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 · 480 PA-28-236 (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N8174X | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2026-09-19 | Valid |
| N9194Y | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | Valid |
| N3831Q | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-08-26 | Valid |
| N82933 | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-08-24 | Valid |
| N4305N | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-07-30 | Valid |
| N8117Z | Piper PA-28-236 |
Oaces Aero Holdings LLC Santa Rosa Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2026-07-23 | Valid |
| N4507Y | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-07-22 | Valid |
| N8117R | Piper PA-28-236 |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-06-30 | Valid |
| N2092C | Piper PA-28-236 |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-06-16 | Valid |
| N6913S | Piper PA-28-236 |
Malibu Haven LLC Granbury, Texas |
Standard | 2026-06-14 | Valid |
| N2853Z | Piper PA-28-236 |
Ldp Aviation LLC Sun Prairie, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-05-28 | Valid |
| N2114D | Piper PA-28-236 |
Dixie Sky Flight LLC Deridder, Louisiana |
Standard | 2026-05-27 | Valid |
| N3574X | Piper PA-28-236 |
Summit Place Aviation LLC Dayton, Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-05-19 | Valid |
| N2840A | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-05-16 | Valid |
| N3029H | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-05-10 | Valid |
| N489BJ | Piper PA-28-236 |
No Air Services LLC Holbrook, New York |
Standard | 2026-05-09 | Valid |
| N83334 | Piper PA-28-236 |
Co-owned owner Virginia |
Standard | 2026-05-09 | Valid |
| N84602 | Piper PA-28-236 |
N84602 LLC Greensboro, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-04-23 | Valid |
| N4300V | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2026-04-16 | Valid |
| N70NC | Piper PA-28-236 |
B2 Aero CORP Jamestown, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-03-30 | Valid |
| N14PZ | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2026-03-07 | Valid |
| N203CC | Piper PA-28-236 |
Monarch Air LLC Dewitt, Michigan |
Standard | 2026-02-24 | Valid |
| N2820N | Piper PA-28-236 |
Montana Tvl Aviation LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2026-02-13 | Valid |
| N2172K | Piper PA-28-236 |
Elite Consulting Of Swfl LLC Naples, Florida |
Standard | 2026-02-11 | Valid |
| N8395S | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-02-06 | Valid |
| N139GG | Piper PA-28-236 |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-05 | Valid |
| N8083Y | Piper PA-28-236 |
Juliet Deltaahh LLC Vero Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2026-02-03 | Valid |
| N2087D | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-01-29 | Valid |
| N2214D | Piper PA-28-236 |
Lillian Aviation LLC Cypress, Texas |
Standard | 2026-01-06 | Valid |
| N62SB | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-12-26 | Valid |
| N4383B | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
None on file | 2025-12-25 | Valid |
| N711CK | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-12-21 | Valid |
| N45077 | Piper PA-28-236 |
Qualitair LLC Owner Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2025-12-19 | Valid |
| N103KC | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-16 | Valid |
| N8125A | Piper PA-28-236 |
Nt-Cfp LLC Baltimore, Maryland |
Standard | 2025-12-08 | Valid |
| N83197 | Piper PA-28-236 |
Jast Air LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-12-08 | Valid |
| N2918D | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-11-10 | Valid |
| N2847Y | Piper PA-28-236 |
Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-11-06 | Valid |
| N2108V | Piper PA-28-236 |
Fast And Slow To Go LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-10-30 | Valid |
| N4044Q | Piper PA-28-236 |
Cloud Surfers LLC Olathe, Kansas |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | Valid |
| N8470H | Piper PA-28-236 |
Eagle Air US INC Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-10-28 | Valid |
| N611AJ | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-10-21 | Valid |
| N437NA | Piper PA-28-236 |
Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | Valid |
| N8211J | Piper PA-28-236 |
Wjb INC Harrisburg, Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-09-29 | Valid |
| N236SH | Piper PA-28-236 |
Air 2 Sea LLC Martin, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | Valid |
| N279LG | Piper PA-28-236 |
Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2025-09-15 | Valid |
| N313AM | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-08-12 | Valid |
| N2108H | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-08-11 | Valid |
| N2149J | Piper PA-28-236 |
N2149J LLC Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-08-06 | Valid |
| N82634 | Piper PA-28-236 |
Aircraft Wings LLC Gresham, Oregon |
Standard | 2025-08-04 | Valid |
| N8106R | Piper PA-28-236 |
Co-owned owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-07-30 | Valid |
| N8154A | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-07-15 | Valid |
| N3012N | Piper PA-28-236 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2025-07-04 | Valid |
| N2103J | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-07-01 | Valid |
| N751RJ | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-06-20 | Valid |
| N8271V | Piper PA-28-236 |
Ckt3 LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2025-06-20 | Valid |
| N627WB | Piper PA-28-236 |
Illini Enterprises LLC Cherry Valley, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-06-19 | Valid |
| N8127H | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-05-27 | Valid |
| N28540 | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-05-22 | Valid |
| N1239P | Piper PA-28-236 |
Pinellas Pilots Association INC Clearwater, Florida |
Standard | 2025-05-15 | Valid |
| N395MA | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-05-09 | Valid |
| N616HT | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-05-08 | Valid |
| N1331L | Piper PA-28-236 |
First Response Anesthesia INC Washington, Utah |
Standard | 2025-05-06 | Valid |
| N3023D | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2025-05-06 | Valid |
| N4364W | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-05-05 | Valid |
| N82119 | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2025-04-21 | Valid |
| N82631 | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-04-12 | Valid |
| N86FE | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-04-03 | Valid |
| N8181H | Piper PA-28-236 |
Lao Investments LLC Meeker, Colorado |
Standard | 2025-03-28 | Valid |
| N92ET | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-03-26 | Valid |
| N2843D | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2025-03-06 | Valid |
| N541RJ | Piper PA-28-236 |
Swostar Holdings LLC Brookhaven, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-03-06 | Valid |
| N81067 | Piper PA-28-236 |
Dakota Wings LLC Leedey, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-02-25 | Valid |
| N83029 | Piper PA-28-236 |
Travis Aviation LLC Jacksonville, Texas |
Standard | 2025-02-17 | Valid |
| N2195M | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-02-13 | Valid |
| N294KP | Piper PA-28-236 |
Pensom Holdings Professional LLC Southlake, Texas |
Standard | 2025-02-10 | Valid |
| N9153J | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-02-04 | Valid |
| N8183X | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-01-27 | Valid |
| N81188 | Piper PA-28-236 |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2025-01-21 | Valid |
| N2971N | Piper PA-28-236 |
Full Scale Aviation LLC Corinth, Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-01-20 | Valid |
| N2944Y | Piper PA-28-236 |
Valley Sand & Gravel LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2025-01-14 | Valid |
| N8087D | Piper PA-28-236 |
Ra Aviation Services LLC Sorrento, Florida |
Standard | 2025-01-14 | Valid |
| N8021U | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2025-01-03 | Valid |
| N8095M | Piper PA-28-236 |
Plow Boy Aviation LLC Forrest City, Arkansas |
Standard | 2024-12-18 | Valid |
| N8313A | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-12-17 | Valid |
| N521X | Piper PA-28-236 |
Palmetto Aces Flying Club LLC Hilton Head Island, South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-12-12 | Valid |
| N842MM | Piper PA-28-236 |
43 Northstar LLC Dodgeville, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-11-25 | Valid |
| N2880L | Piper PA-28-236 |
Co-owned owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2024-10-17 | Valid |
| N8263Z | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-10-10 | Valid |
| N571CR | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2024-10-08 | Valid |
| N3036U | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2024-09-26 | Valid |
| N89CH | Piper PA-28-236 |
Long Point LLC Gardner, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2024-09-24 | Valid |
| N8257E | Piper PA-28-236 |
Tv Air LLC Raleigh, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-09-16 | Valid |
| N29062 | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner West Virginia |
Standard | 2024-09-12 | Valid |
| N2085P | Piper PA-28-236 |
Ophelia Aviation LLC Paradise Valley, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-08-23 | Valid |
| N4330R | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-08-06 | Valid |
| N8465S | Piper PA-28-236 |
Flyzone LLC Mount Laurel, New Jersey |
Standard | 2024-07-24 | Valid |
| N8094V | Piper PA-28-236 |
Jeppesen LLC Champlin, Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-07-22 | Valid |
| N8123W | Piper PA-28-236 |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-07-22 | Valid |
| N8274X | Piper PA-28-236 |
Co-owned owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2024-07-11 | Valid |
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