FAA N-Number Lookup

What Does the FAA Know
About This Aircraft?

Enter any N-number for an instant cross-reference of FAA registry, NTSB accident records, title and lien status, and fleet-wide defect patterns. Free. No account required.

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FAA Registry Live
NTSB Accident Database
Title & Lien Records
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What a Pulse Check Surfaces
01
FAA Registry

Live ownership lookup. Registered owner, make, model, year of manufacture, airworthiness category, and any registry flags against the aircraft record.

Live FAA Data
02
NTSB Accident History

Full NTSB CAROL database cross-reference. Every reported accident, incident, and probable cause on file — including pre-1982 legacy records.

NTSB CAROL
03
Title & Lien Status

FAA Document Index cross-reference for open encumbrances, recorded documents, and title chain indicators. Know before you make an offer.

FAA Doc Index
04
Fleet Defect Patterns

SDRS intelligence for your aircraft's make and model. Know which recurring issues the FAA has documented across the fleet — before you inspect the logbooks.

FAA SDRS

Beyond the Registry
Public data is the surface.
The logbooks tell the truth.

The FAA registry tells you who owns it. The NTSB tells you if it crashed. But the logbooks tell you whether it was maintained, modified, and documented correctly — and that's where most pre-buy surprises live. AeroScore™ reads the logbooks so you don't have to guess.

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Common Questions About
N-Number Lookup
What is an FAA N-number?

An N-number is the FAA-assigned registration number for every U.S.-registered civil aircraft. It begins with the letter N followed by up to five alphanumeric characters and identifies the aircraft in the FAA Civil Aviation Registry.

What does an N-number lookup show?

A Pulse Check surfaces the aircraft's registered owner, make and model, year of manufacture, registration status, NTSB accident history, title and lien encumbrances, and fleet-wide service difficulty reports — all from FAA and NTSB public data.

Is an N-number lookup free?

Yes. Vantage Aviation Advisory's Public Pulse tool is completely free and requires no account or payment. It uses FAA and NTSB public databases and returns results in seconds.

Can I see accident history with an N-number lookup?

Yes. Every Pulse Check cross-references the full NTSB CAROL database, including pre-1982 legacy records, to surface every reported accident, incident, and probable cause associated with that N-number.