Tail Number Report → the report
The full aircraft history — by tail number, in seconds
A six-figure aircraft purchase deserves more than a phone call to the seller. This report pulls the FAA registry and NTSB accident database for one N-number and lays out registration status, every owner on record, and every accident matched to the airframe — instantly, for $79. Every line is cited to its official source.
FAA data as of 2026-08-17 NTSB data as of 2026-08-17
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Instant report — $79
The full picture in seconds
- Current registration: status, type, and an expiration flag (expired / expiring / valid)
- Full ownership chain from FAA registration and deregistration records
- NTSB accident & incident history — matched by tail number AND serial number
- Model context: fleet size, typical age, accident-rate framing
- Recent FAA document filings and engine/airframe details
- Permanent share link + clean print/PDF
Pro unlimited — $99/mo
Brokers, dealers, mechanics
- Unlimited instant reports, month to month
- Run as many tail numbers as you need
- Every report permanent and shareable with clients
Payment first, then a one-field form for the tail number — your report generates instantly and the link never expires. By purchasing you agree to the terms of service (14-day refunds on request, no forms, no argument). See a sample report.
What's inside the instant report
- Registration & expiration. Current status with a plain flag — an expired registration is a closing blocker, and we say so up front.
- Ownership chain. Every registrant on record, in order, from the FAA registration and deregistration history.
- NTSB history, matched two ways. Accidents and incidents linked by tail number and by serial number — so a hull that was re-registered under a new N-number still shows its past.
- Model context. How this make and model sits across the fleet: size, typical age, and a rate-framed accident figure (never a "danger ranking").
- Recent filings & specs. Latest FAA document activity, engine and airframe details.
What this report honestly is not
- It is not a title search or lien abstract. Recorded liens live in the certified FAA records file — free to pull yourself at cares.faa.gov, and each report shows you how.
- It is not an airworthiness determination and does not replace a pre-purchase inspection by a qualified mechanic.
- The absence of an NTSB record is not a guarantee of no damage history — only events reported to the NTSB within the loaded window appear.
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