FAA REGISTRY

• Certificate Issue Date

  • Date the Aircraft Registration Branch issued the Certificate of Aircraft Registration, AC Form 8050-3. Note: If registered based on a dealer's certificate, "None" will appear in this field.

• Classification/Category

  • The Airworthiness classification/category according to the latest Application for Airworthiness Certificate, FAA Form 8130-6.

• Date Change Authorized

  • Date the Aircraft Registration Branch issued the Assignment of Special Registration Marks, AC Form 8050-64.

• Dealer

  • A party engaged in the business of manufacturing, distributing, or selling aircraft who has been issued a Dealer's Aircraft Registration Certificate, AC Form 8050-6. Aircraft registered in the name of a Dealer will reflect "None" in the certificate issue date field.

• Deregistered Aircraft

  • An aircraft that has been removed from the U.S. Civil Aircraft Register at the owner's request. Aircraft are generally removed for the following reasons: exported, destroyed, salvaged, dismantled, or permanently retired from service.

• Fractional Ownership

  • An aircraft having multiple owners who have purchased an expressed percentage of the aircraft.

• Fuel Modifications

  • The text shown is an excerpt from FAA Form 337, Major Repair and Alteration, describing the installation or modification of a fuel tank on a specific aircraft.

• In Question

  • The status of an aircraft's certificate of registration is changed to "In Question" when the aircraft's record contains information which, if true, would render the certificate ineffective.

• MFR Year

  • Year the aircraft was manufactured based on information shown on the Application for Airworthiness Certificate, FAA Form 8130-6. This is not necessarily the model year.

• Mode S Code

  • Eight digit transponder address code assigned to each U.S. Registration Number as part of the Mode Select Beacon System (Mode S). Sometimes referred to as the ICAO address code.

• N-Number

  • The nationality and registration markings of U.S. registered aircraft.

• Notice of Ineffectiveness

  • FAA Legal Counsel has determined possible non-compliance with regulatory requirements which may render the Certificate of Aircraft Registration ineffective.

• Pending Number Change

  • he Aircraft Registration Branch has issued an Assignment of Special Registration Marks, AC Form 8050-64, authorizing the new (pending) N-Number to be placed on the aircraft.

• Physical Address

  • Physical location or address of an applicant using a P.O. Box or mail drop for mailing purposes.

• Purge Date

  • The date the reserved N-Number will be purged from the Aircraft Registration database unless it is renewed by the current reserving party.

• Renewal Date

  • The date a reserved N-Number was renewed. Reserved N-Numbers must generally be renewed annually.

• Reserved Date

  • The date the aircraft registration branch reserved the N-Number for the requester. If shown in conjunction with a pending number change, the date the aircraft registration branch issued the assignment of special registration marks, AC Form 8050-64.

• Reserved N-Number

  • An N-Number reserved by the party shown for use on an aircraft at a later date. Or, if shown in conjunction with a pending N-Number Change, the new N-Number authorized for use on the aircraft.

• Revoked

  • The Certificate of Aircraft Registration was revoked through enforcement action by FAA Legal Counsel's Office.

• Serial Number

  • The unique number assigned by the manufacturer/builder.

• Type Aircraft

  • The classification of an aircraft based on construction and method of operation (glider, balloon, blimp/dirigible, fixed wing, or rotorcraft).

• Type Engine

  • The type of engine(s) installed on the aircraft (none, reciprocating, turbo prop, turbo shaft, turbo jet, turbo fan, or ramjet).

• Undeliverable Triennial

  • Indicates a Triennial Aircraft Registration Report was returned by the Post Office as undeliverable.