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Piper PA-34 Seneca: US Fleet Statistics

As of the FAA registry snapshot on July 11, 2026, there are 979 Piper PA-34 Seneca aircraft with a valid US registration — ranking it #45 among all US civil aircraft model families by registration count. Every figure on this page is computed directly from the public FAA aircraft registry.

979
Registered in the US
1978
Median model year
7
Typical seats
2× Piston
Engine

How many Piper PA-34 Senecas are registered in the United States?

The FAA aircraft registry lists 979 Piper PA-34 Seneca aircraft with a valid registration as of July 11, 2026. The Piper PA-34 Seneca is a multi-engine airplane, and this family groups every registered variant of the Piper PA-34 together. It ranks #45 by registration count among the model families tracked in this dataset.

These counts come from the FAA MASTER file and reflect aircraft with an active “valid” registration status. To pull up the current owner, based state, and registration dates for a specific airframe, use the free FAA tail number lookup. To browse every model in this dataset, see the US aircraft fleet statistics index.

Piper PA-34 Seneca registrations by state

Florida has the most registered Piper PA-34 Seneca aircraft, with 166. The table below shows the ten states with the most Piper PA-34 Seneca registrations by the owner address on file with the FAA. Delaware frequently over-indexes because many aircraft are registered to Delaware LLCs and owner trusts rather than flown there.

RankStateRegisteredShare
1Florida (FL)16617.0%
2Texas (TX)9910.1%
3Delaware (DE)646.5%
4California (CA)596.0%
5Arizona (AZ)414.2%
6Georgia (GA)262.7%
7Michigan (MI)252.6%
8Ohio (OH)232.3%
9Colorado (CO)222.2%
10Illinois (IL)202.0%

Share is of all 979 registered Piper PA-34 Seneca aircraft. Based on FAA registered-owner state; not all aircraft are based where they are registered.

How old are registered Piper PA-34 Senecas?

The median registered Piper PA-34 Seneca was manufactured in 1978. Most were built between 1973 and 1993, and manufacture years across the registered fleet span roughly 1972 to 2007. A manufacture year is on file for 760 of the 979 registered aircraft.

Model year is one of the fields Sky Duty tracks on every tail alongside Hobbs and tach times. See how the app handles aircraft and fleet records.

Piper PA-34 Seneca engine, seats, and aircraft class

The typical registered Piper PA-34 Seneca is a multi-engine airplane with two piston engines, configured with 7 seats. The values below are the most common across all registered Piper PA-34 Seneca aircraft in the FAA data; individual airframes vary by variant and configuration.

Aircraft class
Fixed Wing Multi-Engine
Engines
2 × Piston
Typical seats
7
Manufacturer
Piper

Data: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database (registry.faa.gov), snapshot 2026-07-11. Counts reflect US civil aircraft with a valid FAA registration (status codes V, M, and T). Variants of the Piper PA-34 are grouped into a single model family. Manufacture-year bounds use the 1st and 99th percentiles to exclude data-entry outliers in the FAA year field. Figures update when the registry is re-imported.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Piper PA-34 Senecas are registered in the US?
As of the FAA registry snapshot on July 11, 2026, there are 979 Piper PA-34 Seneca aircraft with a valid US registration. That ranks the Piper PA-34 Seneca #45 by registration count among all US civil aircraft model families in this dataset.
Which states have the most registered Piper PA-34 Senecas?
Florida has the most registered Piper PA-34 Seneca aircraft with 166, followed by Texas (99) and Delaware (64). Registrations to owner addresses in Delaware are often higher than the state's population would suggest because many aircraft are held by Delaware-based LLCs and trusts.
How old is the average Piper PA-34 Seneca?
The median Piper PA-34 Seneca on the registry was manufactured in 1978. Most were built between 1973 and 1993, and manufacture years across the registered fleet span roughly 1972 to 2007.
What engine and how many seats does the Piper PA-34 Seneca have?
The typical registered Piper PA-34 Seneca is a multi-engine airplane with two piston engines and is configured with 7 seats. Individual airframes vary; these figures are the most common values across all registered Piper PA-34 Seneca aircraft in the FAA data.
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