Was this aircraft ever wrecked under a different tail number?
A plane that was wrecked, rebuilt, and re-registered under a new N-number shows clean on every free registry — because the accident stays filed under the tail it wore at the time. Enter an FAA tail number and we cross-match by serial number to surface that hidden history, alongside the full registration, ownership chain, and NTSB record. $79, instant — the incumbent charges $85 and takes a day or two, by hand.
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316,500aircraft on file (FAA)
1,446models profiled
$79instant — vs $85 by hand
secondsnot 24–48 hours
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.
Why a tail-number report
- We catch the hidden wreck. The NTSB files an accident under the tail number the airframe wore that day. Change the tail — as happens after a rebuild — and a search on the current N-number, including the FAA's own registry, comes back clean. We match on the manufacturer serial number too, so the old accident surfaces under whatever tail it was filed on.
- Instant, not next-day. The established service mails a report 24–48 hours later for $85. We pull the same public FAA and NTSB records and build your report the moment you ask.
- Clean and ad-free. One clear report — registration, ownership history, accident records, model context. No clutter, no upsell maze.
- Sourced, every line. Aircraft facts from the FAA Aircraft Registry; accident facts from the NTSB Aviation Accident Database. Both are named and cited.
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Fleet size, average age, and accident-rate context — built from FAA registrations and NTSB records. Free to read.
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Aircraft by state
Texas 29,651 registered aircraft California 27,271 registered aircraft Florida 21,633 registered aircraft Delaware 10,960 registered aircraft Washington 10,427 registered aircraft Alaska 9,162 registered aircraft Georgia 8,676 registered aircraft Ohio 8,493 registered aircraft Arizona 8,390 registered aircraft Utah 8,319 registered aircraft Illinois 8,033 registered aircraft Colorado 7,436 registered aircraft
source: FAA Aircraft Registry source: NTSB FAA data as of 2026-09-10