Models · Piper · Piston singles · data as of October 2, 2026

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 · 200 PA-32RT-300 (all versions)

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N3844M	Piper PA-32RT-300	N3844M LLC New Canaan, Connecticut	Standard	2020-08-12	Valid
N528CW	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2020-08-01	Valid
N693UT	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-07-23	Valid
N4212A	Piper PA-32RT-300	East West Aviation Club Duffel,	Standard	2020-07-21	Valid
N39517	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2020-07-13	Valid
N31678	Piper PA-32RT-300	Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas	Standard	2020-05-26	Valid
N360SB	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-02-03	Valid
N2102S	Piper PA-32RT-300	Jericho Air LLC Hilton Head Island, South Carolina	Standard	2019-09-17	Valid
N6520C	Piper PA-32RT-300	Vail Communications INC Orangevale, California	Standard	2019-09-05	Valid
N2081A	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2019-08-26	Valid
N88WP	Piper PA-32RT-300	N88Wp LLC Magnolia, Texas	Standard	2019-03-29	Valid
N718QC	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2019-03-07	Valid
N287DP	Piper PA-32RT-300	Mag Aviation LLC Carl Junction, Missouri	Standard	2019-02-11	Valid
N31592	Piper PA-32RT-300	Co-owned owner Louisiana	Standard	2019-02-05	Valid
N31709	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2019-01-03	Valid
N101NM	Piper PA-32RT-300	Harris Group LLC Springfield, Virginia	None on file	2018-11-15	Valid
N6873C	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2018-11-06	Valid
N6240C	Piper PA-32RT-300	N8116J INC Greenville, North Carolina	Standard	2018-10-26	Valid
N983SR	Piper PA-32RT-300	Co-owned owner New Jersey	Provisional	2018-09-11	Valid
N21836	Piper PA-32RT-300	C & S Development Services LLC Weatherford, Texas	Standard	2018-08-18	Valid
N36781	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2018-07-16	Valid
N2102B	Piper PA-32RT-300	Gillen Diesel Aviation LLC Dania Beach, Florida	Standard	2018-07-03	Valid
N2185G	Piper PA-32RT-300	Gateway Flying Club INC Blaine, Minnesota	Standard	2018-07-03	Valid
N3043U	Piper PA-32RT-300	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2018-03-28	Valid
N30314	Piper PA-32RT-300	Tropic Breeze Leasing And Management LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2018-03-21	Valid
N32HF	Piper PA-32RT-300	Fluid Process Automation LLC Alliance, Ohio	Standard	2018-03-06	Valid
N22419	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2017-12-21	Valid
N2840K	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2017-11-30	Valid
N31661	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-10-25	Valid
N36262	Piper PA-32RT-300	Exodus Aviators INC Cedar Park, Texas	Standard	2017-09-27	Valid
N2149D	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2017-07-25	Valid
N54SS	Piper PA-32RT-300	Ninja Turtle LLC Fuquay Varina, North Carolina	Standard	2017-05-31	Valid
N895CK	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2017-05-16	Valid
N2191B	Piper PA-32RT-300	Petersburg Flying Service LLC Petersburg, Nebraska	Standard	2017-05-09	Valid
N4239A	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-04-24	Valid
N165R	Piper PA-32RT-300	Txav8R LLC Houston, Texas	Standard	2017-02-09	Valid
N300WE	Piper PA-32RT-300	K & S Aero LLC West Chester, Pennsylvania	Standard	2015-12-19	Valid
N36297	Piper PA-32RT-300	Project 70 Audio Service INC Adel, Georgia	Standard	2015-08-13	Valid
N31995	Piper PA-32RT-300	One Zero Tango LLC Chattanooga, Tennessee	Standard	2015-03-31	Valid
N30026	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Vermont	Standard	2015-03-30	Valid
N41EK	Piper PA-32RT-300	Prairie View Energy II LLC Granite Falls, Minnesota	Standard	2015-03-04	Valid
N169BW	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2015-01-27	Valid
N356DP	Piper PA-32RT-300	Mid America Aircraft LLC O Fallon, Illinois	Standard	2015-01-12	Valid
N2184D	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-12-15	Valid
N30689	Piper PA-32RT-300	Co-owned owner Tennessee	Standard	2014-11-06	Valid
N31R	Piper PA-32RT-300	Kf Lift LLC Snyder, Texas	Standard	2014-09-16	Valid
N221DK	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2014-09-09	Valid
N28PV	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2014-08-21	Valid
N513CW	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2014-06-11	Valid
N91ET	Piper PA-32RT-300	Anchor Aviation LLC Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	Standard	2014-05-09	Valid
N36071	Piper PA-32RT-300	Aero Systems Consultants INC Tulsa, Oklahoma	Standard	2014-04-07	Valid
N19PE	Piper PA-32RT-300	N19Pe LLC Stone Mountain, Georgia	Standard	2014-01-08	Valid
N621KH	Piper PA-32RT-300	Moody Aviation Management LLC Forest, Virginia	Standard	2013-05-31	Valid
N6486C	Piper PA-32RT-300	86 Charlie CORP Roscoe, Illinois	Standard	2013-03-28	Valid
N2094P	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2013-03-08	Valid
N200SF	Piper PA-32RT-300	Res Solutions INC Anderson, Indiana	Standard	2013-02-06	Valid
N2093C	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2013-02-04	Valid
N30956	Piper PA-32RT-300	Ought To Fly INC Litchfield, Illinois	Standard	2013-01-10	Valid
N3053H	Piper PA-32RT-300	Gator Hounds LLC Winter Park, Florida	Standard	2012-12-03	Valid
N3062R	Piper PA-32RT-300	Buddys Aviation LLC East Bernstadt, Kentucky	Standard	2012-11-02	Valid
N9410C	Piper PA-32RT-300	Sierra Alpha Group LLC Lewes, Delaware	Standard	2012-06-27	Valid
N33PS	Piper PA-32RT-300	N33Ps LLC Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania	Standard	2012-05-18	Valid
N2185K	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-05-16	Valid
N2241B	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-03-02	Valid
N31739	Piper PA-32RT-300	Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Standard	2011-11-09	Valid
N39551	Piper PA-32RT-300	Lance 551 LLC Bristol, Indiana	Standard	2011-10-11	Valid
N20885	Piper PA-32RT-300	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	2011-06-18	Valid
N127VG	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2011-05-04	Valid
N6YV	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2011-02-10	Valid
N555AM	Piper PA-32RT-300	Edgewater Ventures LLC Friday Harbor, Washington	Standard	2010-04-07	Valid
N9796C	Piper PA-32RT-300	Hellix LLC Charlotte, North Carolina	Standard	2009-04-24	Valid
N9409C	Piper PA-32RT-300	N9409C LLC Phillipsburg, Kansas	Standard	2009-01-15	Valid
N811GS	Piper PA-32RT-300	Tri-Delta Design LLC Cedar Park, Texas	Standard	2009-01-12	Valid
N36555	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2007-12-07	Valid
N36129	Piper PA-32RT-300	Tjarks Heyo H Dubuque, Iowa	Standard	2007-11-14	Valid
N2205P	Piper PA-32RT-300	Signature Properties Of Litchfield INC Murrells Inlet, South Carolina	Standard	2006-08-03	Valid
N39539	Piper PA-32RT-300	Sandia Aviation Services LLC Albuquerque, New Mexico	Standard	2005-12-08	Valid
N50PW	Piper PA-32RT-300	Handi Corner INC Sandersville, Georgia	Standard	2005-06-16	Valid
N2190B	Piper PA-32RT-300	Veritas Aero LLC West Lafayette, Indiana	Standard	2003-03-17	Valid
N2148N	Piper PA-32RT-300	2 Delta 5 LLC Oakes, North Dakota	Standard	2003-02-04	Valid
N31608	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2002-12-20	Valid
N321LA	Piper PA-32RT-300	Lowair LLC Lake City, South Carolina	Standard	2002-11-05	Valid
N101DR	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2002-06-19	Valid
N30007	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2001-10-09	Valid
N82EB	Piper PA-32RT-300	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2001-03-13	Valid
N36730	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-09-10	Valid
N600CJ	Piper PA-32RT-300	Poly Plastics INC Owatonna, Minnesota	Standard	1999-08-17	Valid
N9542C	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	1999-07-30	Valid
N36575	Piper PA-32RT-300	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	1999-04-19	Valid
N800TM	Piper PA-32RT-300	Mmm Fliers LLC South Bend, Indiana	Standard	1999-03-22	Valid
N39751	Piper PA-32RT-300	Phoenix Aviation INC Portland, Oregon	Standard	1997-12-12	Valid
N2231J	Piper PA-32RT-300	Wares Auto Sales INC Traverse City, Michigan	Standard	1996-06-05	Valid
N3022N	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner New York	Standard	1995-01-06	Valid
N31977	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1993-08-23	Valid
N2167A	Piper PA-32RT-300	Delaware Valley Aviation INC Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Standard	1993-03-29	Valid
N6874C	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1991-10-28	Valid
N9617C	Piper PA-32RT-300	Pete And Pete Sales INC Williamsville, New York	Standard	1983-04-08	Valid
N100AE	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard		Sale reported
N30725	Piper PA-32RT-300	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard		Pending
N36590	Piper PA-32RT-300	American Aircraft Sales LLC Lincolnshire, Illinois	Standard		Valid