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 · 204 PA-32RT-300T (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1636P | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-09-02 | Valid |
| N30406 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-08-28 | Valid |
| N20928 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2021-08-21 | Valid |
| N2133A | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Co-owned owner Iowa |
Standard | 2021-06-23 | Valid |
| N39526 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Nextgen Air Engineering INC Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Standard | 2021-05-14 | Valid |
| N39944 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Simple Kindness Nfp Naperville, Illinois |
Standard | 2021-05-05 | Valid |
| N5SW | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-04-22 | Valid |
| N22446 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
AG Care INC Apopka, Florida |
Standard | 2021-04-16 | Valid |
| N21372 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-01-28 | Valid |
| N3024N | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Delaware Aircraft Trust LLC Trustee New Castle, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-01-13 | Valid |
| N14DW | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2020-12-08 | Valid |
| N1640P | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2020-11-06 | Valid |
| N191RV | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2020-09-23 | Valid |
| N21027 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Noomen Excavating LLC Currie, Minnesota |
Standard | 2020-08-24 | Valid |
| N2MH | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
N2Mh LLC Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2020-06-22 | Valid |
| N716SB | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Direct Gulf Access LLC Springfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2020-05-22 | Valid |
| N39527 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Amazonie INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-05-11 | Valid |
| N428RA | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
N428Ra LLC Hampshire, Illinois |
Standard | 2020-04-09 | Valid |
| N30176 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2020-04-01 | Valid |
| N21892 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Dove Aviation LLC Greensboro, Georgia |
Standard | 2020-03-26 | Valid |
| N2105B | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Nwf Aviation LLC Defuniak Springs, Florida |
Standard | 2019-08-13 | Valid |
| N2171B | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2019-06-29 | Valid |
| N39654 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Scarlet Peregrine LLC Flagler Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2019-05-24 | Valid |
| N2237A | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Kimber 123 Holdings LLC Morgantown, West Virginia |
Standard | 2019-02-02 | Valid |
| N20817 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2019-01-17 | Valid |
| N30264 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2018-12-27 | Valid |
| N16BJ | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-08-18 | Valid |
| N555UW | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2018-08-08 | Valid |
| N39660 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Your Mission LLC Vinton, Iowa |
Standard | 2018-05-16 | Valid |
| N330MC | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2018-04-02 | Valid |
| N2079X | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
De Flyers LLC Vicksburg, Michigan |
Standard | 2018-03-15 | Valid |
| N21436 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Co-owned owner Virginia |
Standard | 2018-02-12 | Valid |
| N130XR | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
M&A Adams Family LP Mckinney, Texas |
Standard | 2018-02-07 | Valid |
| N2182V | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Co-owned owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2018-01-02 | Valid |
| N3054H | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Economy Supply INC Oilton, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2017-12-07 | Valid |
| N39506 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Co-owned owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2017-11-27 | Valid |
| N2138F | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-11-16 | Valid |
| N220RM | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2017-09-07 | Valid |
| N39673 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2017-08-22 | Valid |
| N78EH | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
N78Eh Management LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2017-06-27 | Valid |
| N39577 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Environmental Management Specialists INC Huntertown, Indiana |
Standard | 2017-05-08 | Valid |
| N2129G | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
North Central Marketing INC Cranston, Rhode Island |
Standard | 2017-03-21 | Valid |
| N3030J | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Jav Air LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Standard | 2017-02-28 | Valid |
| N977TM | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-02-23 | Valid |
| N21469 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2017-02-22 | Valid |
| N39707 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2016-11-30 | Valid |
| N762JM | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2016-11-09 | Valid |
| N36516 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Collum Aviation LLC Milton, Florida |
Standard | 2016-10-04 | Valid |
| N31981 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Elusive Aviation INC Pflugerville, Texas |
Standard | 2016-09-15 | Valid |
| N3CG | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-04-21 | Valid |
| N2168B | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-04-04 | Valid |
| N30371 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-11-20 | Valid |
| N21727 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Centennial CORP Reno, Nevada |
Standard | 2015-08-24 | Valid |
| N2148B | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2014-10-01 | Valid |
| N2087A | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-03-12 | Valid |
| N39921 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2013-08-14 | Valid |
| N30173 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2013-07-09 | Valid |
| N401SL | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Catalina Air Harbor INC Armuchee, Georgia |
Standard | 2013-04-12 | Valid |
| N22136 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Zest Fest Corporation Of Oregon San Diego, California |
Standard | 2013-02-08 | Valid |
| N39464 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2013-01-08 | Valid |
| N2156E | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2012-05-23 | Valid |
| N21356 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Elite Financial Management INC Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2011-11-30 | Valid |
| N2220E | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Berry Islands LLC Holly Hill, Florida |
Standard | 2011-11-16 | Valid |
| N33WB | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Sycamore Aviation Services LLC Terre Haute, Indiana |
Standard | 2011-10-21 | Valid |
| N788CA | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2011-05-06 | Valid |
| N3065B | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2011-03-04 | Valid |
| N31998 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Lance Group LLC Moab, Utah |
Standard | 2010-10-08 | Valid |
| N36525 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2010-05-12 | Valid |
| N7824T | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2009-09-14 | Valid |
| N22295 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2009-03-04 | Valid |
| N667CH | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2008-12-12 | Valid |
| N3078M | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2008-06-27 | Valid |
| N39489 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Dlr Rentals LLC Elkhart, Indiana |
Standard | 2008-05-05 | Valid |
| N39744 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Mytrex Properties LLC South Jordan, Utah |
Standard | 2007-11-29 | Valid |
| N22293 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2007-04-10 | Valid |
| N2176V | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Aspen Avionics INC Phoenix, Arizona |
Experimental | 2007-03-28 | Valid |
| N2111A | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2007-03-01 | Valid |
| N22450 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Red Mountain Express Care LLC Queen Creek, Arizona |
Standard | 2005-10-31 | Valid |
| N39719 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2005-03-29 | Valid |
| N93VB | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Sky Blue INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2005-02-22 | Valid |
| N2244Q | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2004-02-10 | Valid |
| N39619 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2002-05-22 | Valid |
| N828SR | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Gulfcoast Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2001-07-25 | Valid |
| N30082 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Co-owned owner Utah |
Standard | 2001-06-19 | Valid |
| N3019K | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Colorado Air LLC Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2000-04-27 | Valid |
| N21313 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1999-10-20 | Valid |
| N39541 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 1999-07-15 | Valid |
| N22370 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Top Flight Sales INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 1999-06-19 | Valid |
| N2243F | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1998-04-24 | Valid |
| N22363 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Barnes Welding INC Waterville, Washington |
Standard | 1996-12-20 | Valid |
| N39603 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 1996-06-05 | Valid |
| N2157N | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
C A R S Sales INC Denver, North Carolina |
Standard | 1995-10-27 | Valid |
| N22117 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 1995-03-16 | Valid |
| N36390 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1995-01-04 | Valid |
| N2143B | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Lance Aviation CORP Houston, Texas |
Standard | 1992-04-30 | Valid |
| N36201 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Bmw Lance INC Gardner, Massachusetts |
Standard | 1991-08-15 | Valid |
| N36808 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 1990-11-27 | Valid |
| N2172B | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 1986-01-16 | Valid |
| N200MA | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Bas Part Sales LLC Greeley, Colorado |
Standard | Valid | |
| N2178G | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | Pending |