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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
N8738W Piper
PA-28-235
 Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
 Standard 2023-12-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N874WV Piper
PA-28-235
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2023-12-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N301ST Piper
PA-28-140
 Technical Education Services INC
Virginia Beach, Virginia
 Standard 2023-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N800FW Piper
PA-28-161
 Paphos Airways LLC
Farmingdale, New York
 Standard 2023-12-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1429X Piper
PA-28R-200
Standard 2023-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4424T Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
South Dakota
 Standard 2023-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2875R Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2023-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6098W Piper
PA-28-140
 Fall Line Aviation LLC
Augusta, Georgia
 Standard 2023-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6962W Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Experimental 2023-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8756W Piper
PA-28-235
 Individual owner
Kentucky
 Standard 2023-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8899W Piper
PA-28R-201T
 Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt,
Standard 2023-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1872T Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Standard 2023-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N365MK Piper
PA-28-181
 North Star Aviation INC
Mankato, Minnesota
 Standard 2023-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N366MK Piper
PA-28-181
 North Star Aviation INC
Mankato, Minnesota
 Standard 2023-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38312 Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2023-12-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7553J Piper
PA-28R-180
 Thunder Arrow CORP
Santa Monica, California
 Standard 2023-12-27 Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes
N1040X Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
West Virginia
 Standard 2023-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5216W Piper
PA-28-160
 Individual owner
Wyoming
 Standard 2023-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8490R Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
Washington
 Standard 2023-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N200US Piper
PA-28-181
 Fly More LLC
Chattanooga, Tennessee
 Standard 2023-12-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29NC Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
Oklahoma
 Standard 2023-12-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4489X Piper
PA-28-181
 Fidelis Aviation LLC
Cornelius, North Carolina
 Standard 2023-12-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5348L Piper
PA-28-180
 Pn4 Aviation Holdings LLC
Bishop, California
 Standard 2023-12-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9191W Piper
PA-28-235
 Transonic Management INC
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
 Standard 2023-12-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N331MK Piper
PA-28-181
 Stardust Aviation LLC
Farmingdale, New York
 Standard 2023-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56823 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Fly Tu9 LLC
Vancouver, Washington
 Standard 2023-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5689V Piper
PA-28-181
 Stardust Aviation LLC
Farmingdale, New York
 Standard 2023-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N724R Piper
PA-28-181
 Stardust Aviation LLC
Farmingdale, New York
 Standard 2023-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N960WC Piper
PA-28-181
 Stardust Aviation LLC
Farmingdale, New York
 Standard 2023-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N964WC Piper
PA-28-181
 Stardust Aviation LLC
Farmingdale, New York
 Standard 2023-12-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3745T Piper
PA-28R-180
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2023-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5737W Piper
PA-28-150
 Ultimate Airparts LLC
Strasburg, Virginia
 Standard 2023-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N138SF Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2023-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N214AA Piper
PA-28-180
 Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois
 Standard 2023-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3571L Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2023-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6728W Piper
PA-28-140
 Fifteen Hundred Hours LLC
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
 Standard 2023-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N104FG Piper
PA-28-161
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2023-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3736K Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Iowa
 Standard 2023-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6750W Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2023-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4405X Piper
PA-28-151
 W Air LLC
Wheeling, Illinois
 Standard 2023-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N518BW Piper
PA-28-180
 8Bravo Wiskey LLC
New Liberty, Kentucky
 Standard 2023-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N642JA Piper
PA-28-181
 Yale Companies LLC DBA
Indianapolis, Indiana
 Standard 2023-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N685MA Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Yale Companies LLC DBA
Indianapolis, Indiana
 Standard 2023-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12TC Piper
PA-28-181
 Cb22 Holdings LLC
Price, Utah
 Standard 2023-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15559 Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
New Hampshire
 Standard 2023-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2134J Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2023-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N230XH Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2023-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N465FA Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Rondeau INC
East Norriton, Pennsylvania
 Standard 2023-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5213W Piper
PA-28-160
 N5213W LLC
Clarksville, Tennessee
 Standard 2023-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6350R Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2023-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75270 Piper
PA-28-151
 Long Island Aviators LLC
Seaford, New York
 Standard 2023-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8350R Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2023-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1895J Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2023-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2163G Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2023-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N280TC Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Standard 2023-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3310P Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2023-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36187 Piper
PA-28-161
 Swaz Aviation LLC
Mesa, Arizona
 Standard 2023-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3701K Piper
PA-28-140
 Cdm Atlanta INC
Tyrone, Georgia
 Standard 2023-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44858 Piper
PA-28-161
 Swaz Aviation LLC
Mesa, Arizona
 Standard 2023-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6736W Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2023-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7435W Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
Colorado
 Standard 2023-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8162A Piper
PA-28-161
 Individual owner
Massachusetts
 Standard 2023-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8294L Piper
PA-28-161
 Ats Tennessee INC
Oneida, Tennessee
 Standard 2023-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2084T Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2023-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32030 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2023-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47615 Piper
PA-28-161
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2023-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9913W Piper
PA-28-140
 Jcl Equipment Rental
Coleta, Illinois
 Standard 2023-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38987 Piper
PA-28-161
 Ocean City Flying Club LLC
Middletown, Rhode Island
 Standard 2023-12-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N236PA Piper
PA-28-161
 Co-owned owner
South Dakota
 Standard 2023-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6815J Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2023-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9123P Piper
PA-28-236
 Eye Sea Aviation LLC
Wilmington, North Carolina
 Standard 2023-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2112G Piper
PA-28-161
 A&J Aircraft Leasing INC
Burlington, Colorado
 Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N228WC Piper
PA-28-161
 Yard Bird Aviation LLC
Key West, Florida
 Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N307PT Piper
PA-28-180
 Co-owned owner
Wyoming
 Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32439 Piper
PA-28-151
 Triple R Aviation LLC
Cleburne, Texas
 Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3427M Piper
PA-28-161
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3945T Piper
PA-28R-180
 Individual owner
South Dakota
 Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4350T Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44653 Piper
PA-28-140
 Cash Management Consulting LLC
Granite Springs, New York
 Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4511J Piper
PA-28R-180
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N542JP Piper
PA-28R-180
 Individual owner
Kansas
 Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6372J Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7744W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N845TC Piper
PA-28-181
 Texas State Technical College
Waco, Texas
 Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N847TC Piper
PA-28-181
 Texas State Technical College
Waco, Texas
 Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1003C Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Montana
 Standard 2023-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5225W Piper
PA-28
 All the Way Up Aviation LLC
Valrico, Florida
 Standard 2023-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2184T Piper
PA-28-180
 Fisher Global LLC
Conway, Arkansas
 Standard 2023-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2705R Piper
PA-28R-200
 Centerline Aviation LLC
Nolensville, Tennessee
 Standard 2023-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2937X Piper
PA-28-181
 Co-owned owner
Alaska
 Standard 2023-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2946B Piper
PA-28-236
 Reading Aero Club INC
Reading, Pennsylvania
 Standard 2023-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32681 Piper
PA-28-235
 Individual owner
Montana
 Standard 2023-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42756 Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2023-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7977W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2023-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8649N Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Delaware
 Standard 2023-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9287E Piper
PA-28-161
 Skyborne Airline Academy INC
Vero Beach, Florida
 Standard 2023-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7492W Piper
PA-28-180
 N7492W LLC
Spicewood, Texas
 Standard 2023-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2205M Piper
PA-28-181
 Arthur Aircraft LLC
Sparta, Illinois
 Standard 2023-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32543 Piper
PA-28-151
 Echo 7 Tango Aviation LLC
Pottsboro, Texas
 Standard 2023-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40945 Piper
PA-28-180
 Mount Eagle INC
Alexander, Arkansas
 Standard 2023-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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