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Can you look up the FAA registration and tell me if it's current, who operates it, what model it is, and when the registration expires?"},{"title":"Identify unknown aircraft spotted overhead","prompt":"I saw a small plane flying over my house with the tail number N100 painted on it. Can you look it up in the FAA registry and tell me what kind of plane it is, how old it is, and who it's registered to?"},{"title":"Pre-purchase aircraft due diligence","prompt":"I'm considering buying a Piper and the seller says it's a 1940 J3C-65 with tail number N100. Can you check the FAA aircraft registry to confirm the details match — year, model, serial number, and current registration status?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns a JSON object with three sections: 'aircraft' (manufacturer, model, year, serial, owner name, city, state, country, registration status, certificate issue date, expiration date, last action date), 'identity' (aircraft type, engine type, seat count, engine count, weight class, age in years, and a plain-English summary), and 'registered' boolean. Also includes a 'history' array of past registration changes.","failureModes":["Invalid or malformed N-number returns no match or error","Aircraft not found in FAA registry (e.g. experimental, foreign, or deregistered aircraft) returns empty or null aircraft object","Payment failure via x402/USDC results in 402 Payment Required before data is returned","N-number for a recently registered aircraft may not yet appear if registry snapshot is not current"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need authoritative FAA registration data for a specific US-registered aircraft by tail number (N-number). It is the right choice for ownership verification, airworthiness status checks, aircraft identification, and pre-purchase due diligence. It is not appropriate for foreign aircraft registries, flight tracking, or real-time ADS-B data.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-31T18:36:59.752Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"aircraft-report-faa-aircraft-registry-lookup-542d2d0d"}