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Alabama aircraft registrations

Aggregate counts from the FAA Aircraft Registry, by registration state. No individual owners are named on this page.

4,326aircraft registered in Alabama
Cessna 182Tmost common model

Most common models registered in Alabama

Top models by count of currently registered aircraft in Alabama (FAA).

ModelRegistered in Alabama
Cessna 182T 184
Textron Aviation 172S 103
Piper PA-28-140 81
Textron Aviation 182T 81
Cessna 172N 67
Piper PA-28-180 64
Cirrus Design SR22 61
Cessna 172P 59
Cessna 172M 57
Cessna 172S 56
Piper J3C-65 46
Piper PA-28-181 42
Aeronca 7AC 42
Cirrus Design SR22T 38
Sikorsky UH-60L 36

Buying a plane in Alabama? Check it was never wrecked under an old tail number

The free registries search by current tail number — so an airframe that was wrecked, rebuilt, and re-registered under a new N-number shows clean on every one of them. The accident stays filed under the tail it wore at the time. The $79 report cross-matches by manufacturer serial number to surface that hidden history — plus every registrant on record, registration expiry, recent FAA filings (the lien signal), and the full NTSB narrative for each event. Instant, no account, no ads.

This is an informational report compiled from public FAA and NTSB records. It is not a title search, lien abstract, or airworthiness determination, and does not replace a pre-purchase inspection. Liens and encumbrances require the certified FAA records — not included in the instant report.

source: FAA Aircraft Registry FAA data as of 2026-08-17