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 4, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Florida416Texas343California251Delaware161Georgia143North Carolina136Ohio127Pennsylvania125Tennessee114Michigan110Indiana94Alaska93
Who owns them registrant type
LLC1,545 (39%)Individual1,300 (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 5, 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 · 3,917
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N959MM | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Bugle Equipment And Leasing LLC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2017-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8471B | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Just Did It LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2017-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9299X | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2017-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8785F | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2017-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2242Z | Piper PA-32-300 |
N2242Z LLC Newtown, Connecticut |
Standard | 2017-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9111G | Piper PA-32-301 |
Maryland State Police Baltimore, Maryland |
Standard | 2017-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6221J | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2017-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4112R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2017-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78EH | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
N78Eh Management LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2017-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N520JW | Piper PA-32-300 |
Hangar 6 LLC Saint Augustine, Florida |
None on file | 2017-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4131W | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9687K | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Co-owned owner Utah |
Standard | 2017-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8214P | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Vertical Air LLC Farmington, New Mexico |
Standard | 2017-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54SS | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Ninja Turtle LLC Fuquay Varina, North Carolina |
Standard | 2017-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3867W | Piper PA-32-260 |
N3867W LLC Clemson, South Carolina |
Standard | 2017-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31536 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Island Air Taxi LLC Put In Bay, Ohio |
Standard | 2017-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44990 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2017-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N677SW | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2017-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4599X | Piper PA-32-300 |
Star Marianas Air INC Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands |
Standard | 2017-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42CJ | Piper PA-32-300 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2017-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N829C | Piper PA32-301XTC |
Jetran LLC Horseshoe Bay, Texas |
Standard | 2017-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3692W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2017-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36BA | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2017-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4002W | Piper PA-32-300 |
Co-owned owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2017-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N767JG | Piper PA-32-260 |
Kd Aviation LLC Warner Robins, Georgia |
Standard | 2017-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N895CK | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2017-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8317F | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Luxairways LLC Old Bethpage, New York |
Standard | 2017-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N881DT | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Cleary Brothers LLC Tompkinsville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2017-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1953H | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2191B | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Petersburg Flying Service LLC Petersburg, Nebraska |
Standard | 2017-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3779W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Airmotive Service LLC Brigham City, Utah |
Standard | 2017-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2062M | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Jadma LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2017-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39577 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Environmental Management Specialists INC Huntertown, Indiana |
Standard | 2017-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8626N | Piper PA-32-300 |
Cf Aviation LLC Wellington, Florida |
Standard | 2017-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4162Z | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Spirit Flyers INC Saint Louis, Missouri |
Standard | 2017-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4205R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Marking Refrigeration INC Omaha, Nebraska |
Standard | 2017-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1049X | Piper PA-32-300 |
Valleyside Farm LLC Woodstock, Connecticut |
Standard | 2017-04-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N103RR | Piper PA-32-300 |
Lancaster Flyers LLC Fenwick Island, Delaware |
Standard | 2017-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32139 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Bidzy Ta Hot Aana Corporation Dillingham, Alaska |
Standard | 2017-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3494W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2017-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4239A | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7224M | Piper PA-32-260 |
Affordable Construction Services INC Humboldt, Tennessee |
Standard | 2017-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44685 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Sundance Air Charter LLC Portland, Oregon |
Standard | 2017-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9919T | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Four M Aviation LLC Saint Petersburg, Florida |
Standard | 2017-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N215JD | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2017-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N28934 | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2017-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N177DF | Piper PA-32-301T |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2017-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3595W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2017-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3388W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Texas Wings LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2017-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9110W | Piper Aircraft Inc PA-32R-301T |
Rg Air LLC Muscle Shoals, Alabama |
Standard | 2017-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7719J | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner U.S. Virgin Islands |
Standard | 2017-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N877DE | Piper PA32-301FT |
Ron Cybulski Farms INC Caro, Michigan |
Standard | 2017-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2129G | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
North Central Marketing INC Cranston, Rhode Island |
Standard | 2017-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N200HM | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Bill Keck Aviation LLC Marlow, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2017-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N631BW | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38854 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2017-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32VT | Piper PA-32-300 |
Winging It LLC Louisville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2017-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8146Y | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2017-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3030J | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Jav Air LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Standard | 2017-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N977TM | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21469 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2017-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8937N | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2017-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1057H | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2017-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N427JK | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4886S | Piper PA-32-260 |
W & K Enterprise LLC Lewisville, Texas |
Standard | 2017-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2966Y | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Piper Holdings LLC Osage Beach, Missouri |
Standard | 2017-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9277F | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N165R | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Txav8R LLC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2017-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82965 | Piper PA-32-301 |
Mockingbird Flying Club Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Standard | 2017-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4384X | Piper PA-32-300 |
Precision Aviation Partners LLC Elko, Nevada |
Standard | 2017-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7651H | Piper PA-32-300 |
Gosbrook Aviation LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2017-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3637W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2017-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86HC | Piper PA-32R-301T |
N86Hc LLC Rochelle, Illinois |
Standard | 2017-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82255 | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2017-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N195AJ | Piper PA-32R-301 |
195Aj LLC Toledo, Ohio |
Standard | 2017-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3221W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2017-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75242 | Piper PA-32-260 |
M&M Air LLC Watkinsville, Georgia |
Standard | 2017-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3403W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Schendel Daryl R Barstow, California |
Standard | 2017-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3943W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Cox Aviation LLC Debord, Kentucky |
Standard | 2017-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4865S | Piper PA-32-260 |
Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2017-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2965A | Piper PA-32-300 |
Pa 32 LLC Union Center, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2017-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1140X | Piper PA-32-300 |
Reaper LLC Britton, Michigan |
Standard | 2017-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1066E | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Rising Skies LLC Carefree, Arizona |
Standard | 2017-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1132Q | Piper PA-32-300 |
Wattum Investments LLC Kodiak, Alaska |
Standard | 2017-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9380K | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Resource And Management Group LTD Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Standard | 2017-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33PR | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Wings To Carolina LLC State College, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2017-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4241R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Fsi Aviation LLC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2017-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81436 | Piper PA-32R-301T |
P&C Construction INC Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Standard | 2017-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4729S | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2017-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N720WD | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Thorntons Aircraft LLC Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
Standard | 2017-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N100JG | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Club Cherokee INC Crystal, Minnesota |
Standard | 2016-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5512J | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2016-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8943N | Piper PA-32-300 |
Chase-Six LLC Orange Park, Florida |
Standard | 2016-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N566LW | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2016-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7234C | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Confidential LLC Lutz, Florida |
Standard | 2016-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N102EA | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Steves Atv Services INC Oceano, California |
Standard | 2016-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N196SQ | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Bay Land Aviation INC Salisbury, Maryland |
Standard | 2016-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N416MP | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Kma Aviation LLC Maitland, Florida |
Standard | 2016-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8323S | Piper PA-32-301T |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2016-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33324 | Piper PA-32-260 |
Central Nebraska Spinal Surgery Center PC Kearney, Nebraska |
Standard | 2016-12-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |