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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 · 961 PA-28-151 (all versions)

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N40876 Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2007-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1068H Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
Oregon
 Standard 2007-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56918 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2007-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32192 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Michigan
 Standard 2007-02-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8745F Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Oregon
 Standard 2006-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8564F Piper
PA-28-151
 Rmi Air LLC
Ocilla, Georgia
 Standard 2006-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44749 Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
Virginia
 Standard 2006-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32878 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2006-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43MJ Piper
PA-28-151
 B2Fh LTD
Allentown, New Jersey
 Standard 2006-05-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N747BZ Piper
PA-28-151
 Hilton Head Flyers LLC
Liberty, South Carolina
 Standard 2006-04-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32841 Piper
PA-28-151
 Blue Sky West LLC
Tempe, Arizona
 Standard 2006-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75124 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2006-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4544X Piper
PA-28-151
 Horsley D Jay
Fallon, Nevada
 Standard 2005-10-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44339 Piper
PA-28-151
 Beac INC
Old Hickory, Tennessee
 Standard 2005-09-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N659KW Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2005-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32097 Piper
PA-28-151
 Seniram Air INC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2005-09-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N228JS Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Delaware
 Standard 2005-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33754 Piper
PA-28-151
 Pietsch Aircraft Restoration And Repair INC
Minot, North Dakota
 Standard 2005-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4837F Piper
PA-28-151
 Wesellairplanes Com INC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2005-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32425 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 2005-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9217K Piper
PA-28-151
 R & R Air INC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2005-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33793 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 2005-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41482 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Louisiana
 Standard 2005-05-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N281RA Piper
PA-28-151
 Bluewater Airmotive CORP
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 2005-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8425F Piper
PA-28-151
 Sons Aviation LLC
Moody, Alabama
 Standard 2005-02-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4838F Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 2004-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32762 Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
Tennessee
 Standard 2004-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43555 Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 2004-12-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44171 Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
Indiana
 Standard 2004-08-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41206 Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2004-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N57006 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2004-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40830 Piper
PA-28-151
 Spirit Of Rocky Mount LLC
Nashville, North Carolina
 Standard 2004-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75202 Piper
PA-28-151
 Plane Nonsense INC
Middletown, Delaware
 Standard 2004-01-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N276BC Piper
PA-28-151
 Trego Dugan Aviation INC
North Platte, Nebraska
 Standard 2003-12-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6910J Piper
PA-28-151
 Plane Nonsense INC
Middletown, Delaware
 Standard 2003-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6900J Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
New York
 Standard 2003-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1564X Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Iowa
 Standard 2003-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40966 Piper
PA-28-151
 Skytech Hc LTD
Fredericksburg, Ohio
 Standard 2003-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N54461 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2003-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N101GN Piper
PA-28-151
 Great Northern Aircraft INC
Griffith, Indiana
 Standard 2003-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N95Q Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
West Virginia
 Standard 2003-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5356F Piper
PA-28-151
 Fly By Knight INC
Hammond, Louisiana
 Standard 2003-07-01 Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes
N32649 Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2003-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75058 Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2003-03-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N104TB Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
South Carolina
 Standard 2003-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32701 Piper
PA-28-151
 Rees Truck & Trailer INC
Fort Dodge, Iowa
 Standard 2002-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4393F Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
Maryland
 Standard 2002-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N40987 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 2002-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8787F Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
Washington
 Standard 2002-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9246K Piper
PA-28-151
 N9246K CORP LLC
Federal Way, Washington
 Standard 2002-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N5436F Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2002-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41318 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Standard 2001-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9146K Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Nevada
 Standard 2001-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N200PW Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 2001-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44705 Piper
PA-28-151
 Warden James L
West Milford, New Jersey
 Standard 2001-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6802J Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 2000-09-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6216J Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 2000-09-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4627F Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 2000-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4169F Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2000-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N75133 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 2000-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6911J Piper
PA-28-151
 Jacksonville Airport Authority
Jacksonville, Illinois
 Standard 2000-01-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9186K Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 2000-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32761 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Ohio
 Standard 1999-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N50BT Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Alabama
 Standard 1999-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7309C Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Indiana
 Standard 1999-04-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32888 Piper
PA-28-151
 Flying Wings INC
Wilmington, Delaware
 Standard 1999-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N636BS Piper
PA-28-151
 636Bs CORP
Media, Pennsylvania
 Standard 1999-02-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N56847 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 1999-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8526F Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Pennsylvania
 Standard 1998-09-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44015 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
North Carolina
 Standard 1998-09-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33405 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 1998-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8157C Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 1998-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43159 Piper
PA-28-151
 Peters Pat
Concord, California
 Standard 1998-06-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6268J Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 1998-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43550 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
California
 Standard 1997-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7104F Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
Missouri
 Standard 1997-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41718 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Illinois
 Standard 1996-09-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32865 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Kentucky
 Standard 1996-03-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6993J Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Massachusetts
 Standard 1996-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44593 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Tennessee
 Standard 1996-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42885 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Arizona
 Standard 1995-12-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32983 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 1995-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N41399 Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
Iowa
 Standard 1995-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32338 Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
Washington
 Standard 1995-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1053H Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Kansas
 Standard 1995-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4310F Piper
PA-28-151
 Komair INC
Smallwood, New York
 Standard 1995-04-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43507 Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
Illinois
 Standard 1995-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N777VP Piper
PA-28-151
 Flightwing Equipment CORP
Beverly Hills, California
 Standard 1994-10-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32099 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Minnesota
 Standard 1994-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32124 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 1994-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44429 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Connecticut
 Standard 1994-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4493F Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Texas
 Standard 1994-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N42927 Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
California
 Standard 1994-01-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44420 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Kentucky
 Standard 1993-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32817 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Florida
 Standard 1993-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8233C Piper
PA-28-151
 Airquest Aviation INC
Kentwood, Michigan
 Standard 1993-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43632 Piper
PA-28-151
 Tfc INC
Somers, Connecticut
 Standard 1993-03-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32321 Piper
PA-28-151
 Co-owned owner
Texas
 Standard 1993-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N43650 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Maryland
 Standard 1992-06-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N44772 Piper
PA-28-151
 Individual owner
Washington
 Standard 1992-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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