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.
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
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA-28-140 | 4,259 | 1941 to 2001 | 22.9% |
| PA-28-181 | 3,548 | 1975 to 2026 | 19.1% |
| PA-28-180 | 3,505 | 1961 to 1981 | 18.8% |
| PA-28-161 | 1,540 | 1976 to 2016 | 8.3% |
| PA-28R-200 | 1,223 | 1969 to 1976 | 6.6% |
| PA-28-151 | 961 | 1952 to 1977 | 5.2% |
| PA-28-235 | 859 | 1963 to 1977 | 4.6% |
| PA-28R-180 | 535 | 1967 to 1971 | 2.9% |
| PA-28-236 | 480 | 1977 to 1995 | 2.6% |
| PA-28R-201T | 368 | 1976 to 1997 | 2.0% |
| PA-28R-201 | 352 | 1977 to 2018 | 1.9% |
| PA-28RT-201T | 255 | 1978 to 1988 | 1.4% |
| PA-28-160 | 253 | 1961 to 1967 | 1.4% |
| PA-28RT-201 | 179 | 1978 to 1987 | 1.0% |
| PA-28-150 | 122 | 1961 to 1967 | 0.7% |
| PA-28 | 117 | 1961 to 1984 | 0.6% |
| PA-28-201T | 62 | 1979 to 1980 | 0.3% |
| PA-28S-180 | 1 | — | 0.0% |
When they were built by decade · 2,573 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
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 · 4,259 PA-28-140 (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N4694R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2026-10-02 | Valid |
| N1823T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | Valid |
| N9439K | Piper PA-28-140 |
Airspeed Marketing Bravo LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-09-26 | Valid |
| N3522K | Piper PA-28-140 |
Asap Realty LLC Stroud, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-09-25 | Valid |
| N4697R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-09-25 | Valid |
| N6378W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Sevin Aviation LLC Cypress, Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-25 | Valid |
| N16534 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N32627 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N4873F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Firebrand Nation Knoxville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N5373T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Horizon Aviation LLC Brooks, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N95476 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N56617 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Cherokee N56090 LLC Jackson, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-09-21 | Valid |
| N2899T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Lessley Aviation LLC Winona, Mississippi |
Standard | 2026-09-20 | Valid |
| N3089T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-09-17 | Valid |
| N6287W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2026-09-17 | Valid |
| N7443R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-09-15 | Valid |
| N4336J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Launching P.A.D. LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-09-13 | Valid |
| N1802T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Steves Landavator Service LLC Oley, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-09-10 | Valid |
| N462BT | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N1843J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2026-09-08 | Valid |
| N4248J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | Valid |
| N661FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
S B Enterprise LLC Marshall, Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-04 | Valid |
| N2341T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Sky King Aviation LLC Kearney, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N329L | Piper PA-28-140 |
Tango Aviation Rentals LLC Austin, Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N55824 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N5543F | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2026-09-01 | Valid |
| N7953C | Piper PA-28-140 |
Fox Victor Aircraft & Sales LLC Lebanon, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-08-31 | Valid |
| N8309R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-08-31 | Valid |
| N8721N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Cobe Aviation LLC Miller, South Dakota |
Standard | 2026-08-31 | Valid |
| N8718N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2026-08-27 | Valid |
| N5415S | Piper PA-28-140 |
98X LLC Caddo Mills, Texas |
Standard | 2026-08-26 | Valid |
| N6742W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Midnight Flight LLC Wells, Texas |
Standard | 2026-08-26 | Valid |
| N9947W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2026-08-26 | Valid |
| N4446J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2026-08-25 | Valid |
| N617FL | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-08-24 | Valid |
| N8850N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Gregs Airplane Rental LLC Eloy, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-08-24 | Valid |
| N2146T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2026-08-23 | Valid |
| N9791W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-08-22 | Valid |
| N1540J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2026-08-21 | Valid |
| N5930U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Splendid Air Leasing LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-08-21 | Valid |
| N4250J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Leasing Systems INC Gallatin, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-08-19 | Valid |
| N61497 | Piper PA-28-140 |
3 Dudes 1 Plane LLC Olympia, Washington |
Standard | 2026-08-16 | Valid |
| N3724K | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-08-12 | Valid |
| N7416R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-08-12 | Valid |
| N57369 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2026-08-07 | Valid |
| N1879J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2026-08-06 | Valid |
| N3969K | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2026-08-05 | Valid |
| N3584K | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-07-31 | Valid |
| N121MD | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-07-29 | Valid |
| N1626J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-07-29 | Valid |
| N1688T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Cape May Aero LLC Cape May, New Jersey |
Standard | 2026-07-29 | Valid |
| N5701U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-07-26 | Valid |
| N9915W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-07-25 | Valid |
| N6890W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2026-07-24 | Valid |
| N55818 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Lovejoy Aviation LLC Cato, New York |
Standard | 2026-07-23 | Valid |
| N6138V | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-07-22 | Valid |
| N9337K | Piper PA-28-140 |
Skyrise Aviation CORP Pompano Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2026-07-22 | Valid |
| N98293 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Je Aircraft Repair LLC Wasilla, Alaska |
Standard | 2026-07-22 | Valid |
| N5621U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-07-21 | Valid |
| N56997 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-07-21 | Valid |
| N140AC | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2026-07-20 | Valid |
| N5690U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Pena Flight Partners LLC Oakland, California |
Standard | 2026-07-15 | Valid |
| N7408R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Adventures Aviation LLC Whitehouse Station, New Jersey |
Standard | 2026-07-14 | Valid |
| N5698U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2026-07-12 | Valid |
| N8327R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-07-11 | Valid |
| N6736J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2026-07-10 | Valid |
| N98194 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2026-07-09 | Valid |
| N9838W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-07-09 | Valid |
| N15310 | Piper PA-28-140 |
N15310 LLC Alexandria, Virginia |
Standard | 2026-07-08 | Valid |
| N1847J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Mehrle Properties LLC Mcclure, Illinois |
Standard | 2026-07-08 | Valid |
| N8270N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Cloudsurfer LLC Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2026-07-08 | Valid |
| N1631J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Reds Aircraft LLC Edinburg, Texas |
Standard | 2026-07-06 | Valid |
| N5613U | Piper PA-28-140 |
Aviation Trust Company LLC Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-07-01 | Valid |
| N3648K | Piper PA-28-140 |
Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2026-06-29 | Valid |
| N15517 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-06-28 | Valid |
| N55816 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Delaware |
Standard | 2026-06-28 | Valid |
| N6868K | Piper PA-28-140 |
Flamingo Air INC Cincinnati, Ohio |
Standard | 2026-06-28 | Valid |
| N6621W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Gbg Aviation LLC Foristell, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-06-26 | Valid |
| N136VP | Piper PA-28-140 |
Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2026-06-25 | Valid |
| N92CZ | Piper PA-28-140 |
Bluebirdaero INC Magnolia, Texas |
Standard | 2026-06-25 | Valid |
| N140BC | Piper PA-28-140 |
N504Fl LLC Killeen, Texas |
Standard | 2026-06-24 | Valid |
| N2397T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Sound Approach Aviation LLC Seattle, Washington |
Standard | 2026-06-24 | Valid |
| N3938K | Piper PA-28-140 |
Cdb Group Holdings LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-06-23 | Valid |
| N6273W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-06-22 | Valid |
| N9734W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Nimbus Air LLC Frankfort, Illinois |
Standard | 2026-06-22 | Valid |
| N5324T | Piper PA-28-140 |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-06-19 | Valid |
| N924KA | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-06-19 | Valid |
| N4506R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2026-06-18 | Valid |
| N1924H | Piper PA-28-140 |
Skyjiro Forge CORP Arcadia, California |
Standard | 2026-06-16 | Valid |
| N15297 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Apgyn And Associates INC Coral Springs, Florida |
Standard | 2026-06-15 | Valid |
| N8455R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Horizon Flyers LLC Kingsford, Michigan |
Standard | 2026-06-15 | Valid |
| N6250W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Cummings Property Restoration LLC Bullard, Texas |
Standard | 2026-06-14 | Valid |
| N95457 | Piper PA-28-140 |
Miss May Aviation INC Brookfield, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2026-06-14 | Valid |
| N7275J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-06-12 | Valid |
| N6796J | Piper PA-28-140 |
Arcila Daniel Lakeland, Florida |
Standard | 2026-06-10 | Valid |
| N6906W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Standard American Adjusters INC Alba, Texas |
Standard | 2026-06-09 | Valid |
| N8768N | Piper PA-28-140 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2026-06-07 | Valid |
| N8480R | Piper PA-28-140 |
Standard | 2026-06-04 | Valid | |
| N4331X | Piper PA-28-140 |
S E D Air LLC Kimball, South Dakota |
Standard | 2026-06-02 | Valid |
| N6187W | Piper PA-28-140 |
Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-06-02 | Valid |
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