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 · 961 PA-28-151 (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N333MA | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2026-09-28 | Valid |
| N50SE | Piper PA-28-151 |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-09-22 | Valid |
| N103JK | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-09-21 | Valid |
| N4391X | Piper PA-28-151 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N5628F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N41614 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N6166J | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-07 | Valid |
| N7855S | Piper PA-28-151 |
Cse Aviation LLC Plymouth, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | Valid |
| N44218 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Bluebird Aero LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N4763F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Pittsburgh Pilot Training LLC Bethel Park, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N32868 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Brolan Aviation LLC Kansas City, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-09-01 | Valid |
| N41542 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Brolan Aviation LLC Kansas City, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-09-01 | Valid |
| N9284K | Piper PA-28-151 |
Mtm Aviation LLC Lake Havasu City, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-08-29 | Valid |
| N4539X | Piper PA-28-151 |
4539X LLC Saint John, Indiana |
Standard | 2026-08-28 | Valid |
| N6122J | Piper PA-28-151 |
Vatm Sky Investments LLC Thomson, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-08-24 | Valid |
| N8451F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-08-12 | Valid |
| N56659 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-08-06 | Valid |
| N56947 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Wings Of Hope Chesterfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-08-01 | Valid |
| N299JS | Piper PA-28-151 |
Brolan Aviation LLC Kansas City, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-07-30 | Valid |
| N43335 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2026-07-15 | Valid |
| N32390 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Vermont |
Standard | 2026-07-14 | Valid |
| N6141J | Piper PA-28-151 |
Rnt Air LLC Mitchell, South Dakota |
Standard | 2026-07-11 | Valid |
| N44347 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Standard | 2026-07-08 | Valid | |
| N32043 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Brolan Aviation LLC Kansas City, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-06-27 | Valid |
| N44537 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2026-06-27 | Valid |
| N23AF | Piper PA-28-151 |
Guilded Gull Aviation LLC Middletown, Rhode Island |
Standard | 2026-06-24 | Valid |
| N41519 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2026-06-17 | Valid |
| N818KW | Piper PA-28-151 |
Brolan Aviation LLC Kansas City, Missouri |
None on file | 2026-06-07 | Valid |
| N43375 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Super Fly Aero LLC Lynn, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2026-06-04 | Valid |
| N32702 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Eagle Air Group LLC Stafford, Virginia |
Standard | 2026-06-02 | Valid |
| N44667 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-05-27 | Valid |
| N41927 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2026-05-24 | Valid |
| N43201 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-05-23 | Valid |
| N75039 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-05-16 | Valid |
| N75095 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-05-12 | Valid |
| N1427X | Piper PA-28-151 |
Alis Aquilae LLC Opelika, Alabama |
Standard | 2026-05-09 | Valid |
| N44318 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Trinity Air Service INC Klamath Falls, Oregon |
Standard | 2026-05-09 | Valid |
| N15CH | Piper PA-28-151 |
Orlando Flight Academy INC Apopka, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-30 | Valid |
| N254TP | Piper PA-28-151 |
Jet Air INC Iowa City, Iowa |
Standard | 2026-04-30 | Valid |
| N544CA | Piper PA-28-151 |
Jet Air INC Iowa City, Iowa |
Standard | 2026-04-30 | Valid |
| N4815F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Air 2 Sea LLC Martin, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-04-28 | Valid |
| N41657 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-04-27 | Valid |
| N6883J | Piper PA-28-151 |
Robbins John L Crossville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-04-27 | Valid |
| N1093X | Piper PA-28-151 |
Roseville Aviation LLC Roxboro, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-04-18 | Valid |
| N4488X | Piper PA-28-151 |
Reklis Aviation LLC Schaumburg, Illinois |
Standard | 2026-04-09 | Valid |
| N56798 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Warrior Airways LLC Coral Springs, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-06 | Valid |
| N575BB | Piper PA-28-151 |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-04-02 | Valid |
| N41241 | Piper PA-28-151 |
N84Dt LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2026-03-21 | Valid |
| N75381 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Doublewide Holdings LLC Three Rivers, California |
Standard | 2026-03-18 | Valid |
| N831TS | Piper PA-28-151 |
Wingsleasing LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2026-03-15 | Valid |
| N4914F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Htm LLC Middletown, Connecticut |
Standard | 2026-03-05 | Valid |
| N74PA | Piper PA-28-151 |
Co-owned owner Iowa |
Standard | 2026-03-01 | Valid |
| N32988 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-02-27 | Valid |
| N32947 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Alpe Holding LLC Van Nuys, California |
Standard | 2026-02-23 | Valid |
| N3887F | Piper PA-28-151 |
N3887F LLC Omaha, Nebraska |
Standard | 2026-02-23 | Valid |
| N94DL | Piper PA-28-151 |
Whiskey November Aviation LLC Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-02-23 | Valid |
| N44819 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Mayflower Aero LLC Appleton, Wisconsin |
None on file | 2026-02-16 | Valid |
| N41558 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2026-01-30 | Valid |
| N43648 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Bels Holdings LLC Albert Lea, Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-01-27 | Valid |
| N585T | Piper PA-28-151 |
Lbl Flyers LLC Depoe Bay, Oregon |
Standard | 2026-01-23 | Valid |
| N1185H | Piper PA-28-151 |
Jcaviator LLC Matthews, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-01-13 | Valid |
| N9404K | Piper PA-28-151 |
Jmy Aviation LLC Merritt Island, Florida |
Standard | 2026-01-10 | Valid |
| N32690 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Integrity Aviation LLC Coatesville, Indiana |
Standard | 2026-01-07 | Valid |
| N9719K | Piper PA-28-151 |
Doco Engineering INC Red Bluff, California |
Standard | 2026-01-07 | Valid |
| N108AV | Piper PA-28-151 |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-01-02 | Valid |
| N41714 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2026-01-02 | Valid |
| N32351 | Piper PA-28-151 |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2025-12-23 | Valid |
| N40953 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Cws Capital Holdings LLC Saint Petersburg, Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-19 | Valid |
| N43569 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Dash One LLC Newbury, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2025-12-14 | Valid |
| N614PS | Piper PA-28-151 |
Aeronaut Technolgy LLC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2025-12-14 | Valid |
| N920K | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-12-08 | Valid |
| N44036 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-11-21 | Valid |
| N96VA | Piper PA-28-151 |
Jak Real Estate LLC Gorham, Maine |
Standard | 2025-11-21 | Valid |
| N300EF | Piper PA-28-151 |
Mrr LLC Schererville, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-11-20 | Valid |
| N43685 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Horizon Aviation LLC Brooks, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-11-20 | Valid |
| N8454F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-11-19 | Valid |
| N6835J | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-11-09 | Valid |
| N32067 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-11-05 | Valid |
| N32082 | Piper PA-28-151 |
7550G LLC Birmingham, Michigan |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | Valid |
| N1181H | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-10-16 | Valid |
| N6941J | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | Valid |
| N9516K | Piper PA-28-151 |
Co-owned owner Delaware |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | Valid |
| N43125 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Alpha 1 Aviation LLC Helena, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-10-02 | Valid |
| N9571K | Piper PA-28-151 |
Otter Fly LLC Maricopa, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-09-29 | Valid |
| N33763 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Elon Aviation LLC Burlington, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | Valid |
| N4576F | Piper PA-28-151 |
Dakota Aviation LLC Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | Valid |
| N55PN | Piper PA-28-151 |
Knot Mach LLC Mchenry, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-09-04 | Valid |
| N9720K | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-08-22 | Valid |
| N41369 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Ascent Aviation INC Van Nuys, California |
Standard | 2025-08-19 | Valid |
| N75274 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Ascent Aviation INC Van Nuys, California |
Standard | 2025-08-19 | Valid |
| N43326 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Draco Flight School DBA Chino, California |
Standard | 2025-08-14 | Valid |
| N75110 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Triple R Aviation LLC Cleburne, Texas |
Standard | 2025-08-13 | Valid |
| N8786E | Piper PA-28-151 |
Luv 2 Fly Ada LLC Ada, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-08-10 | Valid |
| N44485 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Kmr Aero LLC Mount Sterling, Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-08-07 | Valid |
| N381FC | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-08-04 | Valid |
| N8339C | Piper PA-28-151 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-07-30 | Valid |
| N32790 | Piper PA-28-151 |
N32790 LLC Avilla, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-07-29 | Valid |
| N40903 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Boyer Aviation LLC Kiel, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-07-24 | Valid |
| N44690 | Piper PA-28-151 |
H&M Air LLC Metamora, Michigan |
Standard | 2025-07-19 | Valid |
| N75198 | Piper PA-28-151 |
Flightline LLC Kaysville, Utah |
Standard | 2025-06-28 | Valid |
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