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Washington aircraft registrations

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

10,373aircraft registered in Washington
Amazon.com Services MK30most common model

Most common models registered in Washington

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

ModelRegistered in Washington
Amazon.com Services MK30 546
Cessna 172M 167
Piper PA-28-140 122
Cessna 172N 116
Cessna 172 108
Cessna 182P 103
Piper J3C-65 90
Cessna 180 88
Piper PA-28-180 81
Cessna 140 76
Cessna A185F 75
Cirrus Design SR22T 73
Cessna 170B 72
Aeronca 7AC 66
Cessna 150L 65

Buying a plane in Washington? 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