Look up the tail
We pull the FAA record live, then research listings and NTSB history in the background while you gather paperwork.
Pre-purchase intelligence for general aviation
Read every page.
Miss nothing.
PlanePeek reads every logbook against FAA, NTSB, and market data, then flags what buyers miss.
- 15 min
- from upload to a buyer-ready report
- Every page
- read & cited - even the handwritten ones
- Free trial
- your first report is free
Prop strike - no engine teardown logged
N171VT
- Prop strike, no teardown insp.
- CAPS replaced after expiration
- No NTSB record found
How it works
N-number in. Diligence out.
Four steps between you and knowing exactly what you're buying.
Upload the logbooks
PDFs, scans, or phone photos - no sorting needed. We identify airframe, engine and prop logs, 337s, and W&B from content.
Every page gets read
Handwritten, coffee-stained, cursive - each page is read and cross-checked against public records. Nothing is skimmed.
Get a buyer-ready report
Red flags with evidence, maintenance timeline, AD compliance, missing records, and a pre-closing checklist for your IA.
What's in a report
The whole story, not just the sales pitch
A logbook tells you what happened. PlanePeek tells you what it means - and what nobody wrote down.
The headline feature
Red flags, with the evidence attached
Damage history, hours discrepancies, deactivated systems, sign-offs that don't add up - each ranked by severity and linked straight to the logbook page it came from.
Advertised TT vs. annualINSPECT
03_logbook1.pdf - p.214
CAPS past expirationINSPECT
logbook2 - p.5, p.10
Maintenance timeline
Every annual, overhaul, and repair reconstructed into one visual history of the airframe's life.
AD compliance matrix
Applicable directives checked against logbook evidence - complied, overdue, or simply missing.
Missing-records radar
Gaps in the logs, absent 337s, stale weight and balance - because what isn't in the records is often the biggest finding.
Accident & ownership history
NTSB records and registration history laid against what the logbooks admit to - and what they don't.
Honest by design. When a live source is unreachable, we say so - illustrative data is clearly badged, empty listings searches are reported as "not currently listed," and every finding links to the page it came from.
Pricing
A fraction of one surprise squawk
Pay per report. Lookups and background research are always free.
First look
Free
1 report when you sign up
- Full report, nothing held back
- FAA, NTSB & listing research
- No card needed
Single report
$79 / aircraft
for the one you're serious about
- Unlimited logbook pages
- Full maintenance timeline
- Shareable link + PDF for your IA
Shopping around
$299 / 5 reports
compare candidates side by side
- Everything in Single report
- Credits never expire
- Priority support
Buying for a flight school or brokerage? Talk to us about volume pricing.