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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
