I found a 4-5' styrofoam wing in eastern Montana in a field. It has what looks like a registration number on it. How can I trace that number to try to return it?
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6Any possibility of getting a photo and adding it here? – Thunderstrike Nov 06 '15 at 20:26
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1Pure styrofoam, or styrofoam core with something else around? Can you please be more detailed? – Peter Kämpf Nov 06 '15 at 20:53
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If it's from an R/C plane, which seems likely, there's a chance it could have an Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) member number on it somewhere. – Fred Larson Nov 01 '16 at 18:37
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If it has a US registration number on it (N followed by 1-5 numbers or letters) you can search the FAA registration database to find out what aircraft has that particular registration number, and who owns it.
In the case of a 4-5 foot styrofoam wing this would likely only be useful if the aircraft in question was a registered UAV.
Some common sense needs to prevail here: Model aircraft often have an N number painted on them for decorative reasons, so if you look up N12345 and it says "That belongs to a Piper Cub" you can safely assume this wing does not belong to that particular real-world aircraft (as the Cub's wings are not made from styrofoam, and are more than 5 feet long).
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