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Maine aircraft registrations

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

1,424aircraft registered in Maine
Cessna A185Fmost common model

Most common models registered in Maine

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

ModelRegistered in Maine
Cessna A185F 40
Cessna 172M 33
Cessna 170B 23
Piper PA-12 19
Cessna 180 19
Piper PA-28-140 18
Piper J3C-65 18
Aeronca 7AC 17
Cessna 172N 16
Taylorcraft BC12-D 14
Cessna 182P 13
Cessna 172P 13
Cessna 172I 13
Cessna 140 13
Cirrus Design SR20 12

Buying a plane in Maine? 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