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
- Built of
- aluminium
- 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 is the Piper PA-28 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Piper PA-28 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. 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
- Built of aluminium
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N44931 | Piper PA-28-161 |
H&R Aircraft CO LLC Ward, Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N491G | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6003U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Soarin Seven Aviation LLC Morton, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N603LH | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75165 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Maple Shores LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2023-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2885G | Piper PA-28-181 |
Wisconsin Aviation INC Watertown, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47869 | Piper PA-28R-201 |
N47869 LLC Spanish Fork, Utah |
Standard | 2023-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N520AR | Piper PA-28R-201 |
School of Missionary Aviation Technology Ionia, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5602W | Piper PA-28-160 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N607FT | Piper PA-28-161 |
Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6573W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15684 | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2264M | Piper PA-28-181 |
Archer Aviation LLC Orrtanna, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3057Z | Piper PA-28RT-201 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N335AC | New Piper PA-28-161 |
Ari Ben Aviator INC Fort Pierce, Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43259 | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Individual owner Colorado |
None on file | 2023-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4388J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Co-owned owner Utah |
Standard | 2023-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5AU | Piper PA-28-140 |
Crosswind Aviation of Oklahoma LLC Stillwater, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2911P | Piper PA-28RT-201 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32994 | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Lima Golf Bravo LLC Chandler, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3917T | Piper PA-28R-180 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N659DE | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8468W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Tailwinds INC Clear Spring, Maryland |
Standard | 2023-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9362N | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Pool Busters LLC Lake Bluff, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5586U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7100 | Piper PA-28-180 |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8272A | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2121V | Piper PA-28-201T |
Ovcc Flyboys LLC Tucson, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N215U | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Paragon Airplane Leasing CO Fort Myers, Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3335R | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3871R | Piper PA-28-180 |
Fly Vermont LLC Swanton, Vermont |
Standard | 2023-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N411FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N434S | Piper PA-28-181 |
Pittsburg Flyers LLC Pittsburg, Kansas |
Standard | 2023-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N484ND | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Und Aerospace Foundation Grand Forks, North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5066T | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Lee Miesner Aviation LLC Park Hills, Missouri |
Standard | 2023-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50HF | Piper PA-28-181 |
Paragon Airplane Leasing CO Fort Myers, Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5339W | Piper PA-28 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N881TA | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15044 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Summit Flight Academy LLC Peculiar, Missouri |
Standard | 2023-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2343U | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32796 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2023-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33JC | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N381ND | Piper PA-28-181 |
Und Aerospace Foundation Grand Forks, North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7306F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16387 | Piper PA-28-235 |
Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1827T | Piper PA-28-180 |
Silverton Financial LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20992 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Sketo Aviation LLC Bardstown, Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N279SR | Piper PA-28RT-201 |
Metro Aircraft CO Bloomington, Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5199S | Piper PA-28-180 |
Tacoma Sky LLC Winston Salem, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6338J | Piper PA-28-180 |
Bennett Aviation LLC Gillette, Wyoming |
Standard | 2023-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N971WC | Piper PA-28-181 |
Cavorite Aviation LLC Lehi, Utah |
Standard | 2023-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98205 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2023-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N98297 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Black Hawk Flight Progress LLC Cedar Falls, Iowa |
Standard | 2023-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1528X | Piper PA-28-151 |
Aldrich Air Transport LLC Saint Augustine, Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43839 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Legacy Aviation LLC Sullivan, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44996 | Piper PA-28-161 |
Executive Flyers INC Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2023-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5560F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N115TW | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Yale Companies LLC DBA Indianapolis, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N265TW | Piper PA-28-181 |
Yale Companies LLC DBA Indianapolis, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4772L | Piper PA-28-180 |
Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2023-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4981S | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15003 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Flying Untethered LLC Saranac Lake, New York |
Standard | 2023-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2878N | Piper PA-28RT-201 |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7038R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Elite Aircraft Services LLC Pierce City, Missouri |
Standard | 2023-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7746F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2023-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7882W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner Idaho |
None on file | 2023-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9227T | Piper PA-28-236 |
Gpa Aviation Club INC Wayne, New Jersey |
Standard | 2023-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9488J | Piper PA-28-180 |
Sneed Associates LLC Fort Morgan, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-10-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N608FT | Piper PA-28-161 |
Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N894MA | Piper PA-28-181 |
Hot Wings Aviation LLC Indianapolis, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4418J | Piper PA-28-140 |
S B Enterprise LLC Marshall, Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8249B | Piper PA-28-161 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8086K | Piper PA-28-181 |
Clubs 2 LLC Calabasas, California |
Standard | 2023-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60UM | Piper PA-28-235 |
Wbyaa LLC Saline, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7879W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Flyhome One LLC Chandler, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9502W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56160 | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7448W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3944X | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Co-owned owner Delaware |
Standard | 2023-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57DR | Piper PA-28-161 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6195W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Co-owned owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9561C | Piper PA-28-161 |
Rak Flight Squad LLC Bronx, New York |
Standard | 2023-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3731M | Piper PA-28R-201T |
Zim Air LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8395C | Piper PA-28-181 |
N8395C LLC Peachtree City, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5284L | Piper PA-28-180 |
Robert N Mclay MD A Professional Medical CORP Chula Vista, California |
Standard | 2023-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5600W | Piper PA-28-160 |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2023-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6966J | Piper PA-28-181 |
Two Mile Final LLC Spring, Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N777SR | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2023-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8998J | Piper PA-28-180 |
Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5314W | Piper PA-28-160 |
Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6834W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8202W | Piper PA-28-180 |
N8202W LLC American Fork, Utah |
Standard | 2023-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16535 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Wdc Enterprises LLC Beaumont, Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33715 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Wdc Enterprises LLC Beaumont, Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5837U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2023-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7676W | Piper PA-28-180 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1738T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Clinton 83 Aviation LLC La Place, Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56453 | Piper PA-28R-200 |
Richard G Trudeau LLC Alto, Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8923J | Piper PA-28-180 |
Venture West LLC Mesa, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N327ND | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
