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A unique registration number (or "tail-number") for an aircraft - similar to a car's license plate.
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How to locate the owner of a 5' styrofoam wing found in a field?
If it has a US registration number on it (N followed by 1-5 numbers or letters) you can search the FAA registration database to find out what aircraft has that particular registration number, and who …
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Should an aircraft's registration match with its tail number?
The registration number painted on the aircraft is required to match the aircraft's registration certificate (and airworthiness certificate). If the numbers don't match the aircraft's paperwork isn't …
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Can you re-register a de-registered aircraft with the same N-number?
The FAA has a page that sort-of takes you through this process. Basically it boils down to this:
If your registration has expired you still have ~90 days to register the aircraft
If a renewal ap …
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How to get registration from ICAO 24 bit code?
Apparently (according to these folks) some countries use an algorithm to generate their ICAO (Mode S) 24-bit IDs. For those countries, you can simply reverse the algorithm and get a registration given …
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What is the pilot's obligation to verify a registration has not expired?
You verify new (expiring) registrations the same way you verified the old ("for life") registrations -- by looking at the document. You just have to pay attention now (it's not just "It's there", you …