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Montana aircraft registrations

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

5,979aircraft registered in Montana
Piper PA-18-150most common model

Most common models registered in Montana

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

ModelRegistered in Montana
Piper PA-18-150 138
Cirrus Design SR22T 100
Cessna 172M 70
Cessna 182P 65
Cirrus Design SR22 64
Cessna 180 53
Cessna A185F 50
Robinson Helicopter R44 II 49
Piper PA-28-140 49
Cessna 182Q 48
Cessna 182A 48
Piper J3C-65 45
Piper PA-28-181 40
Piper PA-11 39
Beech A36 38

Buying a plane in Montana? 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