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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
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

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. 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

057114172229950005101520259226

By system

Engine1,067 (33%)Airframe structure1,063 (33%)Landing gear377 (12%)Flight controls233 (7%)Electrical power148 (5%)Fuel system110 (3%)Propeller90 (3%)Cabin, seats and restraints67 (2%)

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Stiffener263Bracket171Skin160Cylinder95Control Cable93Carburetor77Rib70Spar66Bolt63Cylinder Head62

Latest reports

2026-09-18Power Cable: broken · electrical power
2026-09-07Magneto: faulted · engine
2026-09-04Stiffener: cracked · airframe structure
2026-09-04Stiffener: cracked · airframe structure
2026-08-27Skin: cracked · airframe structure

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

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record
Airworthiness

These connections as data: /graph/model/piper/pa-28.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 18,619

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
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
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