Aviation Public Records

Merlin Information Services

Airline Certificate Information Search for airline / air operator certificate information by name. An FAA site.
Airport Profiles Interesting sight provides detailed data on U.S. airports.

Air Accident Database

FAA databases on crashes and incidents.

Certified Pilots

FAA database of certified pilots. To look this information up directly at the FAA website, which requires more than a name, click here.

NEW!   Cockpit Voice Recorder Database Database of cockpit voice recorder transcripts from aircraft accidents and incidents going back to 1962.

FAA Ownership Search

Learn if a person or business owns aircraft. Enter name information like this: Lastname Firstname. Example, Smith John NOT Smith, John or John Smith.

Military Crash Reports U.S. Airforces' archives of accident reports from 1918-1955 and U.S. Marine Corp reports from 1920-1952. A name search can be done for free; there's a small fee for the reports, which are mailed.

"N" Number Search

Learn who an aircraft is registered to by the "N" number on its tail section.


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