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Resolve an aircraft registration or N-number to the physical aircraft identity and return evidence-backed identity information with provenance and confidence.","url":"https://tailtrace-x402-prod.simonwakelin.workers.dev/v1/aircraft/:n_number/identify?utm_source=zero.xyz","method":"GET","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","required":["input"],"properties":{"input":{"type":"object","required":["type","method"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string","const":"http"},"method":{"enum":["GET"],"type":"string"},"pathParams":{"type":"object","required":["n_number"],"properties":{"n_number":{"type":"string","pattern":"^N[0-9]{1,5}[A-HJ-NP-Z]{0,2}$","description":"FAA N-number, for example N10004."}},"additionalProperties":false},"queryParams":{"type":"object","properties":{}}},"additionalProperties":false},"output":{"type":"object","required":["type"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string"},"example":{"type":"object","additionalProperties":true}}}}},"responseSchema":null,"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.15","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.15/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.15","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.15","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_3n63-0HjNXA0j4psgd-03","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.15","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Resolve an FAA N-number to a normalized aircraft identity record including registration, manufacturer, model, and serial number","exampleAgentPrompt":"Can you look up what aircraft N4873K is — I need the manufacturer, model, and serial number from the FAA registration?","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Identifying an unfamiliar aircraft on the ramp","prompt":"I spotted a plane at the airport with tail number N2209G — can you tell me what make and model it is and who it's registered to?"},{"title":"Fleet management registration audit","prompt":"We need to verify the registration details for our aircraft N8841B — can you pull the manufacturer, model, and serial number from the FAA records?"},{"title":"Pre-purchase due diligence check","prompt":"I'm thinking of buying an aircraft listed as N5519F — can you look up the official FAA identity record to confirm the model and serial number match what the seller told me?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns a normalized identity record for the queried aircraft including FAA registration status, manufacturer name, aircraft model, serial number, and any supporting identity evidence available from FAA records.","failureModes":["Invalid N-number format (must match pattern ^N[0-9]{1,5}[A-HJ-NP-Z]{0,2}$) returns a validation error","N-number not found in FAA records returns a not-found response","Foreign-registered or military aircraft not in FAA database will not return results","Payment failure (x402 protocol) prevents the query from executing","Temporary unavailability of upstream FAA data source may return partial or no results"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need authoritative, normalized aircraft identity data from an FAA N-number lookup — particularly useful for aviation agents, fleet managers, or due-diligence workflows that need manufacturer, model, and serial data in a structured format without scraping FAA search portals manually. 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