These statistics are pulled from the 2018 GAMA annual report. Total single-engine piston shipments, including taildraggers and Light Sport Aircraft (LSA), increased from 936 to 954 or about 1.9%.
We’ve extracted the traditional “four-adult” single-engine piston shipments from the report to look at the changes. This group faired a little better, which saw deliveries increase from 763 to 781 or about 2.4% over the prior year. You can see the results by manufacturer in the table below.
Single-Engine Piston Shipments
| Description | 2017 | 2018 | % Change |
| Cirrus SR22T, SR22, SR20 | 355 | 380 | 7% |
| Piper Archer & Arrrow | 81 | 114 | 41% |
| Piper Malibu Mirage | 9 | 20 | 122% |
| Cessna Skyhawk & Skylane | 175 | 160 | -9% |
| Cessna Turbo Stationair | 40 | 32 | -20% |
| Cessna TTx | 23 | 1 | -96% |
| Diamond DA40 | 60 | 45 | -25% |
| Beachcraft A/G36 | 13 | 15 | 15% |
| Mooney Ovation & Acclaim | 7 | 14 | 100% |
| Sub Total | 763 | 781 | 2.4% |
| Taildraggers | 48 | 38 | -20.8% |
| LSA | 90 | 103 | 14.4% |
| Other | 35 | 32 | -8.6% |
| Total Single-Engine Piston | 936 | 954 | 1.9% |
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