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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
N359ND Piper
PA-28-181
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Standard 2023-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N379ND Piper
PA-28-181
Und Aerospace Foundation
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Standard 2023-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N460ND Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Und Aerospace Foundation
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Standard 2023-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5953W Piper
PA-28-150
Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2023-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N362ND Piper
PA-28-181
Und Aerospace Foundation
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Standard 2023-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N54478 Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2023-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7084W Piper
PA-28-180
Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2023-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N83833 Piper
PA-28-181
Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2023-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9017W Piper
PA-28-235
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9136W Piper
PA-28-235
Notty Woman Holdings LLC
Salado, Texas
Standard 2023-09-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4765L Piper
PA-28-180
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5730W Piper
PA-28-160
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2023-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8897J Piper
PA-28-180
Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2023-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16410 Piper
PA-28-140
Cherokee Five LLC
Bakersfield, California
Standard 2023-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2227Z Piper
PA-28-161
Two Brothers Acquisitions LLC DBA
Perris, California
Standard 2023-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32486 Piper
PA-28-151
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4237J Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2023-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75187 Piper
PA-28-151
N75187 LLC
Fulton, Missouri
Standard 2023-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N877MD Piper
PA-28-181
MD Max LLC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2023-09-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2241G Piper
PA-28-181
Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5191L Piper
PA-28-180
Individual owner
Mississippi
Standard 2023-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2289M Piper
PA-28-161
Nationwide Aviation LLC
Hudson Oaks, Texas
Standard 2023-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33575 Piper
PA-28-151
Nationwide Aviation LLC
Hudson Oaks, Texas
Standard 2023-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3641R Piper
PA-28-180
George Walker Field INC
Bedminster, New Jersey
Standard 2023-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47352 Piper
PA-28-181
Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2023-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6952W Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2023-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75308 Piper
PA-28-235
Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2023-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7824C Piper
PA-28R-200
Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2023-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1745T Piper
PA-28-140
Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2023-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N64TZ Piper
PA-28-161
Chapel Hill Flying Club DBA
Sanford, North Carolina
Standard 2023-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81597 Piper
PA-28-236
5 Niner 7 LLC
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Standard 2023-09-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44802 Piper
PA-28R-200
Page Aviation Services LLC
Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2023-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5944W Piper
PA-28-160
Ferguson Robert C
Cornelia, Georgia
Standard 2023-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6932J Piper
PA-28R-200
Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2023-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8671W Piper
PA-28-235
Co-owned owner
Arkansas
Standard 2023-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15360 Piper
PA-28-140
Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2023-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33170 Piper
PA-28-180
Atlanta Sky Signs LLC
Sharpsburg, Georgia
Standard 2023-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38793 Piper
PA-28R-201T
Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2023-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4499W Piper
PA-28-180
Co-owned owner
South Dakota
Standard 2023-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5688W Piper
PA-28-160
Serendipity Rentals LLC
Denver, Colorado
Standard 2023-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8066N Piper
PA-28-140
Southern Air Services LLC
Myakka City, Florida
Standard 2023-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8777W Piper
PA-28-235
Hendi Aviation LLC
New Castle, Colorado
Standard 2023-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9112J Piper
PA-28-180
Cmm Aviation LLC
Dover, Florida
Standard 2023-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1702H Piper
PA-28-181
Hesston College
Hesston, Kansas
Standard 2023-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2024R Piper
PA-28-180
Storm David A
Lowell, Arkansas
Standard 2023-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3811T Piper
PA-28R-180
Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40823 Piper
PA-28-140
Ashley Aviatrix LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2023-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5709F Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2023-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5997W Piper
PA-28-140
Wedgewood Ventures LLC
Missoula, Montana
Standard 2023-09-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1237H Piper
PA-28-140
Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2023-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3980R Piper
PA-28-180
Co-owned owner
Kentucky
Standard 2023-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8234V Piper
PA-28-161
Innoutaero LLC
Stockton, California
Standard 2023-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1UK Piper
PA-28-181
Penn Flight School LLC
Quakertown, Pennsylvania
Standard 2023-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5625U Piper
PA-28-140
Skorina Air LLC
Walla Walla, Washington
Standard 2023-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6294C Piper
PA-28-181
B A R C Asset Management LLC
Boynton Beach, Florida
Standard 2023-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9TA Piper
PA-28-140
Rhynette Airways LLC
Key Largo, Florida
Standard 2023-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40856 Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2023-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5891U Piper
PA-28-140
2Dwh LLC
Katy, Texas
Standard 2023-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6162W Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N719FL Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7434W Piper
PA-28-180
Carolina Clouds LLC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2023-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9339J Piper
PA-28-180
Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2023-09-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2144T Piper
PA-28-180
Hilds Marine Service INC
Pasadena, Maryland
Standard 2023-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4755L Piper
PA-28-180
Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2023-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7128W Piper
PA-28-180
Van Curen Mary Ann
Owasso, Oklahoma
Standard 2023-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8436W Piper
PA-28-180
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-09-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1034X Piper
PA-28-180
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N12HF Piper
PA-28-181
Paragon Airplane Leasing CO
Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2023-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N255SK Piper
PA-28-181
Paragon Airplane Leasing CO
Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2023-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28ST Piper
PA-28-181
Paragon Airplane Leasing CO
Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2023-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3010Y Piper
PA-28RT-201T
Pn4 Aviation Holdings LLC
Bishop, California
Standard 2023-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57331 Piper
PA-28-140
Jmj Aviation LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2023-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7097R Piper
PA-28-140
Co-owned owner
Tennessee
Standard 2023-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8085A Piper
PA-28-161
Lane Community College
Eugene, Oregon
Standard 2023-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9081J Piper
PA-28-180
Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2023-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9146W Piper
PA-28-235
Gam Aviation LLC
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Standard 2023-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9202W Piper
PA-28-235
Patriot Flight Group LLC
Bossier City, Louisiana
Standard 2023-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9500W Piper
PA-28-140
Co-owned owner
Alabama
Standard 2023-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9547K Piper
PA-28-151
Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1572X Piper
PA-28-151
Raleigh Flying Club LLC
Raleigh, North Carolina
Standard 2023-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20AZ Piper
PA-28-236
Delta Juliet Wings LLC
Kennesaw, Georgia
Standard 2023-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N218TS Piper
PA-28-180
Aeronautica LLC
West Hollywood, California
Standard 2023-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3821K Piper
PA-28-140
Soar Above Flight Solutions LLC
Englewood, Tennessee
Standard 2023-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56591 Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6319C Piper
PA-28-181
New York Aviators LLC
South Ozone Park, New York
Standard 2023-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7040R Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7943W Piper
PA-28-180
Blue Ridge Aviation Services LLC
Ridgeway, Virginia
Standard 2023-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29DM Piper
PA-28-235
Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2023-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4598X Piper
PA-28-181
Rs Aero LLC
Palm City, Florida
Standard 2023-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4917J Piper
PA-28R-180
Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2023-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6461R Piper
PA-28-140
Betsy N6461R LLC
Novato, California
Standard 2023-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6896W Piper
PA-28-140
Withheld at owner's request
None on file 2023-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8524W Piper
PA-28-235
Anchor Aviation LLC
Lester Prairie, Minnesota
Standard 2023-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5619W Piper
PA-28-160
Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2023-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8848N Piper
PA-28-140
Pro Tech Aviation LLC
Corona, California
Standard 2023-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3618M Piper
PA-28-181
Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2023-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44105 Piper
PA-28-140
Lyman Ashlee B
Delta, Utah
Standard 2023-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8161W Piper
PA-28-180
Ps Air Group LLC
Cape May, New Jersey
Standard 2023-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1337T Piper
PA-28-140
Co-owned owner
Delaware
Standard 2023-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N166AZ Piper
PA-28-235
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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