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Illinois aircraft registrations

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

8,030aircraft registered in Illinois
DJI AGRAS T40most common model

Most common models registered in Illinois

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

ModelRegistered in Illinois
DJI AGRAS T40 196
Boeing 737-924ER 130
Boeing 737-824 125
Piper PA-28-140 107
Piper PA-28-180 99
DJI AGRAS T50 99
Piper J3C-65 92
Cessna 172M 91
Embraer EMB-145XR 83
Piper PA-28-181 80
Airbus Industrie A320-232 66
Cirrus Design SR22 63
Aeronca 7AC 62
Cessna 172N 61
Airbus S A S A321-271NX 58

Buying a plane in Illinois? 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