Most Popular Aircraft Types
Thywissen, John A. Most Popular Aircraft Types. 2008 Feb 05 [cited 2025 Apr 24]. In: Fly with John Thywissen, CFI, CFII, IGI [Internet]. Austin (TX): John A. Thywissen; 2003– Available from: http://www.flyjohn.com/aircraft-types.html
According to the FAA aircraft registration database in early 2007, with some manual (and probably error-prone) merging of models of the same type.
| Number | Make/Model | Category | Class | Powerplant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25,671 | Cessna 172 Skyhawk | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 22,300 | Piper PA-28 Cherokee | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 17,975 | Cessna 150/152 | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 14,882 | Cessna 182 Skylane | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 7,615 | Mooney M20 | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 6,942 | Beech 35 Bonanza | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 5,818 | Cessna 210 Centurion | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 5,252 | Champion 7/Champion 11/Aeronica 7 | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 5,225 | Piper PA-22 Colt | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 4,865 | Piper PA-32 Saratoga | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 4,709 | Piper J3 Cub | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 4,171 | Piper PA-18 Super Cub | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 4,043 | Beech 55 Baron | Airplane | Multi-engine | Piston |
| 3,724 | Piper PA-23 Apache/Aztec | Airplane | Multi-engine | Piston |
| 3,323 | Piper PA-24 Comanche | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 3,246 | Cessna 310 | Airplane | Multi-engine | Piston |
| 3,164 | Cessna 180 Skywagon | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 3,098 | Cessna 206 Stationair | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 2,664 | Cessna 170 | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 2,861 | Beech 36 Bonanza | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 2,556 | Cessna 140 | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 2,812 | Beech 90/100/200/300 King Air | Airplane | Multi-engine | Turbine |
| 2,809 | Cessna 177 Cardinal | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 2,690 | Beech 19/23/24 Musketeer/... | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 2,683 | Stinson 108 | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 2,453 | Taylorcraft (L2?) | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 2,412 | Stearman/Boeing 75 | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 2,406 | Luscombe 8 | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 2,329 | Piper PA-31 Navajo | Airplane | Multi-engine | Piston |
| 2,264 | Beech 33 Bonanza | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 2,217 | Ercoupe 415 | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 2,106 | Grumman AA-1/AA-5 Yankee/Trainer/Travele/Cheetah/Tiger | Airplane | Single engine | Piston |
| 2,071 | Bell 206 JetRanger | Helicopter | Muti-engine | Turbine |