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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 · 1,223 PA-28R-200 (all versions)

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N4422X Piper
PA-28R-200
 Co-owned owner
Alabama
 Standard 2020-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N434RJ Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Massachusetts
 Standard 2020-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N113WY Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2020-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5085S Piper
PA-28R-200
 Co-owned owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2020-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56191 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
South Dakota
 Standard 2020-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5055S Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Maryland
 Standard 2020-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8788C Piper
PA-28R-200
 Saflight Pilot Training INC
Manchester, New Hampshire
 Standard 2020-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9401N Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2020-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1554X Piper
PA-28R-200
 Bertagna LLC
Chico, California
 Standard 2020-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2204T Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2020-07-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15644 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Meriden Aviation Center LLC
Meriden, Connecticut
 Standard 2020-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16531 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2020-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1492T Piper
PA-28R-200
 Largo Logistics LLC
Port Orange, Florida
 Standard 2020-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41331 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Standard 2020-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8065C Piper
PA-28R-200
 Arrow Air LLC
Sioux Center, Iowa
 Standard 2020-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55821 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
New Mexico
 Standard 2020-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40724 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Spirit Flyers INC
Saint Louis, Missouri
 Standard 2020-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N54414 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Panjab Aviation INC
Las Vegas, Nevada
 Standard 2020-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33642 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Iowa
 Standard 2020-05-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N412BA Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2020-05-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3511T Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2020-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N808WD Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Hawaii
 Standard 2020-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4967T Piper
PA-28R-200
 N4967T LLC
Evansville, Indiana
 Standard 2020-04-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N940TC Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 2020-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1021X Piper
PA-28R-200
 O-D LLC
Kalispell, Montana
 Standard 2020-03-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55726 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2020-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N15007 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Marshall County Flying Club INC
Lacon, Illinois
 Standard 2020-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33663 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Co-owned owner
Kentucky
 Standard 2020-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8647N Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2020-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5002S Piper
PA-28R-200
 Asasnoceu LLC
Fort Myers, Florida
 Standard 2020-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32747 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Aaof Investments LLC
Fort Mc Coy, Florida
 Standard 2020-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4479T Piper
PA-28R-200
 Southern Colorado Flight Professionals LLC
Pueblo, Colorado
 Standard 2020-01-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6849J Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2020-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55317 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Schwader Aviation LLC
Saint Joseph, Missouri
 Standard 2020-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32481 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Flyboy Fantasy INC
South Lake Tahoe, California
 Standard 2020-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9449N Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Hawaii
 Standard 2020-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2212D Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
South Carolina
 Standard 2020-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N200KR Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2020-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N69MW Piper
PA-28R-200
 Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2020-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33816 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Co-owned owner
Colorado
 Standard 2020-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8757E Piper
PA-28R-200
 La Copious LLC
Pinetop, Arizona
 Standard 2020-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9495N Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2019-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5031S Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2019-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32693 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2019-12-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1433T Piper
PA-28R-200
 Co-owned owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2019-11-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1425T Piper
PA-28R-200
 Skydance Aviation LLC
Norfolk, Virginia
 Standard 2019-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1179X Piper
PA-28R-200
 Co-owned owner
Virginia
 Standard 2019-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5054S Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2019-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8422M Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2019-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N285AA Piper
PA-28R-200
 Goldrock Aviation LLC
Princeton, New Jersey
 Standard 2019-10-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2992R Piper
PA-28R-200
 Solrei INC
West Palm Beach, Florida
 Standard 2019-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4474X Piper
PA-28R-200
 Toledo City School District
Swanton, Ohio
 Standard 2019-10-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N63RL Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2019-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1126X Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2019-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32978 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2019-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9484N Piper
PA-28R-200
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2019-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N431W Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Missouri
 Standard 2019-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5037S Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Wisconsin
 Standard 2019-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2952R Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2019-08-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56141 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2019-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N849BT Piper
PA-28R-200
 Peacock Group LLC
Clermont, Florida
 Standard 2019-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N820PJ Piper
PA-28R-200
 Goetzman Chad Joseph
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
 Standard 2019-08-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4892T Piper
PA-28R-200
 Two Tango Aviation LLC
Plant City, Florida
 Standard 2019-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2979R Piper
PA-28R-200
 Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2019-08-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5027T Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2019-08-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6116J Piper
PA-28R-200
 Global Technical Services INC
Fort Worth, Texas
 Standard 2019-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5545B Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2019-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1022X Piper
PA-28R-200
 Leggett Air LLC
Cairo, Georgia
 Standard 2019-07-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55131 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Wyoming
 Standard 2019-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5399T Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2019-06-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2823T Piper
PA-28R-200
 Aircraft Restoration LLC
Valparaiso, Indiana
 Standard 2019-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5338F Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2019-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57324 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Co-owned owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2019-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1430X Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2019-05-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5210T Piper
PA-28R-200
 51St Aero Squadron LLC
Hoover, Alabama
 Standard 2019-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N55660 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2019-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N595MA Piper
PA-28R-200
 Sterling Flight Training LLC
Jacksonville, Florida
 Standard 2019-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1485X Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2019-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4874T Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Nevada
 Standard 2019-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N415WH Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Missouri
 Standard 2019-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4452X Piper
PA-28R-200
 Alpha Dairy Chi LLC
Locust Grove, Oklahoma
 Standard 2019-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65CN Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
New Jersey
 Standard 2019-04-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N68CN Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2019-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7770D Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2019-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3065R Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Virginia
 Standard 2019-03-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1450R Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Massachusetts
 Standard 2019-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9455N Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 2019-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1952T Piper
PA-28R-200
 Leardo INC
Plano, Texas
 Standard 2019-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N3956X Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2019-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5029S Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Louisiana
 Standard 2019-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5028S Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Standard 2019-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56066 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Trojan Aviation LLC
Kailua Kona, Hawaii
 Standard 2019-02-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1043X Piper
PA-28R-200
 Austin Security CORP
Battleboro, North Carolina
 Standard 2019-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32PD Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 2018-12-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2980R Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Georgia
 Standard 2018-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2994R Piper
PA-28R-200
 2994R Aircraft Leasing LLC
Spanish Fork, Utah
 Standard 2018-12-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N16329 Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Kentucky
 Standard 2018-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4465T Piper
PA-28R-200
 Sky-High Aviation LLC
Martinsburg, West Virginia
 Standard 2018-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N820JK Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2018-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2742R Piper
PA-28R-200
 Individual owner
Oklahoma
 Standard 2018-11-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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