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Models · Piper · Piston singles · data as of October 2, 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 (1,684). 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 (1,934)
Seats
4
Cruise speed
about 107 mph
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 2, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Florida1,684Texas1,512California1,489Delaware660Arizona619Pennsylvania605Georgia586Ohio572North Carolina560New York523Illinois493Minnesota473

Who owns them registrant type

Individual8,007 (43%)LLC5,219 (28%)Corporation2,532 (14%)Co-owned2,034 (11%)Government397 (2%)Partnership223 (1%)Non-citizen corporation202 (1%)Not stated4 (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-28-1813,5481975 to 202619.1%
PA-28-1803,5051961 to 198118.8%
PA-28-1611,5401976 to 20168.3%
PA-28R-2001,2231969 to 19766.6%
PA-28-1519611952 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-2011791978 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 · 2,573 with no year on file

01,7293,4585,1876,916194019501960197019801990200020108682020

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

05361,0721,6092,14520102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420251,1482026

Registration status

Valid18,242 (98%)Pending189 (1%)Valid (manufacturer)89 (0.5%)Sale reported51 (0.3%)Reports overdue17 (0.1%)Pending cancellation10 (0.1%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard18,233 (98%)None on file320 (2%)Special flight permit19 (0.1%)Multiple19 (0.1%)Experimental17 (0.1%)Restricted10 (0.1%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Piper Aircraft INC98University 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. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Piper PA-28 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

18,619 as of October 2, 2026, counting 18 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Piper PA-28s?

Florida, with 1,684.

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.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 18,619

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N1427X Piper
PA-28-151
 Alis Aquilae LLC
Opelika, Alabama
 Standard 2026-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3959K Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2026-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44318 Piper
PA-28-151
 Trinity Air Service INC
Klamath Falls, Oregon
 Standard 2026-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N489BJ Piper
PA-28-236
 No Air Services LLC
Holbrook, New York
 Standard 2026-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55804 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
New Jersey
 Standard 2026-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N77EQ Piper
PA-28-181
 Duncan Real Estate Investments LLC
Sutherlin, Oregon
 None on file 2026-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N83334 Piper
PA-28-236
 Co-owned owner
Virginia
 Standard 2026-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8896W Piper
PA-28-235
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2026-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3748T Piper
PA-28R-180
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2026-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6124J Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Iowa
 Standard 2026-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9331J Piper
PA-28-180
 Skysight Consulting LLC
Memphis, Tennessee
 Standard 2026-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5155L Piper
PA-28-180
 Re Aviaiton LLC
Covington, Louisiana
 Standard 2026-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6593J Piper
PA-28-180
 Red Tail Scholarship Foundation
Tuskegee, Alabama
 Standard 2026-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N782MF Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Wallace State Community College
Hanceville, Alabama
 Standard 2026-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8318H Piper
PA-28-161
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2026-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9707W Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Massachusetts
 Standard 2026-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N169JP Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Missouri
 Standard 2026-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1716J Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Alaska
 Standard 2026-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2925N Piper
PA-28RT-201
 Individual owner
Nebraska
 Standard 2026-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4378N Piper
PA-28-181
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Standard 2026-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56942 Piper
PA-28-235
 Oracle Aviation LLC
Omaha, Nebraska
 Standard 2026-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N729D Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Idaho
 Standard 2026-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7964W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2026-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N838CF Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-181
 Cherokee Flyers INC
Vero Beach, Florida
 Standard 2026-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3926K Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2026-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7418R Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2026-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8232N Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2026-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8491W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2026-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4324J Piper
PA-28-140
 Staple K Aviation LLC
Queen Creek, Arizona
 Standard 2026-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9032W Piper
PA-28-235
 Co-owned owner
Kansas
 Multiple 2026-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6697J Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2026-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16433 Piper
PA-28-140
 Pn4 Aviation Holdings LLC
Bishop, California
 Standard 2026-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N38974 Piper Aircraft Inc
PA-28-161
 International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
 Standard 2026-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5347L Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Colorado
 Standard 2026-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6405W Piper
PA-28-140
 Nightline Air LLC
Saratoga Springs, Utah
 Standard 2026-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6479W Piper
PA-28-140
 Management Ranch LLC
Sheridan, Wyoming
 Standard 2026-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8236W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Idaho
 Standard 2026-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15CH Piper
PA-28-151
 Orlando Flight Academy INC
Apopka, Florida
 Standard 2026-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N254TP Piper
PA-28-151
 Jet Air INC
Iowa City, Iowa
 Standard 2026-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5125W Piper
PA-28-160
 Elyon Holdings LLC
Gulf Shores, Alabama
 Standard 2026-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N544CA Piper
PA-28-151
 Jet Air INC
Iowa City, Iowa
 Standard 2026-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7109W Piper
PA-28-180
 V1 Air INC
Hibbing, Minnesota
 Standard 2026-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9584J Piper
PA-28-180
 Low Wing LLC
Upland, California
 Standard 2026-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3038N Piper
PA-28-181
 N3038N LLC
Lehi, Utah
 Standard 2026-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N524M Piper
PA-28R-180
 Funny Penguin LLC
North Canton, Ohio
 Standard 2026-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6971J Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2026-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7518W Piper
PA-28-180
 Nywhb Properties
Westhampton Beach, New York
 Standard 2026-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8116W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Oklahoma
 Standard 2026-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40776 Piper
PA-28-140
 Third Coast Aircraft LLC
Mobile, Alabama
 Standard 2026-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4815F Piper
PA-28-151
 Air 2 Sea LLC
Martin, Tennessee
 Standard 2026-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7199W Piper
PA-28-180
 Bobkat Aviation LLC
Louisville, Kentucky
 Standard 2026-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1563J Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
Iowa
 Standard 2026-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41657 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2026-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4206T Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2026-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55652 Piper
PA-28R-200
 A Group INC
Houston, Texas
 Standard 2026-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6883J Piper
PA-28-151
 Robbins John L
Crossville, Tennessee
 Standard 2026-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8841J Piper
PA-28-180
 E & G Flying Club LLC
Alliance, Ohio
 Standard 2026-04-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33595 Piper
PA-28-140
 N33595 Cherokee LLC
Austin, Texas
 Standard 2026-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7353W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Standard 2026-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5006S Piper
PA-28-235
 Oracle Aviation LLC
Omaha, Nebraska
 Standard 2026-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7361W Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2026-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N92135 Piper
PA-28-181
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2026-04-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15526 Piper
PA-28-235
 Co-owned owner
Louisiana
 Standard 2026-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N373MK Piper
PA-28-181
 North Star Aviation
Mankato, Minnesota
 Standard 2026-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3873M Piper
PA-28R-201T
 Morris Air LLC
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
 Standard 2026-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5857V Piper
PA-28-161
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2026-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N676TF Piper
PA-28-181
 Aeon62 Holdings LLC
Plano, Texas
 Standard 2026-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7008R Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2026-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N991BJ Piper
PA-28-161
 Silver Express CO
Miami, Florida
 Standard 2026-04-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1720T Piper
PA-28-140
 Lumi Wings CORP
Goodyear, Arizona
 Standard 2026-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3767T Piper
PA-28R-180
 Fd Equipment Rentals
Sacramento, California
 Standard 2026-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N520FL Piper
PA-28-140
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2026-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6157W Piper
PA-28-140
 Laminar Skies Aviation LLC
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
 Standard 2026-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8262U Piper
PA-28-181
 Horton Air Ventures LLC
Eustis, Florida
 Standard 2026-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N84602 Piper
PA-28-236
 N84602 LLC
Greensboro, Georgia
 Standard 2026-04-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15037 Piper
PA-28-140
 Ace Aircraft Leasing INC
Nazareth, Pennsylvania
 Standard 2026-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1897T Piper
PA-28-140
 Mortgage Experts LLC
Homestead, Florida
 Standard 2026-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44157 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Co-owned owner
Florida
 Standard 2026-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N586FL Piper
PA-28-140
 Ace Aircraft Leasing INC
Nazareth, Pennsylvania
 Standard 2026-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8543E Piper
PA-28-140
 Ace Aircraft Leasing INC
Nazareth, Pennsylvania
 Standard 2026-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6363W Piper
PA-28-140
 Kvidera N6363W LLC
Webster, Wisconsin
 Standard 2026-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2085V Piper
PA-28-181
 Forbes Aviation LLC
Boise, Idaho
 Standard 2026-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5958W Piper
PA-28-160
 Wise Aviation Solutions LLC
Rio Vista, Texas
 Standard 2026-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7859N Piper
PA-28-180
 Nls Real Estate LLC
Irving, Texas
 Standard 2026-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8189S Piper
PA-28-161
 Airplanes Unlimited LLC
Jackson, Tennessee
 Standard 2026-04-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1093X Piper
PA-28-151
 Roseville Aviation LLC
Roxboro, North Carolina
 Standard 2026-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1953T Piper
PA-28-180
 Daniella Levi & Associates PC
Fresh Meadows, New York
 Standard 2026-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39568 Piper
PA-28R-201T
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2026-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N564FL Piper
PA-28-140
 Flyguys Cessna 182 LLC
Royal Palm Beach, Florida
 Standard 2026-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8363W Piper
PA-28-180
 Withheld at owner's request
 Standard 2026-04-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3967K Piper
PA-28-140
 Lakes Area Aero LLC
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
 Standard 2026-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4300V Piper
PA-28-236
 Individual owner
North Dakota
 Standard 2026-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4921L Piper
PA-28-180
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2026-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5641V Piper
PA-28-161
 Flight Leasing CORP
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2026-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7018R Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
Colorado
 Standard 2026-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9461N Piper
PA-28R-200
 James Neville & Company INC
Ocala, Florida
 Standard 2026-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3511K Piper
PA-28-140
 Co-owned owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2026-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7513J Piper
PA-28R-180
 Co-owned owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2026-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8340W Piper
PA-28-180
 Fasbender Brady T
Menomonie, Wisconsin
 Standard 2026-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8505N Piper
PA-28-235
 Individual owner
Colorado
 Standard 2026-04-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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