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Returns manufacturer, model, tail number, registrant, location, airframe and engine type, airworthiness certification and a provenance URL per match, plus a live coverage disclosure on every call.","url":"https://api.osf-master-server.com/x402/aircraft/search/:query","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","HEAD","DELETE"],"type":"string"},"pathParams":{"type":"object","required":["query"],"properties":{"query":{"type":"string","description":"Keyword(s): manufacturer, model, tail number, registered owner, city or state. E.g. 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Pull the FAA registration record including registrant name, location, manufacture year, and airworthiness class.","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Aircraft ownership due diligence","prompt":"I'm about to close a deal with a company and I heard they operate a private fleet — can you look up all aircraft registered to 'Acme Aviation LLC' in the FAA database and tell me what they own, where the planes are based, and how old they are?"},{"title":"Tail number identity lookup","prompt":"I spotted a plane with tail number N452WN — can you pull the FAA registration record and tell me who it's registered to, where they're located, and what class of aircraft it is?"},{"title":"Regional fleet research","prompt":"I need to find all civil aircraft registered in Midland TX for a market research report — search the FAA database for registrations in that city and give me the full list with owners, tail numbers, and manufacture years."}],"resultDescription":"Returns one or more matching aircraft records from the FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, each containing: tail number (N number), registrant name, registrant city and state, year of manufacture, airworthiness class, and a provenance URL linking to the source government record.","failureModes":["No matches found for the query — returns empty result set if the tail number, owner, or location does not exist in the FAA database","Ambiguous query returns too many results — broad owner names or common city names may return large result sets","Stale data — the FAA Releasable Aircraft Database is periodically updated, so very recent registrations or de-registrations may not be reflected","Malformed query — missing or empty query parameter returns an error","Payment failure — if the x402 micropayment of $0.05 USDC is not processed, the request will not be fulfilled"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need provenance-stamped, authoritative FAA civil aircraft registration data searchable by tail number, owner name, city, state, serial number, or manufacture year. It is purpose-built for aircraft ownership lookup, fleet research, asset tracing, and counterparty due diligence against US-registered civil aircraft. Prefer it over general web search when you need structured, verifiable records with a direct provenance URL back to government source data.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-14T00:47:06.177Z","isFirstParty":false}