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West Virginia aircraft registrations

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

889aircraft registered in West Virginia
Cessna 172Mmost common model

Most common models registered in West Virginia

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

ModelRegistered in West Virginia
Cessna 172M 17
Piper J3C-65 16
Cessna 172N 16
Piper PA-28-180 15
Piper PA-28-140 14
Cirrus Design SR22 13
Cirrus Design SR20 13
Aeronca 7AC 13
Cessna 182P 13
Cessna 172 11
Cessna 150L 11
Cessna 150H 11
Cessna 172H 8
Cessna 150M 7
Piper PA-32-260 6

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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.

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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