The fleet

Find your airplane. Then find everyone else flying one.

169,197 certified piston airplanes are on the US registry, and yours is almost certainly not the only one of its kind in the air today. Every model has a page where owners pool what they are running into — what broke, how long the shop had it, what the bill came to.

Not sure what you would get out of it? See a worked example — a made-up airplane with a full page of owner reports, so you can judge it before you post anything.

Fleet counts come straight from the FAA registry: active registrations only, fixed wing, piston, standard airworthiness. Snapshot taken 2026-08-30. The FAA republishes daily.

Manufacturer

Seats

Engines

613 models, 161,958 airplanes.

Model	Flying	Seats	Years built
Piper PA-28-140	4,128	4	1941–2001
Cirrus Design Corp SR22	3,820	4	2001–2026
Cessna 172M	3,435	4	1972–1976
Piper PA-28-180	3,414	4	1961–1975
Cessna 172N	2,984	4	1976–1980
Piper J3C-65	2,830	2	1937–1985
Cirrus Design Corp SR22T	2,793	5	2010–2026
Piper PA-28-181	2,781	4	1975–2026
Cessna 182P	2,020	4	1943–1984
Cessna 172S	1,841	4	1998–2015
Beech A36	1,840	6	1969–2000
Aeronca 7AC	1,749	2	1940–1976
Cessna 172	1,729	4	1951–1965
Cessna 152	1,563	2	1977–1985
Cessna 140	1,543	2	1946–1978
Cessna 182Q	1,516	4	1974–1984
Cirrus Design Corp SR20	1,502	4	1999–2026
Piper PA-18-150	1,450	2	1950–1994
Piper PA-28-161	1,450	4	1976–2016
Cessna 150L	1,388	2	1970–1974
Cessna 150M	1,383	2	1974–1978
Mooney M20J	1,345	4	1976–1998
Cessna 170B	1,242	4	1948–1959
Mooney M20C	1,221	4	1961–1978
Piper PA-28R-200	1,188	4	1969–1976
Piper PA-24-250	1,161	4	1954–1969
Piper PA-22-150	1,128	4	1910–1964
Textron Aviation Inc 172S	1,116	4	2012–2026
Piper PA-12	1,109	3	1946–1962
Cessna 180	1,056	4	1952–1981
Cessna 172P	1,048	4	1972–1986
Cessna 150F	1,007	2	1965–1966
Cessna 172K	979	4	1968–1981
Piper PA-32-300	969	6	1948–1980
Taylorcraft BC12-D	950	2	1940–2000
Beech F33A	948	5	1969–1998
Cessna A185F	932	6	1965–1986
Cessna 150G	932	2	1966–1971
Piper PA-28-151	927	4	1952–1977
Cessna 182T	906	4	2001–2013
Beech V35B	888	6	1969–1983
Luscombe 8A	846	2	1938–1981
Piper PA-28-235	831	4	1963–1977
Piper PA-30	825	6	1957–1969
Cessna 177B	819	4	1969–1979
Cessna 172L	816	4	1970–1973
Piper PA-23-250	809	6	1953–1995
Mooney M20E	809	4	1963–1975
Cessna 177RG	776	4	1943–1978
Beech 95-B55 (T42A)	754	6	1963–1982
Cessna 172H	750	4	1963–1967
Cessna 182A	737	4	1947–1959
Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K	727	4	1978–1998
Cessna 150H	714	2	1967–1968
Beech 58	697	6	1969–1998
Mooney M20F	694	4	1966–1977
Cessna 172F	691	4	1964–1966
Cessna 172G	688	4	1965–1967
Cessna R182	680	4	1977–1986
Cessna 172R	650	4	1997–2020
Cessna T206H	644	6	1998–2015
Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40	641	4	2002–2025
Cessna 120	638	2	1946–2001
Cessna R172K	634	4	1973–1981
Piper PA-32-260	629	6	1964–1978
Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B	612	4	1973–1990
Cessna 150J	611	2	1968–1969
Ercoupe 415-C	591	2	1940–1956
Cessna 172E	580	4	1956–1967
Cessna 182S	579	4	1988–2001
Aeronca 11AC	571	2	1945–1954
Piper PA-24-260	563	4	1964–1978
Piper PA-22-108	559	2	1960–1964
Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181	546	4	2006–2026
Piper PA-34-200T	530	7	1974–2003
Boeing A75N1(PT17)	519	2	1937–1958
Piper PA-28R-180	517	4	1967–1971
Cessna 340A	511	6	1975–1993
Cessna 175	508	4	1956–1960
Cessna 170A	488	4	1949–1987
Piper PA-32R-300	487	7	1975–1978
Piper PA-28-236	467	4	1977–1995
Cessna 421C	466	8	1975–1985
Cessna 182R	465	4	1980–1986
Cessna 182J	464	4	1965–1966
Piper PA-32R-301T	460	7	1979–2008
Cessna T210N	453	6	1978–1984
Beech S35	448	6	1963–1965
Cessna 172D	448	4	1962–1963
Beech C23	443	4	1969–1983
Cessna TR182	442	4	1977–1997
Piper PA-22-160	434	4	1954–1961
Cessna 177	432	4	1967–1968
Piper PA-32R-301	429	7	1979–2006
American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB	428	1	1990–2026
Cessna 172RG	428	4	1973–1985
Bellanca 7GCBC	427	2	1971–1996
Piper PA-38-112	426	2	1978–1982
Cessna 182	420	4	1955–2012
Cessna 172A	420	4	1956–1965
Cessna 182M	416	4	1966–1969
Beech V35	412	6	1965–1986
Cessna 182H	409	4	1960–1966
Stinson 108-3	406	4	1947–1998
Cessna P210N	402	6	1978–1983
Cessna 182K	401	4	1966–1967
Cessna 182L	396	4	1967–1968
Champion 7ECA	394	2	1964–1998
Cessna 182B	392	4	1958–1959
Cessna 172B	391	4	1960–1962
Mooney M20R	390	2	1994–2015
Piper PA-22-135	387	4	1951–1956
Bellanca 17-30A	382	4	1970–2000
Globe GC-1B	372	2	1946–1957
Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A	371	4	1975–1979
Piper PA-44-180	368	4	1978–2026
Cessna 182G	368	4	1963–1965
Piper PA 46-350P	364	6	1987–2026
Cessna 182E	364	4	1961–1962
Piper PA-31-350	357	8	1973–1996
Piper PA-28R-201T	356	4	1976–1989
Cessna 150	355	2	1958–2001
Bellanca 8KCAB	354	2	1972–1980
Cessna 172C	347	4	1941–1962
Piper PA-18	344	2	1949–1977
Cessna 414A	343	8	1977–1985
Cessna 310R	343	6	1974–1981
Raytheon Aircraft Company A36	342	6	1996–2007
Cessna 172I	336	4	1968–1968
Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B	334	2	1998–2013
Piper PA-24	334	4	1956–1971
Bellanca 7ECA	332	2	1965–1994
Textron Aviation Inc T206H	332	6	2015–2026
Cessna 180H	326	6	1964–1972
Cessna 182N	325	4	1969–1971
Piper PA-11	325	2	1945–1997
Textron Aviation Inc 182T	320	4	2015–2026
Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1	318	2	1998–2025
Cessna T210M	318	6	1976–1978
Piper PA-28R-201	316	4	1977–2018
Stinson 108-1	316	4	1943–1955
Beech V35A	314	6	1967–1969
Beech P35	312	4	1961–1964
Luscombe 8E	305	2	1938–1956
Cessna T210L	298	6	1971–1976
Cessna 150K	292	2	1968–1971
Beech 35-B33	284	4	1961–1964
Cessna 182F	284	4	1962–1963
Cessna 150E	282	2	1963–1965
Beech 58P	280	6	1974–1986