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Wisconsin aircraft registrations

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

6,148aircraft registered in Wisconsin
Piper J3C-65most common model

Most common models registered in Wisconsin

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

ModelRegistered in Wisconsin
Piper J3C-65 133
Piper PA-28-140 102
Piper PA-28-180 86
Cessna 172M 86
Aeronca 7AC 76
Cessna 172N 73
DJI AGRAS T40 68
Cirrus Design SR22 62
Cessna 172 60
Cessna 140 56
Piper PA-28-181 55
DJI AGRAS T50 55
Piper PA-22-150 51
Cirrus Design SR22T 49
Cessna 182P 40

Buying a plane in Wisconsin? 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