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South Carolina aircraft registrations

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

3,113aircraft registered in South Carolina
Cirrus Design SR22most common model

Most common models registered in South Carolina

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

ModelRegistered in South Carolina
Cirrus Design SR22 74
Cessna 172S 61
Piper PA-28-140 57
Piper PA-28-180 56
Cessna 172M 55
Ercoupe 415-C 45
Cessna 172N 43
Cirrus Design SR20 42
Piper J3C-65 34
Cirrus Design SR22T 33
Beech A36 29
DJI AGRAS T40 27
Mooney M20J 22
Aeronca 7AC 22
Cessna 172K 22

Buying a plane in South Carolina? 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