Records & Documentation

Every plane, sniffed first.

PlaneReports locates and compiles an aircraft's documented history — FAA registry, NTSB records, airworthiness directives, and any logbooks the owner has shared — into one report with a 0–100 score. The PlaneReports Score measures how much of an aircraft's documented history was located — not its condition, airworthiness, or value.

PlaneReportsScore

of 100 · Well documented · sample: N829W

What goes into a score

FAA registry — registration, ownership, pedigree, airworthiness, documentation50 pts

NTSB — incident & accident record15 pts

Logbooks — maintenance, component life, oil & borescope records35 pts

A missing source locks its category — it never counts against the aircraft—

Reading the score

Extensively documented

Most of the documented history was located across FAA, NTSB and logbook sources. Still not an inspection — confirm against the original records.

Partially documented

Some sources are on file, some are not yet. The score rises as records are located — it says nothing about the aircraft's condition.

Awaiting records

Little documented history has been located yet. Not a red flag by itself — ask the seller for the logbooks, and bring a mechanic either way.

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