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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 · 480 PA-28-236 (all versions)

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N669GB Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2008-12-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N929SM Piper
PA-28-236
 Air Manos LLC
Mesa, Arizona
 Standard 2008-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N914AM Piper
PA-28-236
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Standard 2008-11-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8124J Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2008-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3027V Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2008-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N999KK Piper
PA-28-236
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2008-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3016D Piper
PA-28-236
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2008-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20848 Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
New Jersey
 Standard 2008-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N408PB Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2008-04-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8130X Piper
PA-28-236
 Buck Company LLC
Saint Louis, Missouri
 Standard 2008-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22MJ Piper
PA-28-236
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2008-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8099N Piper
PA-28-236
 Arthur Kezian INC
Los Angeles, California
 Standard 2007-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2904K Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2006-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N236PR Piper
PA-28-236
 Connecticut Flyers INC
Madison, Connecticut
 Standard 2006-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N83231 Piper
PA-28-236
 Co-owned owner
Illinois
 Standard 2005-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2970N Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
South Dakota
 Standard 2005-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N270SW Piper
PA-28-236
 Environmental Quality Control INC
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
 None on file 2005-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2945D Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2005-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N828JM Piper
PA-28-236
 JR Aviation LLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma
 Standard 2005-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5945K Piper
PA-28-236
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2004-10-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8256L Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2004-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2880N Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2004-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N83160 Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2004-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4307G Piper
PA-28-236
 Big Cockpit LLC
Schaumburg, Illinois
 Standard 2004-05-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4351D Piper
PA-28-236
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2003-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2116Z Piper
PA-28-236
 Co-owned owner
New Mexico
 Standard 2003-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8402B Piper
PA-28-236
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Standard 2003-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8376Q Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2003-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2888C Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Standard 2003-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N152SW Piper
PA-28-236
 Djct LLC
Brown Summit, North Carolina
 Standard 2002-12-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3014G Piper
PA-28-236
 Wings Aircraft LLC
Anacortes, Washington
 Standard 2002-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2242F Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2002-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2223V Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Arkansas
 Standard 2002-07-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4303F Piper
PA-28-236
 Ddt Flyers LLC
Lynchburg, Virginia
 Standard 2002-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92390 Piper
PA-28-236
 Elek LLC
Springfield, Missouri
 Standard 2002-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2957M Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2002-02-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N82575 Piper
PA-28-236
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Standard 2001-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2129Z Piper
PA-28-236
 Co-owned owner
New York
 Standard 2001-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2213F Piper
PA-28-236
 J & M Airways LLC
Troy, Michigan
 Standard 2001-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8130Y Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2000-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2172U Piper
PA-28-236
 Wandering Wings INC
Fort Wayne, Indiana
 Standard 2000-10-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8298T Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
New Jersey
 None on file 2000-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N914P Piper
PA-28-236
 Land-O-Lakes Flying Club INC
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
 Standard 2000-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81406 Piper
PA-28-236
 Dorgate LLC
Charles City, Iowa
 Standard 2000-05-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8110B Piper
PA-28-236
 St Air LTD
Cincinnati, Ohio
 Standard 2000-04-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2224B Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2000-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3019Y Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Idaho
 Standard 2000-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2107G Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 1999-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N351VA Piper
PA-28-236
 Victory Aviation Club INC
Hamilton, Ohio
 Standard 1999-11-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8087C Piper
PA-28-236
 Hartzell Propeller Employees Flying Club
Piqua, Ohio
 Standard 1999-06-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29361 Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 1999-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N222TJ Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 1999-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38505 Piper
PA-28-236
 Commercial Openings
Raleigh, North Carolina
 Standard 1999-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2236C Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 1998-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N236BH Piper
PA-28-236
 Eagle Aero L L P
Carlsbad, New Mexico
 Standard 1998-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8323Y Piper
PA-28-236
 Rochester Flying Club INC
Rochester, New York
 Standard 1998-06-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8148Z Piper
PA-28-236
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 1998-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2889G Piper
PA-28-236
 Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 1998-03-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8086N Piper
PA-28-236
 Dakota Group INC
Rockaway, New Jersey
 Standard 1998-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2137F Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 1997-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8107B Piper
PA-28-236
 Flying 20 Club INC
Newtown, Connecticut
 Standard 1996-10-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2092D Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 1996-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2864Y Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 1996-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2840G Piper
PA-28-236
 L'Avion LLC
Napoleonville, Louisiana
 Standard 1995-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N82319 Piper
PA-28-236
 American Medical Emergency Serv INC
Englewood, Florida
 Standard 1994-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N422DJ Piper
PA-28-236
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Standard 1994-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8137C Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 1994-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2926J Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 1994-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81531 Piper
PA-28-236
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 1993-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9181D Piper
PA-28-236
 Boehmer Transportation Corporation
Machias, New York
 Standard 1992-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8240D Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 1992-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2940V Piper
PA-28-236
 Mike Koller Enterprises INC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 1989-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8384Y Piper
PA-28-236
 Progressive Flying CORP
North Salem, Indiana
 Standard 1988-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2326U Piper
PA-28-236
 Rodger Roberts INC
Winchester, Ohio
 Standard 1980-02-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N451X Piper
PA-28-236
 Cross Winds Flying Club INC
Bloomington, Illinois
 Standard 1979-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3571P Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
South Carolina
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N4345K Piper
PA-28-236
 Bas Part Sales LLC
Greeley, Colorado
 Standard ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N828CR Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Rhode Island
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
N8293X Piper
PA-28-236
 Island Bound LLC
Dunedin, Florida
 Experimental ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N830BV Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
Montana
 Standard PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes
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