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Delaware aircraft registrations

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

10,949aircraft registered in Delaware
Textron Aviation 172Smost common model

Most common models registered in Delaware

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

ModelRegistered in Delaware
Textron Aviation 172S 291
Cessna 172S 264
Cirrus Design SR22 235
Piper PA-28-181 232
Cirrus Design SR22T 209
Piper Aircraft PA-28-181 123
Robinson Helicopter R44 II 116
Piper PA-44-180 106
Boeing 737-823 95
Cessna 172M 92
Beech A36 89
Cessna 172R 86
Cessna 172N 78
Cessna 172P 74
Piper PA-23-250 73

Buying a plane in Delaware? 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