Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave
99 on the U.S. register across 3 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1973 to 1982; half of them date from 1977 or earlier. Florida has the most (11). 76% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
About the PA-36 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Cont Motor 6-285-A (31), Lycoming Io-720 (20), Lycoming Ti0-540 Ser (17)
- Seats
- 1
- Cruise speed
- about 255 mph
- Maker on the register
- Piper
- Registered
- earliest certificate March 16, 1976; newest February 22, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Florida11Nebraska10North Dakota10South Dakota9Montana7Missouri7Texas6Arizona6Oklahoma4Minnesota4Kansas4Iowa4
Who owns them registrant type
Corporation34 (34%)LLC25 (25%)Individual19 (19%)Non-citizen corporation11 (11%)Co-owned5 (5%)Government3 (3%)Partnership2 (2%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 16 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid97 (98%)Sale reported1 (1%)Pending1 (1%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Restricted93 (94%)None on file4 (4%)Standard1 (1%)Experimental1 (1%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Piper Aircraft INC11Mid Continent Aircraft CORP6Quality Aviation INC5Aircraft Montana LLC4Wells Flying Services LLC3Sabbe Bros Flying Service INC2Flying G Aviation INC2Dakota Air Spray LLC2Wood Flying INC1Williams Fertilizer Services LLC1Whitlock Holdings LLC1Whitley Aviation LLC1
Fleet pages: Piper Aircraft INC · Mid Continent Aircraft CORP · Quality Aviation INC · Aircraft Montana LLC · Wells Flying Services LLC · Flying G Aviation INC · Dakota Air Spray LLC · Wood Flying INC
Accident history NTSB
Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
99 as of October 2, 2026, counting 3 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Piper PA-36s?
Florida, with 11.
Who owns the Piper PA-36?
76% 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 · 99
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N3958E | Piper PA-36-375 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2026-02-22 | Valid |
| N57751 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Wood Flying INC Panhandle, Texas |
Restricted | 2026-01-04 | Valid |
| N3725E | Piper PA-36-300 |
Wells Flying Services LLC Holdrege, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2025-11-04 | Valid |
| N3760E | Piper PA-36-300 |
Wells Flying Services LLC Holdrege, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2025-11-04 | Valid |
| N57721 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Goltz Aviation LLC Pembina, North Dakota |
Restricted | 2025-08-05 | Valid |
| N57846 | Piper PA-36-300 |
Boardman Air Services LLC Henderson, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2025-05-05 | Valid |
| N59654 | Piper PA-36-300 |
Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
None on file | 2025-03-25 | Valid |
| N76400 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Horning Air LLC Cresbard, South Dakota |
Restricted | 2024-12-09 | Valid |
| N2338X | Piper PA-36-375 |
Hangar 8 Spray Service LLC Clark, South Dakota |
Restricted | 2024-10-04 | Valid |
| N9938P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Heartland Aviation INC Alliance, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2024-09-07 | Valid |
| N2460V | Piper PA-36-300 |
Co-owned owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2024-06-06 | Valid |
| N57609 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Lazy T Aviation LLC Ashland, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2024-02-15 | Valid |
| N57882 | Piper PA-36-300 |
Dakota Air Spray LLC Huron, South Dakota |
Restricted | 2023-11-01 | Valid |
| N6174A | Piper PA-36-375 |
Dakota Air Spray LLC Huron, South Dakota |
Restricted | 2023-11-01 | Valid |
| N57832 | Piper PA-36-300 |
Individual owner South Dakota |
Restricted | 2023-03-28 | Valid |
| N4329F | Piper PA-36-300 |
Strathman Aerial Spraying LLC Axtell, Kansas |
Restricted | 2023-03-18 | Valid |
| N2329Y | Piper PA-36-300 |
Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2022-12-31 | Valid |
| N57716 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Fishers Flyings Pipers LLC Broken Bow, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2022-11-22 | Valid |
| N2451V | Piper PA-36-375 |
Hatfield Spraying Service INC Nunica, Michigan |
Restricted | 2022-11-19 | Valid |
| N57725 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Bretts Spray Service INC Onida, South Dakota |
Restricted | 2022-11-14 | Valid |
| N57816 | Piper PA-36-300 |
North Texas Dusters & Sprayers INC Gainesville, Texas |
Restricted | 2022-10-20 | Valid |
| N57758 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Aero Spraying Service INC Williston, North Dakota |
Restricted | 2022-06-30 | Valid |
| N57886 | Piper PA-36-300 |
Individual owner South Dakota |
Restricted | 2022-02-01 | Valid |
| N59669 | Piper PA-36-300 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Restricted | 2021-10-07 | Valid |
| N4153E | Piper PA-36-375 |
Individual owner Iowa |
Restricted | 2021-07-26 | Valid |
| N41323 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2021-06-25 | Valid |
| N57784 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Whitlock Holdings LLC Honey Grove, Texas |
Restricted | 2021-02-11 | Valid |
| N9979P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Federal Aerial Applicators LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Restricted | 2021-02-03 | Valid |
| N3652E | Piper PA-36-375 |
Individual owner Texas |
Restricted | 2021-01-29 | Valid |
| N9901P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Williams Fertilizer Services LLC Oregon, Missouri |
Restricted | 2021-01-20 | Valid |
| N9976P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Sides Aviation LLC Cambridge, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2021-01-13 | Valid |
| N3801E | Piper PA-36-375 |
Acwercs International INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-09-25 | Valid |
| N9928P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2020-09-04 | Valid |
| N9923P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Restricted | 2020-04-01 | Valid |
| N59683 | Piper PA-36-300 |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Restricted | 2020-02-26 | Valid |
| N9900P | Piper PA-36-300 |
Whitley Aviation LLC Altoona, Alabama |
Restricted | 2019-10-15 | Valid |
| N82688 | Piper PA-36-300 |
Wells Flying Services LLC Holdrege, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2019-08-01 | Valid |
| N2352X | Piper PA-36-375 |
Flying G Aviation INC Drayton, North Dakota |
Restricted | 2018-07-03 | Valid |
| N57625 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Stratham Aerial Spraying LLC Axtell, Kansas |
Restricted | 2018-02-13 | Valid |
| N2360Y | Piper PA-36-300 |
Individual owner Texas |
Restricted | 2018-02-07 | Valid |
| N9947P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2018-01-03 | Valid |
| N3833E | Piper PA-36-375 |
Valley Spraying Service LLC Gann Valley, South Dakota |
Restricted | 2017-09-28 | Valid |
| N9904P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Rose Dale Americus, Georgia |
Restricted | 2017-08-28 | Valid |
| N3982E | Piper PA-36-375 |
Fresno Westside Mosquito Abatement District Firebaugh, California |
Restricted | 2017-07-11 | Valid |
| N57859 | Piper PA-36-300 |
Airmotive Service LLC Brigham City, Utah |
Restricted | 2017-05-09 | Valid |
| N57615 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Restricted | 2016-12-13 | Valid |
| N59678 | Piper PA-36-300 |
L&M Decuir INC Cottonport, Louisiana |
Restricted | 2016-11-21 | Valid |
| N82646 | Piper PA-36-300 |
Co-owned owner Montana |
Restricted | 2015-11-23 | Valid |
| N3980E | Piper PA-36-375 |
Ose Airspray LLC Thief River Falls, Minnesota |
Restricted | 2014-08-19 | Valid |
| N57589 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Sabbe Bros Flying Service INC Maddock, North Dakota |
Restricted | 2014-06-18 | Valid |
| N57738 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2014-06-12 | Valid |
| N125HB | Piper PA-36-300 |
Kansas Farm & Ranch INC Seneca, Kansas |
Restricted | 2014-04-29 | Valid |
| N65310 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Restricted | 2014-03-31 | Valid |
| N3945E | Piper PA-36-375 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Restricted | 2013-06-05 | Valid |
| N57772 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Deterding Jim Pond Creek, Oklahoma |
Restricted | 2012-04-04 | Valid |
| N9957P | Piper PA-36-375 |
Pennsylvania College Of Technology Williamsport, Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 2012-01-12 | Valid |
| N2341Y | Piper PA-36-300 |
Flying G Aviation INC Drayton, North Dakota |
Restricted | 2011-02-04 | Valid |
| N3957E | Piper PA-36-375 |
Aurora Cooperative Elevator CO Aurora, Nebraska |
Restricted | 2010-04-15 | Valid |
| N9981P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2010-03-23 | Valid |
| N57824 | Piper PA-36-285 |
West Central Ag-Air INC Fergus Falls, Minnesota |
Restricted | 2009-09-14 | Valid |
| N82656 | Piper PA-36-300 |
Souther Field Aviation INC Americus, Georgia |
Restricted | 2009-05-21 | Valid |
| N57746 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Aircraft Montana LLC Helena, Montana |
Restricted | 2009-04-09 | Valid |
| N59652 | Piper PA-36-300 |
Aircraft Montana LLC Helena, Montana |
Restricted | 2009-04-09 | Valid |
| N59681 | Piper PA-36-300 |
Aircraft Montana LLC Helena, Montana |
Restricted | 2009-04-09 | Valid |
| N57834 | Piper PA-36-300 |
Aircraft Montana LLC Helena, Montana |
None on file | 2009-04-01 | Valid |
| N3993E | Piper PA-36-375 |
Storm Spraying Serv INC Webster City, Iowa |
Restricted | 2006-08-09 | Valid |
| N56844 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
None on file | 2006-06-27 | Valid |
| N57775 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Snyder Spraying Serv INC Snyder, Oklahoma |
Restricted | 2005-04-13 | Valid |
| N44523 | Piper PA-36-300 |
Quality Aviation INC Marana, Arizona |
Restricted | 2004-09-09 | Valid |
| N55993 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Individual owner Kansas |
Restricted | 2002-12-23 | Valid |
| N57585 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Sabbe Bros Flying Service INC Maddock, North Dakota |
Restricted | 2001-05-23 | Valid |
| N56635 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Danley Brothers INC Willows, California |
Restricted | 1999-06-15 | Valid |
| N9966P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Individual owner South Dakota |
Restricted | 1997-01-29 | Valid |
| N6166B | Piper PA-36-300 |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Restricted | 1996-04-17 | Valid |
| N9964P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Co-owned owner Washington |
Restricted | 1995-10-19 | Valid |
| N24410 | Piper PA-36-375 |
Storm Spraying Service INC Webster City, Iowa |
Restricted | 1995-06-23 | Valid |
| N2442V | Piper PA-36-300 |
Barts Flying Service INC Storm Lake, Iowa |
Restricted | 1989-06-01 | Valid |
| N55752 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Snyder Spraying Service INC Snyder, Oklahoma |
Restricted | 1987-07-31 | Valid |
| N410RM | Piper PA-36-285 |
Restricted | 1985-03-19 | Valid | |
| N9914P | Piper PA-36-285 |
County Of Galveston Dickinson, Texas |
Restricted | 1976-03-16 | Valid |
| N2315Y | Piper PA-36-375 |
Mid Continent Aircraft CORP Hayti, Missouri |
Restricted | Valid | |
| N2407V | Piper PA-36-375 |
Piper Aircraft INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Restricted | Valid | |
| N2409V | Piper PA-36-375 |
Piper Aircraft INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Restricted | Valid | |
| N2412X | Piper PA-36-375 |
Mid Continent Aircraft CORP Hayti, Missouri |
Restricted | Valid | |
| N3661E | Piper PA-36-300 |
Piper Aircraft INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Restricted | Valid | |
| N3676E | Piper PA-36-300 |
Piper Aircraft INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Restricted | Valid | |
| N3699E | Piper PA-36-300 |
Piper Aircraft INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Restricted | Valid | |
| N3739E | Piper PA-36-300 |
Piper Aircraft INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Restricted | Valid | |
| N3785E | Piper PA-36-300 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Restricted | Pending | |
| N3837E | Piper PA-36-300 |
Piper Aircraft INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Restricted | Valid | |
| N3838E | Piper PA-36-300 |
Piper Aircraft INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Restricted | Valid | |
| N3839E | Piper PA-36-300 |
Piper Aircraft INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Restricted | Valid | |
| N4154E | Piper PA-36-375 |
Piper Aircraft INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Restricted | Valid | |
| N55713 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Mid Continent Aircraft CORP Hayti, Missouri |
Restricted | Valid | |
| N57749 | Piper PA-36-285 |
Withheld at owner's request | Restricted | Sale reported | |
| N57830 | Piper PA-36-300 |
Mid Continent Aircraft CORP Hayti, Missouri |
Restricted | Valid | |
| N82692 | Piper PA-36-300 |
Piper Aircraft INC Vero Beach, Florida |
Restricted | Valid | |
| N9911P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Mid Continent Aircraft CORP Hayti, Missouri |
Restricted | Valid | |
| N9996P | Piper PA-36-285 |
Mid Continent Aircraft CORP Hayti, Missouri |
None on file | Valid |