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
Who owns them registrant type
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
Airworthiness certificate class
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
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
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 model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
