FAA Aircraft Registry (N-Number) Scraper

Overview

This actor scrapes detailed aircraft data from the official FAA Aircraft Registry at https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry. It supports targeted lookups for a specific N-Number or broad searches using multiple filters. The output is structured JSON data suitable for aviation research, market analysis, ownership tracking, and compliance monitoring.

Key Features

The scraper collects the following data points for each matching aircraft record:

• Identification: N-Number, manufacturer, model, serial number, manufacture year.
• Ownership: Registered owner name, street address, city, state, county, ZIP code, country.
• Technical Specs: Engine manufacturer/model/count/type, aircraft weight, category, and class.
• Registration Info: Status, issue/expiration dates, certificate numbers, registration type.
• Airworthiness: Certificate type, airworthiness date, type certificate data.
• Location: Base airport, city, state, country.
• Additional Data: Mode S code, fractional ownership, dealer status, kit information.
• Metadata: Timestamp of when the data was scraped.

How to Use

Configure the actor via its input form or a JSON input. You can run it with a single N-Number for a precise lookup or use a combination of filters for broader research.

Input

Define your search criteria using the following parameters. Leave a field empty or unset to omit that filter.

• nNumber: A specific aircraft registration number (e.g., N12345).
• aircraftMake: Manufacturer name (e.g., Cessna, Boeing).
• aircraftModel: Aircraft model (e.g., 172, 737).
• ownerName: Owner or company name.
• serialNumber: Aircraft serial number.
• aircraftCategory: Array of categories to include (e.g., ["Land", "Glider"]).
• aircraftClass: Array of classes to include (e.g., ["Single Engine Land"]).
• registrationStatus: Array of statuses to include (e.g., ["Valid", "Expired"]).
• state: Two-letter state abbreviation (e.g., CA, TX) or country name.
• county: County name (e.g., CITRUS, ORANGE).
• yearFrom / yearTo: Range for aircraft manufacture year.
• maxItems: Maximum number of records to return. Note: Free users must set this (max 100). Paid users can leave empty for unlimited results.

Example JSON Input:

{
  "nNumber": "10253",
  "state": "FL",
  "county": "CITRUS",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Output

The actor outputs a dataset where each item is a JSON object representing one aircraft record. The structure contains all scraped fields as key-value pairs.

Example Output Item:

{
  "nNumber": "N10253",
  "make": "CESSNA",
  "model": "172",
  "serialNumber": "12345",
  "year": "1978",
  "ownerName": "JOHN DOE",
  "ownerStreet": "123 MAIN ST",
  "ownerCity": "ORLANDO",
  "ownerState": "FLORIDA",
  "ownerCounty": "ORANGE",
  "ownerZip": "32801",
  "registrationStatus": "Valid",
  "engineManufacturer": "LYCOMING",
  "engineModel": "O-320",
  "baseCity": "ORLANDO",
  "baseState": "FLORIDA",
  "scrapedAt": "2023-10-26T15:30:00.000Z"
}