Piper PA-38 Tomahawk
442 on the U.S. register. Built from 1978 to 1982; half of them date from 1978 or earlier. Florida has the most (55). 31% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
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About the PA-38 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Four-cycle piston, 1 engine
- Common engines
- Lycoming 0-235 Series (409), Lycoming O-235-L2C (4), Lycoming 0-320 Series (2)
- Seats
- 2
- Cruise speed
- about 183 mph
- Maker on the register
- Piper
- Registered
- earliest certificate May 18, 1984; newest October 1, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Florida55Texas53California32North Carolina23Tennessee22Georgia15Pennsylvania13Missouri13Arizona13Michigan12Indiana11Colorado11
Who owns them registrant type
Individual283 (64%)LLC79 (18%)Corporation31 (7%)Co-owned23 (5%)Non-citizen corporation20 (5%)Partnership5 (1%)Government1 (0.2%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA-38-112 | 442 | 1978 to 1982 | 100.0% |
When they were built by decade · 99 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid437 (99%)Pending3 (0.7%)Sale reported1 (0.2%)Reports overdue1 (0.2%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Standard432 (98%)None on file9 (2%)Experimental1 (0.2%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Piper Aircraft INC19Anywhere Atp LLC9Alpha Aviation Holdings Group LLC4South Texas Air Force LLC3Pilots Choice Aviation Equipment Leasing CO3International Air Services INC Trustee2Bas Part Sales LLC2Argos Retail LLC2Zekology LLC1Wolf Aerospace CORP1Wings Flight Enterprises INC1Wikle Thomas A1
Fleet pages: Piper Aircraft INC · Anywhere Atp LLC · South Texas Air Force LLC · Pilots Choice Aviation Equipment Leasing CO · International Air Services INC Trustee · Bas Part Sales LLC · Wolf Aerospace CORP · Wings Flight Enterprises INC
Accident history NTSB records · 470 cases since 1982, 59 fatal
2024-06-01CEN24LA208 · PA-38-112 N9715T · accident near Dalhart, TX · no injuries
2023-08-10CEN23LA362 · PA-38-112 N2351A · accident near Harvard, IL · no injuries
2022-12-13ERA23LA089 · PA-38-112 N498DS · accident near Rockingham, NC · no injuries
2022-06-19ERA22LA286 · PA-38-112 N2512N · accident near Gaithersburg, MD · no injuries
2021-09-24GAA21WA239 · PA-38-112 LVOHN · accident near Buenos Aires, outside the U.S.
2020-09-04CEN20CA386 · PA-38-112 N567N · accident near Reserve, LA · minor injuries
2016-06-16CEN16FA220 · PA-38-112 N2412D · accident near Madison, IN · 1 killed
2014-08-20CEN14WA475 · PA-38-112 GBNDE · accident near Benthill Farm, Buckingham, Uk · 1 killed
The 8 most recent of 470 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-38 Tomahawk aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
442 as of October 2, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Piper PA-38s?
Florida, with 55.
Who owns the Piper PA-38?
31% 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 · 442 PA-38-112 (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2580B | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2450N | Piper PA-38-112 |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2021-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25895 | Piper PA-38-112 |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2021-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2491F | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Hawaii |
Standard | 2021-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9976T | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N38PR | Piper PA-38-112 |
K&M Industry LLC Winston Salem, North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2594N | Piper PA-38-112 |
Divinity Enterprises LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2452G | Piper PA-38-112 |
Flymax Aero LLC Trustee Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2548B | Piper PA-38-112 |
Hard Landing LLC Fort Pierce, Florida |
Standard | 2021-02-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92258 | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4342E | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2020-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N537N | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2020-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9199A | Piper PA-38-112 |
Argos Retail LLC Mcallen, Texas |
Standard | 2020-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2389F | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2020-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2406D | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N117AT | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2020-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9278T | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2020-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2393B | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N247CV | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
None on file | 2020-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6397A | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2020-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2539B | Piper PA-38-112 |
Standard | 2020-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N6265A | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2020-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2381K | Piper PA-38-112 |
Carolinas Energy Associates LLC Hays, North Carolina |
Standard | 2020-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2596B | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2020-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4327E | Piper PA-38-112 |
Pegasus Enterprises LLC Overton, Nevada |
Standard | 2020-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2494B | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2020-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92BA | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2020-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2474F | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2020-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N113AT | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2020-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N116AT | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25929 | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N464 | Piper PA-38-112 |
Trn Aviation LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9771T | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4356E | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2020-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91386 | Piper PA-38-112 |
Shred Box LLC Hayesville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2020-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2397A | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2020-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2389D | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2020-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6205A | Piper PA-38-112 |
Dorbzeldge Air Service LLC Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
Standard | 2020-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25746 | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2019-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8479K | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2019-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2462K | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2019-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2428K | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2507D | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2589B | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2019-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N381AV | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2019-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2525B | Piper PA-38-112 |
On Course LLC Saint Charles, Missouri |
Standard | 2019-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41DR | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2019-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44BA | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6290A | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2018-12-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4476E | Piper PA-38-112 |
N4476E LLC Saint Charles, Missouri |
Standard | 2018-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N469RA | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2018-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2596E | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2018-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9268T | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N193BA | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Vermont |
Standard | 2018-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2408B | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2018-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N136EJ | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2018-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9431T | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2328K | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2018-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2348B | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2018-04-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24101 | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2018-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6289A | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2018-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4319E | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-12-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2456N | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2017-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2445D | Piper PA-38-112 |
N5511F LLC Voorhees, New Jersey |
Standard | 2017-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22KV | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2017-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9695T | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9376T | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-10-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9284T | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2017-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2446N | Piper PA-38-112 |
Pilot'S Choice Aviation Equipment Leasing CO Georgetown, Texas |
Standard | 2017-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25623 | Piper PA-38-112 |
Pilots Choice Aviation Equipment Leasing CO Georgetown, Texas |
Standard | 2017-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2462C | Piper PA-38-112 |
Pilots Choice Aviation Equipment Leasing CO Georgetown, Texas |
Standard | 2017-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53BS | Piper PA-38-112 |
Aloft Technologies INC Maple Grove, Minnesota |
Standard | 2017-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9411T | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9525T | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2017-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24133 | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2017-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25596 | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2017-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2563D | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2017-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2412L | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2017-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9775T | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91325 | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9209A | Piper PA-38-112 |
Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
None on file | 2017-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9737T | Piper PA-38-112 |
Bayview Flying Club LLC Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2017-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N242EE | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2017-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21HT | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2016-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9981T | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2016-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2457A | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2016-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2471L | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2016-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N25671 | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2016-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N528W | Piper PA-38-112 |
Airplane Services INC Jay, Florida |
Standard | 2016-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2407P | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2016-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23737 | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2016-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2424D | Piper PA-38-112 |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2015-12-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N775JP | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2015-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7803E | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Arizona |
None on file | 2015-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7803Q | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Arizona |
None on file | 2015-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2371L | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2015-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2488F | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9237T | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2015-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24397 | Piper PA-38-112 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2015-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9504T | Piper PA-38-112 |
Co-owned owner Michigan |
Standard | 2015-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |