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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
N181PB Piper
PA-28
Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2023-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N342BG Piper
PA-28-181
Bowling Green Flight Center LLC
Bowling Green, Ohio
Standard 2023-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N343BG Piper
PA-28-181
Bowling Green Flight Center LLC
Bowling Green, Ohio
Standard 2023-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N347BG Piper
PA-28-181
Bowling Green Flight Center LLC
Bowling Green, Ohio
Standard 2023-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N363MK Piper
PA-28-181
North Star Aviation INC
Mankato, Minnesota
Standard 2023-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N364MK Piper
PA-28-181
North Star Aviation INC
Mankato, Minnesota
Standard 2023-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3912M Piper
PA-28-161
Gateway Flight Training LLC
Saint Louis, Missouri
Standard 2023-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2196T Piper
PA-28-180
Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2023-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2903T Piper
PA-28RT-201
Dragonguard LLC
Lake City, Florida
Standard 2023-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2956R Piper
PA-28-181
Flightline LLC
Summerville, South Carolina
Standard 2023-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4199J Piper
PA-28-140
Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2023-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N81EC Piper
PA-28-235
Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2023-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8488W Piper
PA-28-180
Forbis Aviation LLC
Durant, Oklahoma
Standard 2023-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9457N Piper
PA-28R-200
Hermes Aviation Partners LLC
Boca Raton, Florida
Standard 2023-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N959AC Piper
PA-28RT-201
Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt,
Standard 2023-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32274 Piper
PA-28-140
Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2023-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5332L Piper
PA-28-180
Wings Over L A Aviation LLC
West Hills, California
Standard 2023-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N643FL Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2023-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N777MD Piper
PA-28RT-201T
Individual owner
Standard 2023-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9152W Piper
PA-28-235
Teal Water Investments LLC
Blanco, Texas
Standard 2023-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N291LH Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Christiansen Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2023-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3779T Piper
PA-28R-180
Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2023-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N638FT Piper
PA-28-161
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, Florida
Standard 2023-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9146J Piper
PA-28-180
Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2023-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N990FG Piper
PA-28-181
Flightgest Academy LLC
Morrisville, North Carolina
Standard 2023-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6998J Piper
PA-28-181
Mt Aircraft Sales and Leasing LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2023-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N728WF Piper
PA-28-161
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2023-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15140 Piper
PA-28-140
Co-owned owner
New York
Standard 2023-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N292LH Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Christiansen Aviation LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2023-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9410J Piper
PA-28-180
Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2023-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9950W Piper
PA-28-140
Plane Jane Aviation LLC
Lincoln, Nebraska
Standard 2023-08-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28PG Piper
PA-28-161
Lane Community Colleg
Eugene, Oregon
Standard 2023-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28R Piper
PA-28-181
International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2023-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4353L Piper
PA-28-181
Summit Flight Academy LLC
Peculiar, Missouri
Standard 2023-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N500LH Piper
PA-28-161
Paris Air INC
Vero Beach, Florida
Standard 2023-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6491R Piper
PA-28-140
Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2023-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8251N Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-08-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3592R Piper
PA-28-180
Burnt Ridge LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Standard 2023-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4460X Piper
PA-28-151
Stingray LLC
Pensacola, Florida
Standard 2023-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N528JA Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Eagle Aviation LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana
Standard 2023-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N73LN Piper
PA-28-180
Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8171W Piper
PA-28-180
Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2023-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1695H Piper
PA-28-140
Vista Air INC
Pacoima, California
Standard 2023-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N223WD Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2023-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2492T Piper
PA-28-180
Omni Aviation LLC
Pickerington, Ohio
Standard 2023-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2846A Piper
PA-28-161
Up and Up Aviation LLC
Magnolia, Texas
Standard 2023-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31930 Piper
PA-28R-201T
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3961M Piper
PA-28-161
Bluebird Aviation LLC
Bismarck, North Dakota
Standard 2023-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N54468 Piper
PA-28-140
Legacy Training Group
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2023-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6623J Piper
PA-28-180
Acadian Aviation Pilot Training Centre INC
Lafayette, Louisiana
Standard 2023-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7052F Piper
PA-28-181
Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7638J Piper
PA-28R-180
Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2023-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8094W Piper
PA-28-180
Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2023-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8222J Piper
PA-28-161
Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8800J Piper
PA-28-180
Co-owned owner
Montana
Standard 2023-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1733J Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2023-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2150Y Piper
PA-28-161
Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7629W Piper
PA-28-180
Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2023-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7702W Piper
PA-28-180
Mud Duck LLC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2023-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7722W Piper
PA-28-180
Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2023-08-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4437S Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28R-201
Venture West LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2023-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4437W Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28R-201
Venture West LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2023-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N719MR Piper
PA-28-180
Jts Aircraft LLC
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Standard 2023-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8461U Piper
PA-28-161
Sfb Aviation Services LLC
Edmond, Oklahoma
Standard 2023-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5250T Piper
PA-28R-200
Medlaw Aviation LLC
Temple, Texas
Standard 2023-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5450W Piper
PA-28-160
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2023-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9631C Piper
PA-28-181
Individual owner
Nebraska
Standard 2023-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7092R Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7596J Piper
PA-28R-180
N7596J LLC
Denver, Colorado
Standard 2023-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8821E Piper
PA-28-151
Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2023-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1837J Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2361R Piper
PA-28-180
Venture West LLC
Mesa, Arizona
Standard 2023-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41949 Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2023-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47326 Piper
PA-28-181
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5473W Piper
PA-28-160
Co-owned owner
Kentucky
Standard 2023-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7693W Piper
PA-28-180
Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2023-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9630W Piper
PA-28-140
Co-owned owner
Louisiana
Standard 2023-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N224TB Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Hot Wings Aviation LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana
Standard 2023-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7650J Piper
PA-28R-180
Amsg Transport LLC
Southfield, Michigan
Standard 2023-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8008N Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15884 Piper
PA-28-235
Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N225TB Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Hot Wings Aviation LLC
Indianapolis, Indiana
Standard 2023-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N28LE Piper
PA-28R-200
Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2023-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N521DH Piper
PA-28-140
Penner Ford Aviation LLC
Lebanon, Missouri
Standard 2023-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N53349 Piper
PA-28-181
Arrow Aviation LLC
Howell, Michigan
None on file 2023-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55066 Piper
PA-28-180
Premier Capital Enterprises LLC
Hurricane, Utah
Standard 2023-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6075W Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2023-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7451W Piper
PA-28-180
Samson AG Flying LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2023-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36304 Piper
PA-28-181
Capital Aviation II LLC
Bethesda, Maryland
Standard 2023-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6478J Piper
PA-28-180
Part Guy LLC
Berlin, New Jersey
Standard 2023-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2158Z Piper
PA-28-181
Tribute Aero LLC
Rochester, Michigan
Standard 2023-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47544 Piper
PA-28-181
Maxair INC
Coxs Creek, Kentucky
Standard 2023-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5876W Piper
PA-28-160
Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2023-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7719W Piper
PA-28-180
Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2023-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8086R Piper
PA-28RT-201T
Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2023-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8325C Piper
PA-28RT-201T
Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9285G Piper
PA-28-181
Rockafellow Air LLC
Lubbock, Texas
None on file 2023-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4603R Piper
PA-28-140
Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2023-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7199R Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7708W Piper
PA-28-180
Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2023-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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