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Michigan aircraft registrations

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

7,180aircraft registered in Michigan
Cessna 172Mmost common model

Most common models registered in Michigan

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

ModelRegistered in Michigan
Cessna 172M 112
Piper PA-28-140 111
Piper PA-28-180 83
Piper J3C-65 78
Piper PA-28-181 77
DJI AGRAS T40 77
Cirrus Design SR20 71
Cessna 172N 70
DJI AGRAS T50 67
Aeronca 7AC 65
Cessna 172 65
Cirrus Design SR22 62
Cessna 182P 51
Cessna 140 51
Taylorcraft BC12-D 45

Buying a plane in Michigan? 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