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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
N9118Z Piper
PA-28-181
Flying Mermaid LLC
Aiea, Hawaii
Standard 2023-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N433FL Piper
PA-28-140
True North Aviation LLC
Cooperstown, North Dakota
Standard 2023-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5182S Piper
PA-28-180
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N637FT Piper
PA-28-161
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, Florida
Standard 2023-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7236F Piper
PA-28-140
Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2023-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8779N Piper
PA-28-140
North Little Rock Air INC
North Little Rock, Arkansas
Standard 2023-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9116Z Piper
PA-28-236
Iron 17 Investments LLC
Mount Pleasant, Texas
Standard 2023-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N286ND Piper
PA-28R-201
Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2023-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3915R Piper
PA-28-180
Co-owned owner
Kansas
Standard 2023-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5194L Piper
PA-28-180
Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6453J Piper
PA-28-180
N6529R LLC
Manassas, Virginia
Standard 2023-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1538X Piper
PA-28R-200
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2894M Piper
PA-28-161
Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2023-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36711 Piper
PA-28-181
N36711 Piper LLC
Provo, Utah
Standard 2023-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N427RM Piper
PA-28-181
Wingsleasing LLC
Wichita, Kansas
Standard 2023-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4512X Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47337 Piper
PA-28R-201
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5119W Piper
PA-28-160
Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6374W Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2023-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8327L Piper
PA-28-236
Co-owned owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2023-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8345R Piper
PA-28-140
Klad-Air LLC
Catlett, Virginia
Standard 2023-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N117TK Piper
PA-28-181
Windstar Air LLC
Carroll, Iowa
Standard 2023-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N119JD Piper
PA-28-140
USA Wiltshire LLC
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Standard 2023-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15979 Piper
PA-28-235
Tron Aviation LLC
Newburgh, Indiana
Standard 2023-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30260 Piper
PA-28-181
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2023-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33378 Piper
PA-28-180
Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3755T Piper
PA-28R-180
Amr Pilot Services LLC
Jersey City, New Jersey
None on file 2023-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4878T Piper
PA-28-180
Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2023-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N619TM Piper
PA-28-181
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6502J Piper
PA-28-180
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6694J Piper
PA-28-140
Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2023-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6876J Piper
PA-28-181
N6876J LLC
Provo, Utah
Standard 2023-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7414R Piper
PA-28-140
Vx Aircraft Services LLC
Batesville, Arkansas
Standard 2023-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75046 Piper
PA-28R-200
Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2023-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8754E Piper
PA-28-140
Six Two Seven Aviation LLC
Sardis, Mississippi
Standard 2023-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9512J Piper
PA-28-180
Arapahoe Flight Club LLC
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Standard 2023-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4541T Piper
PA-28R-200
Universal Technical Institute INC
Miramar, Florida
Standard 2023-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5025T Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
New Mexico
Standard 2023-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57379 Piper
PA-28-140
Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2023-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5817F Piper
PA-28-181
Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2023-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N604FT Piper
PA-28-161
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, Florida
Standard 2023-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6650J Piper
PA-28-180
Carolian Aviation LLC
Bexley, Ohio
Standard 2023-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38986 Piper
PA-28-161
Ascend Aviation LLC
Bountiful, Utah
Standard 2023-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N422US Piper
PA-28-181
Paragon Airplane Leasing CO
Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2023-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5692W Piper
PA-28-160
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2023-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N623FT Piper
PA-28-161
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, Florida
Standard 2023-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7045W Piper
PA-28-180
Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2023-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8274V Piper
PA-28-236
Sage Tech Flight Club LLC
Underwood, Washington
Standard 2023-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8773N Piper
PA-28-140
Been Flyin LLC
Colchester, Connecticut
Standard 2023-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8913W Piper
PA-28-235
Mra Aviation INC
Springfield, Virginia
Standard 2023-08-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6605F Piper
PA-28-151
Purdue Aviation LLC
West Lafayette, Indiana
Standard 2023-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7089R Piper
PA-28-140
Flying Tigers Aviation LLC
Mars, Pennsylvania
Standard 2023-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8156T Piper
PA-28-161
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2023-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1696J Piper
PA-28-140
Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2023-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N235TL Piper
PA-28-235
Co-owned owner
Georgia
Standard 2023-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3557K Piper
PA-28-140
Eastern Aeroworks LLC
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Standard 2023-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N404CA Piper
PA-28-181
Coast Flight Training and Management INC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2023-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N405CA Piper
PA-28-181
Coast Flight Training and Management INC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2023-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N408CA Piper
PA-28-181
Coast Flight Training and Management INC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2023-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N409CA Piper
PA-28-181
Coast Flight Training and Management INC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2023-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N416CA Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Coast Flight Training and Management INC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2023-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N442CA Piper
PA-28-181
Coast Flight Training and Management INC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2023-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N450CA Piper
PA-28-181
Coast Flight Training and Management INC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2023-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N583CA Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Coast Flight Training and Management INC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2023-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N686CA Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Coast Flight Training and Management INC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2023-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N697CA Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
Coast Flight Training and Management INC
Dallas, Texas
Standard 2023-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N724DW Piper
PA-28-181
Paragon Airplane Leasing CO
Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2023-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1790T Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N235CF Piper
PA-28-235
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2023-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2901T Piper
PA-28-161
Coast 2 Coast LLC
Pensacola, Florida
Standard 2023-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3231Q Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2023-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38605 Piper
PA-28R-201
Countrywide Flyers LLC
Cape Coral, Florida
Standard 2023-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3988T Piper
PA-28R-180
Palmetto Standard Aviation LLC
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Standard 2023-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N639FT Piper
PA-28-161
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, Florida
Standard 2023-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9216J Piper
PA-28-180
Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9690K Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9845K Piper
PA-28-181
Raleigh Flying Club LLC
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Standard 2023-08-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1157X Piper
PA-28-140
Ascend Aviation LLC
Bountiful, Utah
Standard 2023-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2138N Piper
PA-28-236
J T Air INC
Dayton, Maryland
Standard 2023-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22199 Piper
PA-28-181
Charlie Whiskey Flying LLC
Seattle, Washington
Standard 2023-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38483 Piper
PA-28-181
Kdrd Holdings LLC
Texas City, Texas
Standard 2023-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6261W Piper
PA-28-140
Star 1 LLC
Canyon Country, California
Standard 2023-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N80765 Piper
PA-28-161
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N101MS Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2023-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N313AC Piper
PA-28-161
Aero Craft of Bloomington LLC
Bloomington, Illinois
Standard 2023-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41KF Piper
PA-28R-180
Co-owned owner
Ohio
Standard 2023-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4349A Piper
PA-28RT-201T
Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2023-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9536J Piper
PA-28-180
Galata Aviation Services LLC
Autsin, Texas
Standard 2023-08-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8238N Piper
PA-28-140
Silver Hawk Aviation LLC
Panora, Iowa
Standard 2023-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8383Z Piper
PA-28-181
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2023-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5579U Piper
PA-28-140
International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2023-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6369W Piper
PA-28-140
Co-owned owner
North Carolina
Standard 2023-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7782W Piper
PA-28-180
Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N207AB Piper
PA-28-161
Coco Aircraft INC
Merritt Island, Florida
Standard 2023-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2601R Piper
PA-28R-200
Harden Aviation LLC
Washington, Pennsylvania
Standard 2023-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N47969 Piper
PA-28-161
Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2023-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N510FH Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-161
Coco Aircraft INC
Merritt Island, Florida
Standard 2023-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N704MR Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-161
Coco Aircraft INC
Merritt Island, Florida
Standard 2023-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N77160 Piper
PA-28-140
Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2023-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N83039 Piper
PA-28-161
Macair Aviation LLC
Xenia, Ohio
Standard 2023-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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