherry Hill Aviation INC
Freetown, Indiana
Standard 2025-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5966F Piper
PA-28-181
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2025-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36281 Piper
PA-28-181
Hedgehog Management LLC
Salem, Ohio
Standard 2025-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8268C Piper
PA-28-181
Jk Aviation LLC
Austin, Texas
Standard 2025-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9279J Piper
PA-28-181
Andromeda Air LLC
Houston, Texas
Standard 2025-09-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N260U Piper
PA-28-181
Board Of Regents Of The University Of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
Standard 2025-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N300U Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Board Of Regents Of The Univeristy Of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
Standard 2025-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N320U Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Board Of Regents Of The University Of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
Standard 2025-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N400U Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Board Of Regents Of The University Of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
Standard 2025-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N764CC Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Yale Companies LLC DBA Hot Wings Aviation LLC
Fishers, Indiana
Standard 2025-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9720C Piper
PA-28-181
Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2025-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4581X Piper
PA-28-181
Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2025-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75138 Piper
PA-28-181
High Island Seamless INC
Gaylord, Minnesota
Standard 2025-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1959H Piper
PA-28-181
N1959H Aviation LLC
Hillsborough, New Jersey
Standard 2025-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4389V Piper
PA-28-181
Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2025-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2226N Piper
PA-28-181
Wingsleasing LLC
Wichita, Kansas
Standard 2025-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2942T Piper
PA-28-181
Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2025-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4161P Piper
PA-28-181
Standard 2025-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4292Y Piper
PA-28-181
Individual owner
California
Standard 2025-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8218Z Piper
PA-28-181
Wingsleasing LLC
Wichita, Kansas
Standard 2025-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8401T Piper
PA-28-181
Wingsleasing LLC
Wichita, Kansas
Standard 2025-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2527U Piper
PA-28-181
Deljanovan Trucking LLC
Roaring Branch, Pennsylvania
Standard 2025-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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