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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N3971R | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2016-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41LW | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2016-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4556Q | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Chief Aviation Services LLC Ferriday, Louisiana |
None on file | 2016-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N549WS | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Boraam Aviation INC Prospect Heights, Illinois |
Standard | 2016-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42942 | Piper PA-32-301 |
Mott Plane LLC Morning Sun, Iowa |
Standard | 2016-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8622N | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2016-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N123YA | Piper PA-32-300 |
Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2016-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1297H | Piper PA-32-260 |
Hop A Chopper INC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2016-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N399LM | Piper PA-32-300 |
Pepper LLC Winter Garden, Florida |
Standard | 2016-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N200VM | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Baker Creek Enterprise Townsend, Georgia |
Standard | 2016-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N740AM | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2016-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1572E | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2016-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1906H | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Triplett Gregory L Holden, Missouri |
Standard | 2016-01-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N886JH | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Jpj Aviation Holdings LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2016-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N300WE | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
K & S Aero LLC West Chester, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2015-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N96ML | Piper PA-32-300 |
M & M Aero LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2015-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9176N | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Wjr Aviation INC Caledonia, Michigan |
Standard | 2015-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4942F | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Barton Investment LLC Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2015-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4147N | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2015-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79NC | Piper PA-32-300 |
Liam Clerkin INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2015-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32381 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2015-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9274Q | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Ten Hi Flyers INC Denver, Colorado |
Standard | 2015-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N161MA | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2015-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2187U | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2015-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30371 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-11-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1147H | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Spacious Skies LLC Overland Park, Kansas |
None on file | 2015-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75JE | Piper PA-32-300 |
Hammer Motion Pictures INC Indianapolis, Indiana |
Standard | 2015-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3602W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2015-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N444DR | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Wheels Up LLC Midway, Kentucky |
Standard | 2015-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84WT | Piper PA32-301XTC |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2015-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3217W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2015-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N333KT | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Springer Leasing LLC Athens, Georgia |
Standard | 2015-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N722RM | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2015-10-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84SS | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2015-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8206E | Piper PA-32-301T |
A Kelly Aviation LLC New Braunfels, Texas |
Standard | 2015-10-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2793Q | Piper PA-32R-300 |
N2793Q LLC Westerville, Ohio |
Standard | 2015-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8412P | Piper PA-32-301 |
Coastal Air LLC Naknek, Alaska |
Standard | 2015-09-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3427W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Hurricane Air LLC Fremont, Ohio |
Standard | 2015-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4313S | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Four Way Farms Dalhart, Texas |
None on file | 2015-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3754W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Ham Aviation LLC Maysville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2015-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8359M | Piper PA-32-301T |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2015-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N349SB | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Skyfusion II LLC Atlanta, Georgia |
Standard | 2015-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N333BP | Piper PA-32-300 |
St Lucie Aviation LLC Fort Pierce, Florida |
Standard | 2015-09-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40747 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Cherokee Flyers LLC Austin, Texas |
Standard | 2015-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4803S | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2015-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1908H | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2015-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38725 | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2015-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3067Q | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Kpw Enterprises INC Chula Vista, California |
Special flight permit | 2015-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2873X | Piper PA-32-300 |
Jag III Aviation LLC Clarksdale, Mississippi |
Standard | 2015-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N681DL | Piper PA-32-260 |
Hampton Michael D Marshfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2015-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8214B | Piper PA-32-301 |
Daas Company INC El Centro, California |
Standard | 2015-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9293Y | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2015-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4183D | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Challenge Aviation Orange, California |
None on file | 2015-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4742F | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2015-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8656N | Piper PA-32-260 |
N8656N LLC Weston, Nebraska |
Standard | 2015-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21727 | Piper PA-32RT-300T |
Centennial CORP Reno, Nevada |
Standard | 2015-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3945X | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2015-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3795W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2015-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36297 | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Project 70 Audio Service INC Adel, Georgia |
Standard | 2015-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3099E | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Lustig Consulting LLC Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
Standard | 2015-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3673M | Piper PA-32-300 |
Beacon Park Pointe LLC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2015-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9191V | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Milville Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2015-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3214W | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2015-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N81991 | Piper PA-32-301 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2015-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2416M | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Sun South Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2015-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N300HV | Piper PA-32-300 |
Baja Flyers CORP INC San Diego, California |
Standard | 2015-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4365T | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2015-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N227EM | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Visceral Technologies LLC Yulee, Florida |
Standard | 2015-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N878BT | Piper PA-32R-301T |
Blue Paradise Aviation LLC Clive, Iowa |
Standard | 2015-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3841W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2015-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20787 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42945 | Piper PA-32-301 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2015-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5924V | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Standard | 2015-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N53685 | Piper PA32-301XTC |
Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2015-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17MC | Piper PA-32-300 |
Maplecross Wealth Management LLC Cookeville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2015-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5342L | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
None on file | 2015-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4518T | Piper PA-32-260 |
Bnr Aviation LLC Lawrenceville, Georgia |
Standard | 2015-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46CB | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Integrated Design And Supply INC Crystal Lake, Illinois |
Standard | 2015-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5653V | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2015-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64WD | Piper PA-32R-301 |
Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2015-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32117 | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2015-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3455W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2015-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N945JK | Piper PA-32-300 |
Sweetair Aviation West Monroe, Louisiana |
Standard | 2015-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4556F | Piper PA-32-260 |
Reindeer Aviation LLC Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
Standard | 2015-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N323ST | New Piper Aircraft Inc PA32-301FT |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2015-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82532 | Piper PA-32-301T |
Smithy Grain INC Presho, South Dakota |
Standard | 2015-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1003Q | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97CR | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2015-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3231W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Double F Enterprise LLC Paullina, Iowa |
Standard | 2015-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4140R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2015-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4699S | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2015-04-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1040H | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2015-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31995 | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
One Zero Tango LLC Chattanooga, Tennessee |
Standard | 2015-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4086W | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2015-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N82723 | Piper PA-32-301 |
Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | 2015-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30026 | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Individual owner Vermont |
Standard | 2015-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8266D | Piper PA-32-301T |
Engineers Flying Club Bethany, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2015-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4066R | Piper PA-32-300 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41EK | Piper PA-32RT-300 |
Prairie View Energy II LLC Granite Falls, Minnesota |
Standard | 2015-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3593W | Piper PA-32-260 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2015-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |