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Type-certificated models from established manufacturers with the fewest active registrations · Updated August 13, 2026

Only includes type-certificated or Light Sport aircraft from manufacturers with 100+ total FAA registrations and at least 2 distinct models — so every aircraft here is a genuine production type that simply never found wide adoption, or survived in very small numbers.

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Make ↕	Model ↕	Category ↕	Active ↕
Consolidated Vultee	PBY-6A	Multi Engine	2
Waco	CSO	Single Engine	4
Piper	PA-44-180	Multi Engine	4
Waco	QDC	Single Engine	4
Embraer	EMB-145EP	Multi Engine	4
Aeronca	7FC	Single Engine	4
Boeing	767-300	Multi Engine	4
North American	AT-6A	Single Engine	4
Temco	D-16A	Multi Engine	5
Lockheed	1329-25 JETSTAR II	Multi Engine	5
Cessna	411	Multi Engine	5
Aero Commander	560-F	Multi Engine	5
Silvaire	LUSCOMBE T-8F	Single Engine	5
Bell	212	Rotorcraft	5
Beechcraft	B17L	Single Engine	5
Lindstrand	260A	Balloon	5
British Aerospace	BAE 125-800A	Multi Engine	5
Raven	S-40A	Balloon	5
Kubicek	BB100Z	Balloon	5
Kubicek	BB17XR	Balloon	5
Ayres Corporation	S2R-R1820	Single Engine	5
Kubicek	BB20XR	Balloon	5
Aero Commander	560-E	Multi Engine	5
Kubicek	BB30D	Balloon	5
Aero Commander	600 S-2D	Single Engine	5
Interstate	S-1A-65F	Single Engine	5
Sikorsky	S-61A	Rotorcraft	5
Kubicek	BB92Z	Balloon	5
Taylorcraft	BCS12D-4-85	Single Engine	5
Maule	BEE DEE M-4-210	Single Engine	5
Buckeye	BREEZE LX	Powered Parachute	5
Waco	QCF-2	Single Engine	5
Boeing	PT-13B	Single Engine	5
Douglas	C-118A	Multi Engine	5
Bell	47J-2A	Rotorcraft	5
Aerotek	PITTS S-2	Single Engine	5
Lindstrand	60A	Balloon	5
Cessna	182RG	Single Engine	5
Sikorsky	S-64F	Rotorcraft	5
Beechcraft	C17B	Single Engine	5
Beechcraft	B-45	Single Engine	5
Beechcraft	C17L	Single Engine	5
Bellanca	17-31	Single Engine	5
Piper	PA-34	Multi Engine	5
Cameron Balloons	C-60	Balloon	5
Piper	PA32-301FT	Single Engine	5
Piper	PA-23-250 (6PCLM)	Multi Engine	5
Sikorsky	S-76	Rotorcraft	5
Piper	PA-18AS-125	Single Engine	5
Piper	PA-12S	Single Engine	5
Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna	P92 ECHO CLASSIC	Single Engine	5
Beechcraft	D-45 (T-34B)	Single Engine	5
Beechcraft	D50A	Multi Engine	5
Beechcraft	D50B	Multi Engine	5
Douglas	DC-3A-S1C3G	Multi Engine	5
Douglas	DC3C-S4C4G	Multi Engine	5
Cameron Balloons	O-84	Balloon	5
Howard Aircraft	DGA-11	Single Engine	5
Dehavilland	DHC-2-L-20	Single Engine	5
Dehavilland	DHC-7-102	Multi Engine	5
Cameron Balloons	O-65	Balloon	5
Dehavilland	DHC-8-106	Multi Engine	5
Cameron Balloons	O-120	Balloon	5
Navion	NAVION D	Single Engine	5
Hughes	369FF	Rotorcraft	5
Cameron Balloons	N-77	Balloon	5
Airbus Helicopters	EC135T2+	Rotorcraft	5
Boeing	N2S-5	Single Engine	5
Hughes	369	Rotorcraft	5
Maule	MXT-7-160	Single Engine	5
Embraer	ERJ 170-100 STD	Multi Engine	5
Balloon Works	FIREFLY 5	Balloon	5
Balloon Works	FIREFLY 8-24	Balloon	5
Eurocopter	GAZELLE SA341F2	Rotorcraft	5
Quicksilver	GT 500	Single Engine	5
Maule	M-7-420AC	Single Engine	5
Beechcraft	H50	Multi Engine	5
North American	HARVARD 4	Single Engine	5
North American	HARVARD II A	Single Engine	5
Diamond	HK 36 TC	Glider	5
Fairchild	22 C7D	Single Engine	5
Lockheed	285D	Multi Engine	5
Aeronca	L-3B	Single Engine	5
Piper	J5B	Single Engine	5
Fairchild	24 C8F	Single Engine	5
Enstrom	280	Rotorcraft	5
Hughes	269A-1	Rotorcraft	5
Fairchild	24R-40	Single Engine	5
Champion	8KCAB	Single Engine	5
Boeing	757-2G5	Multi Engine	5
Aeronca	7BCM/CONV	Single Engine	5
Cessna	TU206D	Single Engine	5
Agusta	A109A	Rotorcraft	5
Curtiss Wright	TRAVEL AIR D-4000	Single Engine	5
Raytheon	A200CT	Multi Engine	5
Waco	UKC	Single Engine	5
Cessna	TP206D	Single Engine	5
Boeing	747-8B5	Multi Engine	5
Boeing	747-4B5	Multi Engine	5
Boeing	747-46NF	Multi Engine	5

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