Conducting a title search requires highly specialized skills and proficiency in working with the FAA record-keeping system.

The FAA Aircraft Registry in Oklahoma City serves many purposes. In addition to assigning N-Numbers to aircraft and issuing registration certificates, the Registry maintains a complex and extensive record-keeping system for the recording of ownership and security conveyances. Aircraft ownership history, as well as the existence of recorded liens against an aircraft, can be determined through careful examination of the bills of sale, security instruments, lien releases, and other documents appearing in the FAA records.

The Title Search is the first step to making sure the FAA record for the aircraft you are buying, or financing, is free and clear of liens, encumbrances, and discrepancies that could compromise your interest. Title Search Reports are available for any aircraft currently or previously registered in the U.S. Reports are also available for turbine-powered or piston-powered aircraft engines having at least 550 rated take-off shaft horsepower, for jet-propulsion engines having at least 1,750 pounds of thrust, and for propellers capable of absorbing at least 750 take-off horsepower.​