Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six, Lance and Saratoga
3,917 on the U.S. register across 14 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1965 to 2008; half of them date from 1978 or earlier. Florida has the most (416). 56% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
About the PA-32 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Lycoming Ti0-540 Ser (1,654), Lycoming Io-540 Ser (1,060), Lycoming 0-540 Series (645)
- Seats
- 6 (up to 7 in some versions)
- Cruise speed
- about 126 mph
- Makers on the register
- Piper, Piper Aircraft Inc, New Piper Aircraft Inc
- Registered
- earliest certificate June 20, 1967; newest October 1, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Florida416Texas342California251Delaware161Georgia143North Carolina136Ohio127Pennsylvania125Tennessee114Michigan110Indiana94Alaska93
Who owns them registrant type
LLC1,547 (39%)Individual1,298 (33%)Corporation615 (16%)Co-owned410 (10%)Partnership32 (0.8%)Non-citizen corporation11 (0.3%)Government4 (0.1%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA-32-300 | 992 | 1948 to 1980 | 25.3% |
| PA-32-260 | 650 | 1964 to 1978 | 16.6% |
| PA-32R-301T | 555 | 1979 to 2008 | 14.2% |
| PA-32R-300 | 510 | 1975 to 1978 | 13.0% |
| PA-32R-301 | 462 | 1979 to 2006 | 11.8% |
| PA-32RT-300T | 204 | 1954 to 1989 | 5.2% |
| PA-32RT-300 | 200 | 1977 to 1979 | 5.1% |
| PA-32-301 | 167 | 1980 to 1996 | 4.3% |
| PA-32-301T | 81 | 1980 to 1987 | 2.1% |
| PA32-301FT | 43 | 2003 to 2007 | 1.1% |
| PA32-301XTC | 36 | 2003 to 2006 | 0.9% |
| PA-32RT-301T | 7 | 1982 to 1986 | 0.2% |
| PA-32-301XTC | 7 | 2005 to 2006 | 0.2% |
| PA-32S-300 | 3 | 1967 to 1971 | 0.1% |
When they were built by decade · 567 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid3,872 (99%)Pending31 (0.8%)Sale reported10 (0.3%)Reports overdue2 (0.1%)Invalid2 (0.1%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Standard3,794 (97%)None on file109 (3%)Experimental6 (0.2%)Special flight permit4 (0.1%)Restricted2 (0.1%)Provisional1 (0.0%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee22International Air Services INC Trustee16Bas Part Sales LLC15Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee10Sky West Aviation INC Trustee6Dodson International Parts INC6Qualitair LLC Trustee5Piper Aircraft INC5Valiair Lc Trustee4High Noon Leasing LLC4Blue Waters Air Charters LLC4Aig Aeronautics LLC4
Fleet pages: Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee · International Air Services INC Trustee · Bas Part Sales LLC · Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee · Sky West Aviation INC Trustee · Dodson International Parts INC · Qualitair LLC Trustee · Piper Aircraft INC
Accident history NTSB records · 1,232 cases since 1982, 366 fatal
2026-09-09ERA26LA336 · PA-32-300 N4056W · accident near West Kingston, RI · no injuries
2026-08-21ERA26LA322 · PA-32R-300 N2297M · accident near Thomaston, GA · no injuries
2026-08-06ANC26LA080 · PA-32-260 N8791E · accident near Pinetown, NC · minor injuries
2026-05-22CEN26LA202 · PA-32R-300 N4556Q · accident near Comanche, TX · no injuries
2026-05-17WPR26FA189 · PA-32-300 N8502N · accident near Empire, NV · 2 killed
2026-04-09WPR26FA151 · PA-32R-301T N4190E · accident near Marana, AZ · 2 killed
2026-03-25ERA26LA151 · PA-32-260 N7081H · accident near Block Island, RI · minor injuries
2025-12-24WPR26FA069 · PA-32-260 N2785Q · accident near Rio Linda, CA · 1 killed
The 8 most recent of 1,232 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-32 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
3,917 as of October 2, 2026, counting 14 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Piper PA-32s?
Florida, with 416.
Who owns the Piper PA-32?
56% 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 · 462 PA-32R-301 (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N3559U | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-04-26 | Valid |
| N81006 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Wicked Wings LLC Norwood, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-04-13 | Valid |
| N4336G | Piper PA-32R-301 |
In The Air Tonight LLC Strasburg, Ohio |
Standard | 2024-04-12 | Valid |
| N9087V | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-04-09 | Valid |
| N8202E | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-04-08 | Valid |
| N8459B | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Tailwinds Logistics LLC Port Orange, Florida |
Standard | 2024-04-05 | Valid |
| N3566P | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-04-04 | Valid |
| N8096S | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Freedom Aircraft Jv 1 LLC Milton, Florida |
Standard | 2024-03-20 | Valid |
| N4303P | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Benham Properties LLC Sullivan, Indiana |
Standard | 2024-02-19 | Valid |
| N9236V | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2024-02-10 | Valid |
| N4320T | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Bsrp III LLC Hickory, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-02-04 | Valid |
| N9292Q | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-01-12 | Valid |
| N299FC | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Feather Flight Aviation INC Warwick, New York |
Standard | 2024-01-09 | Valid |
| N9235Q | Piper PA-32R-301 |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2023-12-20 | Valid |
| N400GF | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Co-owned owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2023-12-13 | Valid |
| N5344W | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Tech Team CORP Saint Joseph, Missouri |
None on file | 2023-11-11 | Valid |
| N297MA | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Flaps 30 Gear Down LLC Laguna Niguel, California |
Standard | 2023-10-31 | Valid |
| N300CP | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-10-11 | Valid |
| N9251E | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Arrowpoint Investments LLC Mountain Brk, Alabama |
Standard | 2023-09-25 | Valid |
| N444DE | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2023-09-02 | Valid |
| N82358 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Nj Zev LLC Morristown, New Jersey |
Standard | 2023-08-23 | Valid |
| N196HP | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Southtrust Adventures LLC Pensacola, Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-21 | Valid |
| N80349 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-08-10 | Valid |
| N81593 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-08-09 | Valid |
| N8210H | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Slap Shot Aviation LLC Parker, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-07-30 | Valid |
| N442SC | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Trixies Entertainment LLC Lowell, Arkansas |
None on file | 2023-07-12 | Valid |
| N8359X | Piper PA-32R-301 |
W&H Services LLC Boerne, Texas |
Standard | 2023-06-17 | Valid |
| N216MA | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Patriot Flight LLC Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-06-16 | Valid |
| N8238T | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Delaware |
Standard | 2023-06-14 | Valid |
| N329HP | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Right Rudder LLC Halifax, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-06-12 | Valid |
| N824DB | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Purple Piper Airways LLC Indian Rocks Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2023-06-08 | Valid |
| N1030N | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-32R-301 |
Dcaw Aviation LLC Advance, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-05-29 | Valid |
| N8409A | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Wngz Aviation Apparel LLC Sanford, Florida |
Standard | 2023-05-18 | Valid |
| N53229 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-04-27 | Valid |
| N389BW | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2023-04-25 | Valid |
| N9191D | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Mississippi |
None on file | 2023-04-12 | Valid |
| N9292L | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Standard | 2023-03-16 | Valid | |
| N41453 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Swfl Aviation LLC Cape Coral, Florida |
Standard | 2023-03-08 | Valid |
| N4387L | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Always Double Down LLC Palm Beach Gardens, Florida |
None on file | 2023-03-07 | Valid |
| N9275X | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Barrakuda LTD Bend, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-03-06 | Valid |
| N53455 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-02-21 | Valid |
| N830TC | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Standard | 2023-02-20 | Valid | |
| N53572 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Arb Aviation LLC Palm Harbor, Florida |
Standard | 2023-02-16 | Valid |
| N92877 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Hart Air LLC Graford, Texas |
None on file | 2023-02-16 | Valid |
| N829LS | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Starkys Equipment Leasing LLC Manchester, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-02-10 | Valid |
| N101W | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Cole-Tac LLC Rapid City, South Dakota |
Standard | 2023-02-09 | Valid |
| N372MA | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Benham Properties LLC Sullivan, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-02-07 | Valid |
| N8451B | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Bmw Air LLC Norwalk, Iowa |
Standard | 2023-02-07 | Valid |
| N4360C | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Bckm LLC Florida, New York |
Standard | 2023-02-01 | Valid |
| N2111M | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-29 | Valid |
| N952DA | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-25 | Valid |
| N31241 | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-32R-301 |
Hotel Charlie Aero LLC Marshville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-01-23 | Valid |
| N755BE | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-01-23 | Valid |
| N941DS | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Mirror Invincible LLC Rotonda, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-23 | Valid |
| N9277B | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Fishers Shop INC Xenia, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-01-17 | Valid |
| N255DH | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Marina Electric INC Cutler Bay, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-06 | Valid |
| N84023 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2023-01-06 | Valid |
| N23AL | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Pv Aviation LLC Poland, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-01-02 | Valid |
| N4369M | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Tomahawk Jones CO LLC Kalispell, Montana |
None on file | 2022-12-26 | Valid |
| N8415H | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Aeronautica Aviation INC Port Orange, Florida |
Standard | 2022-12-26 | Valid |
| N4128W | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Air Rog LLC Addison, Illinois |
Standard | 2022-12-09 | Valid |
| N299HP | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Air King Transports LLC Helena, Alabama |
Standard | 2022-12-05 | Valid |
| N643MA | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA-32R-301 |
Pritchetts Point LLC New Castle, Indiana |
Standard | 2022-11-18 | Valid |
| N4122K | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2022-11-17 | Valid |
| N5342V | Piper PA-32R-301 |
S & L Real Estate LLC Waterloo, Iowa |
Standard | 2022-11-03 | Valid |
| N76TD | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2022-10-24 | Valid |
| N194MA | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Jb Air INC Manhattan, Kansas |
Standard | 2022-10-18 | Valid |
| N8429X | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Linville Manor LLC Reidsville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-10-15 | Valid |
| N595HP | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2022-10-03 | Valid |
| N8462C | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2022-09-22 | Valid |
| N236TT | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2022-09-17 | Valid |
| N8160H | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2022-09-17 | Valid |
| N81579 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2022-09-13 | Valid |
| N394HP | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Mms Aviation LLC Muscle Shoals, Alabama |
Standard | 2022-09-03 | Valid |
| N96KC | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Jws Aviation LLC Easton, Connecticut |
Standard | 2022-08-17 | Valid |
| N333HM | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Via Vitae Aviation LLC Lexington, Kentucky |
Standard | 2022-08-13 | Valid |
| N722G | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Table For Seven Aviation LLC Mountain Brk, Alabama |
Standard | 2022-08-12 | Valid |
| N9259R | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Andiamo Aviation LLC Stonecrest, Georgia |
Standard | 2022-08-02 | Valid |
| N505WC | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2022-07-28 | Valid |
| N3327P | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2022-06-13 | Valid |
| N13W | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Stl LLC Savoy, Illinois |
Standard | 2022-06-11 | Valid |
| N5340M | Piper PA-32R-301 |
N5340M LLC Greenville, South Carolina |
Standard | 2022-06-11 | Valid |
| N17HD | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2022-06-04 | Valid |
| N31008 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
China Saratoga Airline INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-06-01 | Valid |
| N8442P | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Cbfd LLC Northampton, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2022-05-19 | Valid |
| N298SH | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2022-04-30 | Valid |
| N2542W | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2022-04-28 | Valid |
| N8024D | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Abcon Automation INC Harrison, Ohio |
Standard | 2022-04-26 | Valid |
| N174CA | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Vy Aeroventure LLC Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
Standard | 2022-04-22 | Valid |
| N197DJ | Piper PA-32R-301 |
N197Dj LLC Palm Harbor, Florida |
Standard | 2022-04-19 | Valid |
| N4135J | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Valiair Limited Company Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2022-03-29 | Valid |
| N4168Z | Piper PA-32R-301 |
J & K Excavation LLC Waxahachie, Texas |
Standard | 2022-03-17 | Valid |
| N83988 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Frese Dental LLC Birmingham, Alabama |
Standard | 2022-02-28 | Valid |
| N4177T | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-02-14 | Valid |
| N82542 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2022-02-12 | Valid |
| N25WE | Piper PA-32R-301 |
K & R Aviation LLC Lubbock, Texas |
Standard | 2022-02-04 | Valid |
| N498MA | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Lake Air Express LLC Bettendorf, Iowa |
Standard | 2022-01-14 | Valid |
| N3564N | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Abbott Aircraft Sales And Service LLC Holts Summit, Missouri |
Standard | 2022-01-12 | Valid |
| N83612 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2022-01-05 | Valid |
| N545WH | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2021-12-17 | Valid |