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 · 3,548 PA-28-181 (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N770ND | Piper PA-28-181 |
N770Nd LLC Sidney, Montana |
Standard | 2026-10-02 | Valid |
| N9272L | Piper PA-28-181 |
Valira Aviation II LLC Oakland, California |
Standard | 2026-10-02 | Valid |
| N2834B | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | Valid |
| N3122E | Piper PA-28-181 |
Kantec INC Cary, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | Valid |
| N315V | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-09-28 | Valid |
| N769ND | Piper PA-28-181 |
N769Nd LLC Sidney, Montana |
Standard | 2026-09-26 | Valid |
| N604AC | Piper PA-28-181 |
Florida Institute Of Technology INC Melbourne, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N621AC | Piper PA-28-181 |
Florida Institute Of Technology INC Melbourne, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N137BC | Piper PA-28-181 |
Jrnd CORP Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-09-22 | Valid |
| N2562U | Piper PA-28-181 |
Just Plane People LLC Irvine, California |
Standard | 2026-09-21 | Valid |
| N70DX | Piper PA-28-181 |
Globe Aero LLC Lakeland, Florida |
None on file | 2026-09-21 | Valid |
| N71DX | Piper PA-28-181 |
Globe Aero LLC Lakeland, Florida |
None on file | 2026-09-21 | Valid |
| N39715 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2026-09-19 | Valid |
| N47694 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Aircraft Owners And Pilots Assn Frederick, Maryland |
Standard | 2026-09-15 | Valid |
| N472DX | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Globe Aero LLC Lakeland, Florida |
None on file | 2026-09-11 | Valid |
| N473DX | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Globe Aero LLC Lakeland, Florida |
None on file | 2026-09-11 | Valid |
| N43812 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N440AA | Piper PA-28-181 |
Fms Bank Fort Morgan, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N503AF | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
American Air Academy INC Merritt Island, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N508AF | Piper PA-28-181 |
American Air Academy INC Merritt Island, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N523AF | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Vee Two INC Merritt Island, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N6045F | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Vee Two INC Merritt Island, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N660AA | Piper PA-28-181 |
Fms Bank Fort Morgan, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N6958J | Piper PA-28-181 |
Akin Enterprises INC Greensboro, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N75320 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Strickland Plumbing Hvac And Electric INC Lufkin, Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N8578C | Piper PA-28-181 |
River Valley Flyers LLC West Hartford, Connecticut |
Standard | 2026-09-09 | Valid |
| N121LM | Piper PA-28-181 |
Golden Age N121Lm LLC Des Moines, Iowa |
Standard | 2026-09-08 | Valid |
| N2938F | Piper PA-28-181 |
Fly Gateway Aviation Institute New Castle, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-09-08 | Valid |
| N8773C | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-09-08 | Valid |
| N3008B | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2026-09-07 | Valid |
| N603CE | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Gulf Coast Premier Aviation LLC Cape Coral, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | Valid |
| N6997J | Piper PA-28-181 |
Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2026-09-04 | Valid |
| N787CJ | Piper PA-28-181 |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-09-03 | Valid |
| N4184V | Piper PA-28-181 |
Upper Jets Maintenance LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N8723C | Piper PA-28-181 |
Oracle Aviation LLC Omaha, Nebraska |
Standard | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N184CF | Piper PA-28-181 |
Piper Aircraft INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2026-08-30 | Valid |
| N8466H | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2026-08-30 | Valid |
| N8494F | Piper PA-28-181 |
Plane Viewing LLC Colbert, Washington |
Standard | 2026-08-30 | Valid |
| N944EV | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Southlake Aviation LLC Arden, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-08-25 | Valid |
| N6247J | Piper PA-28-181 |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-08-18 | Valid |
| N38842 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Scud Rat LLC Valparaiso, Indiana |
Standard | 2026-08-14 | Valid |
| N6911P | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2026-08-14 | Valid |
| N38628 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Maxair INC Coxs Creek, Kentucky |
Standard | 2026-08-13 | Valid |
| N573JA | Piper PA-28-181 |
Yale Companies LLC DBA Fishers, Indiana |
Standard | 2026-08-13 | Valid |
| N617JA | Piper PA-28-181 |
Yale Companies LLC DBA Fishers, Indiana |
Standard | 2026-08-13 | Valid |
| N708JA | Piper PA-28-181 |
Yale Companies LLC Fishers, Indiana |
Standard | 2026-08-13 | Valid |
| N512TF | Piper PA-28-181 |
N408Dm LLC Rye, New York |
Standard | 2026-08-12 | Valid |
| N2225N | Piper PA-28-181 |
Mendair Aviation LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2026-08-11 | Valid |
| N2391Q | Piper PA-28-181 |
New Hamphire Flyers LLC Lyme, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2026-08-08 | Valid |
| N7702H | Piper PA-28-181 |
Paphos Airways LLC Farmingdale, New York |
Standard | 2026-08-07 | Valid |
| N260FA | Piper PA-28-181 |
Stratus RR LLC New Castle, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-08-05 | Valid |
| N2868W | Piper PA-28-181 |
Executive Flight Institute LLC Murrieta, California |
Standard | 2026-08-04 | Valid |
| N47737 | Piper PA-28-181 |
N47737 Holdings LLC Gonzales, Louisiana |
Standard | 2026-08-04 | Valid |
| N869BC | Piper PA-28-181 |
Inter American University Of Puerto Rico Bayamon, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2026-08-04 | Valid |
| N868U | Piper PA-28-181 |
Inter American University Of Puerto Rico Bayamon, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2026-08-03 | Valid |
| N264FA | Piper PA-28-181 |
Stratus RR LLC New Castle, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-08-02 | Valid |
| N261FA | Piper PA-28-181 |
Stratus RR LLC New Castle, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-08-01 | Valid |
| N265FA | Piper PA-28-181 |
Stratus RR LLC New Castle, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-08-01 | Valid |
| N266FA | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Stratus RR LLC New Castle, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-08-01 | Valid |
| N70FG | Piper PA-28-181 |
Pears Aviation CORP Kissimmee, Florida |
Standard | 2026-08-01 | Valid |
| N762ND | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Und Aerospace Foundation Grand Forks, North Dakota |
Standard | 2026-07-31 | Valid |
| N41259 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Pan Am Flight Services - St Joseph LLC Saint Joseph, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-07-29 | Valid |
| N464ND | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
University Of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota |
Standard | 2026-07-29 | Valid |
| N6236J | Piper PA-28-181 |
Archer N6236J LLC Denver, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-07-29 | Valid |
| N306MG | Piper PA-28-181 |
Georgia Aviation Authority Eastman, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-07-20 | Valid |
| N308MG | Piper PA-28-181 |
Georgia Aviation Authority Eastman, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-07-20 | Valid |
| N309MG | Piper PA-28-181 |
Georgia Aviation Authority Eastman, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-07-20 | Valid |
| N428ND | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
University Of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota |
Standard | 2026-07-20 | Valid |
| N430ND | Piper PA-28-181 |
University Of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota |
Standard | 2026-07-20 | Valid |
| N586MA | Piper PA-28-181 |
Wifa (Washington International Flight Academy) LLC Gaithersburg, Maryland |
Standard | 2026-07-20 | Valid |
| N84109 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2026-07-20 | Valid |
| N711ND | Piper PA-28-181 |
Flight Leasing CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-07-18 | Valid |
| N1961J | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2026-07-16 | Valid |
| N125VS | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2026-07-15 | Valid |
| N2130J | Piper PA-28-181 |
Early Bird Aviation LLC Rillito, Arizona |
Standard | 2026-07-15 | Valid |
| N5324P | Piper PA-28-181 |
N5324P LLC Naples, Florida |
Standard | 2026-07-15 | Valid |
| N7697F | Piper PA-28-181 |
Together Again LLC Charlotte, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-07-15 | Valid |
| N253DX | Piper PA-28-181 |
Globe Aero LLC Lakeland, Florida |
Standard | 2026-07-13 | Valid |
| N252DX | Piper PA-28-181 |
Globe Aero LLC Lakeland, Florida |
Standard | 2026-07-09 | Valid |
| N254DX | Piper PA-28-181 |
Globe Aero LLC Lakeland, Florida |
Standard | 2026-07-09 | Valid |
| N885AC | Piper PA-28-181 |
Wingsleasing LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2026-07-08 | Valid |
| N343MM | Piper PA-28-181 |
N4005U LLC Iron Mountain, Michigan |
Standard | 2026-07-06 | Valid |
| N137ND | Piper PA-28-181 |
Und Aerospace Foundation Grand Forks, North Dakota |
Standard | 2026-07-05 | Valid |
| N179ND | Piper PA-28-181 |
Und Aerospace Foundation Grand Forks, North Dakota |
Standard | 2026-07-05 | Valid |
| N339ND | Piper PA-28-181 |
Und Aerospace Foundation Grand Forks, North Dakota |
Standard | 2026-07-05 | Valid |
| N544ND | Piper PA-28-181 |
Und Aerospace Foundation Grand Forks, North Dakota |
Standard | 2026-07-05 | Valid |
| N822ND | Piper PA-28-181 |
Und Aerospace Foundation Grand Forks, North Dakota |
Standard | 2026-07-05 | Valid |
| N39747 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Cardano Aviation LLC Newton, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-07-01 | Valid |
| N4984R | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2026-07-01 | Valid |
| N53533 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Tfw Enterprise Holding LLC New York, New York |
None on file | 2026-07-01 | Valid |
| N789SV | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-06-27 | Valid |
| N8787C | Piper PA-28-181 |
Brolan Aviation LLC Kansas City, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-06-27 | Valid |
| N38319 | Piper PA-28-181 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-06-26 | Valid |
| N404ND | Piper PA-28-181 |
University Of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota |
Standard | 2026-06-26 | Valid |
| N411ND | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181 |
University Of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota |
Standard | 2026-06-26 | Valid |
| N413ND | Piper PA-28-181 |
University Of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota |
Standard | 2026-06-26 | Valid |
| N638TS | Piper PA-28-181 |
Tailwinds Aviators LLC Mountain Home, Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-06-26 | Valid |
| N2169F | Piper PA-28-181 |
Brolan Aviation LLC Kansas City, Missouri |
Standard | 2026-06-25 | Valid |
| N302MG | Piper PA-28-181 |
Georgia Aviation Authority Eastman, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-06-24 | Valid |
| N303MG | Piper PA-28-181 |
Georgia Aviation Authority Eastman, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-06-24 | Valid |
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