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.
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
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 | 3,549 | 1975 to 2026 | 19.1% |
| PA-28-180 | 3,505 | 1961 to 1981 | 18.8% |
| PA-28-161 | 1,541 | 1976 to 2016 | 8.3% |
| PA-28R-200 | 1,223 | 1969 to 1976 | 6.6% |
| PA-28-151 | 960 | 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 | 178 | 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 · 2,575 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. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
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.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Piper PA-28 the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 3,267 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 935 of them in the last ten years: about 0.5 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is engine.
Failure reports 3,267 since 1995 · what operators and shops told the FAA
By system
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the PA-28 links to the rest of the register
- Piper 44,838 aircraft on the register
- Piper PA-28-140 4,259 registered
- Piper PA-28-181 3,549 registered
- Piper PA-28-180 3,505 registered
- Piper PA-28-161 1,541 registered
- Piper PA-28R-200 1,223 registered
- Piper PA-28-151 960 registered
- 12 more versions
- Lycoming O-320 series 6,861 of these aircraft · 180 hp
- Lycoming O-360 / VO-360 series 5,065 of these aircraft · 180 hp
- Lycoming IO-360 series 2,148 of these aircraft · 180 hp
- Lycoming O-540 series 1,227 of these aircraft · 250 hp
- Lycoming IO-360-B4A 964 of these aircraft · 180 hp
- Florida 1,685 of these aircraft
- Texas 1,512 of these aircraft
- California 1,488 of these aircraft
- Delaware 660 of these aircraft
- Arizona 619 of these aircraft
- Piper Aircraft INC 100 of these aircraft
- University Of North Dakota 69 of these aircraft
- Und Aerospace Foundation 64 of these aircraft
- Skyborne Airline Academy INC 57 of these aircraft
- Georgia Aviation Authority 55 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the PA-28 4,234 cases since 1982 · 932 fatal
- FAA filings this year on these aircraft 1,012 filings · 643 bill of sale, 180 loan or lien, 171 loan release
- Failure reports filed on the PA-28 3,267 reports since 1995
These connections as data: /graph/model/piper/pa-28.json · about the eFlight graph.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 18,619
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N5927W | Piper PA-28-150 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8321T | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2023-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8992J | Piper PA-28-180 |
Mid-Atlantic Air Ventures INC Richmond, Virginia |
Standard | 2023-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9323C | Piper PA-28R-201T |
Hangar 9 INC Aberdeen, South Dakota |
Standard | 2023-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9477W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98135 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Tropical Island Aircraft LLC Clearwater, Florida |
Standard | 2023-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2265M | Piper PA-28-181 |
Eik Baaz LLC Rocklin, California |
Standard | 2023-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5116L | Piper PA-28-180 |
Lits LLC Bowling Green, Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7789N | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8878W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N123UA | Piper PA-28-181 |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2380T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Standard | 2023-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N33636 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2023-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5744U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2023-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6389R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Shockwave Flight LLC Keedysville, Maryland |
Standard | 2023-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7518J | Piper PA-28R-180 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N811JB | Piper PA-28-236 |
Gaskin Aviation LLC Tallahassee, Florida |
Standard | 2023-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9031J | Piper PA-28-180 |
Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2249T | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29310 | Piper PA-28RT-201 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N563MA | Piper PA-28-181 |
Hot Wings Aviation LLC Indianapolis, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N638JA | Piper PA-28-181 |
Hot Wings Aviation LLC Indianapolis, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N817AC | Piper PA-28-161 |
Cannon Air Force Base - Aero Club Clovis, New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8454A | Piper PA-28-161 |
Cannon Air Force Base Aero Club Clovis, New Mexico |
Standard | 2023-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8579N | Piper PA-28-180 |
Willaero LLC Union City, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N317TW | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Yale Companies LLC DBA Indianapolis, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40010 | Piper PA-28R-201 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N451TW | Piper PA-28-181 |
Yale Companies LLC DBA Indianapolis, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7980N | Piper PA-28-180 |
Dr Aviation LLC Lancaster, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8440H | Piper PA-28-161 |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2023-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N572FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8216S | Piper PA-28-161 |
Nulton Enterprises LLC Johnstown, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9261W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Flightshare Holdings LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3065C | Piper PA-28-181 |
Venture West LLC Mesa, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6097W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7286W | Piper PA-28-180 |
My Bird Is Bigger Than Yours LLC Fort Myers, Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8134W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Brilliant Holdings LLC Winfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2023-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8876J | Piper PA-28-180 |
Destination Flyer LLC Memphis, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9480N | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2101T | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N240MK | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fly254 LLC Waco, Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38201 | Piper PA-28R-201T |
Co-owned owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2023-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N415S | Piper PA-28-181 |
Griffing Flying Service INC Port Clinton, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44FT | Piper PA-28-161 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4544T | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Jdc Aviation LLC Upland, California |
Standard | 2023-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7433R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2023-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2180E | Piper PA-28-161 |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2023-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5490W | Piper PA-28-160 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56418 | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6239 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2023-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6276W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
None on file | 2023-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8332Y | Piper PA-28RT-201T |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2023-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95265 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Red River Aviation Services LLC Altus, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2760Q | Piper PA-28-140 |
Castle Rock LLC Cascade, Montana |
Standard | 2023-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3543M | Piper PA-28R-201T |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55150 | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6225J | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N830PC | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2023-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N134WS | Piper PA-28-181 |
Kenmore Crew Leasing INC Trustee Bellingham, Washington |
Standard | 2023-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15994 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N199TP | Piper PA-28-140 |
Blue Line Aviation LLC Dunbar, Nebraska |
Standard | 2023-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43AN | Piper PA-28-236 |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8051V | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Av8 Flight Assets LLC Eden Prairie, Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9491W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Pathfinder 91W LLC Big Sky, Montana |
Standard | 2023-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2454T | Piper PA-28-180 |
Summit Skyhawk LLC Pleasant Hill, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33377 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Owens Aircraft LLC Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2023-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N408Z | Piper PA-28-181 |
Alpha Tango Aircraft LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N417Z | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Alpha Tango Aircraft LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N430Z | Piper PA-28-181 |
Alpha Tango Aircraft LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N445Z | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Alpha Tango Aircraft LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N448Z | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Alpha Tango Aircraft LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4762L | Piper PA-28-180 |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73BW | Piper PA-28-161 |
Bravo Whiskey Holdings LLC Lewis Center, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9691J | Piper PA-28-180 |
Co-owned owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2023-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N365NG | Piper PA-28-235 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5424S | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2023-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7974N | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2023-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86028 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8990J | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9106W | Piper PA-28-235 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N127MT | Piper PA-28R-201 |
Pilotsplane LLC Boca Raton, Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55578 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Co-owned owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N678PJ | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8645E | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9515K | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17FV | Piper PA-28R-201 |
Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21TR | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Career Aviation Company INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4736L | Piper PA-28-180 |
Rogue Aviators LLC Ashland, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8380C | Piper PA-28-181 |
Pittsburgh Pilot Training LLC Bethel Park, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8961C | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-10-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1643J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N482DT | Piper PA-28-181 |
Cavorite Aviation LLC Lehi, Utah |
Standard | 2023-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5906W | Piper PA-28-150 |
Gjj LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2023-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8171Y | Piper PA-28-161 |
Faith Works Aviation LLC Glenmoore, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90874 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92239 | Piper PA-28-236 |
Kingdom Air LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2023-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17079 | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6655W | Piper PA-28-140 |
5B Aviation LLC Duncan, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3039K | Piper PA-28RT-201T |
Kola-Air LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3838T | Piper PA-28R-180 |
Fundamentals Aircraft Leasing LLC Erie, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
