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Virginia aircraft registrations

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

5,969aircraft registered in Virginia
Uvify 810-00028most common model

Most common models registered in Virginia

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

ModelRegistered in Virginia
Uvify 810-00028 650
Cirrus Design SR22 98
Piper PA-28-140 86
Beech 65-A90-1 81
Piper J3C-65 75
Piper PA-28-180 72
Cessna 172N 70
Cessna 172M 61
Aeronca 7AC 53
Piper PA-28-181 50
Cessna 182T 48
Cessna 172S 47
Cirrus Design SR22T 46
Beech A36 38
Cessna 150M 37

Buying a plane in Virginia? 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