# Incorrect Aircraft Identification **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [December 10, 2007, 7:55pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/incorrect-aircraft-identification/4322 "2007-12-10T19:55:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sstamnes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@sstamnes](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/sstamnes)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 7:55pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/incorrect-aircraft-identification/4322/1 "2007-12-10T19:55:32Z")
Today I punched in the tail number for our aircraft and the identification was wrong. The aircraft is a Eurocopter EC-135. The ATC identification of these helicopters is E135/G however on the live tracking page it lists the aircraft as an Embraer ERJ-135 (twin-jet) (E135/G). I am not sure where the mix up is in this but an EC-135 helicopter and an Embraer ERJ are not even close. Does anyone know where these identifiers come from? The id was correct before but now is coming up wrong. Thanks Lt. Shaun Stamnes Air Medical Coordinator Eagle III Green Bay, WI ---
**Author:** ![damiross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@damiross](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/damiross)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 8:11pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/incorrect-aircraft-identification/4322/2 "2007-12-10T20:11:56Z")
> [@sstamnes](#): > > Today I punched in the tail number for our aircraft and the identification was wrong. The aircraft is a Eurocopter EC-135. The ATC identification of these helicopters is E135/G however on the live tracking page it lists the aircraft as an Embraer ERJ-135 (twin-jet) (E135/G). I am not sure where the mix up is in this but an EC-135 helicopter and an Embraer ERJ are not even close. Does anyone know where these identifiers come from? The id was correct before but now is coming up wrong. According to the [FAA Contractions](http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/CNT/5-1-E.htm), the EC-135’s code is EC35. The code E135 is for the Embraer. What is the flight ID of your aircraft? ---
**Author:** ![sstamnes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@sstamnes](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/sstamnes)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/incorrect-aircraft-identification/4322/3 "2007-12-10T20:22:53Z")
I’m sorry but what is the Flight ID you are asking about? I am not familier with what you are asking. Sorry. Shaun ---
**Author:** ![lieberma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/58f4c7/32.png) [@lieberma](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/lieberma)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 8:24pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/incorrect-aircraft-identification/4322/4 "2007-12-10T20:24:39Z")
> [@sstamnes](#): > > Does anyone know where these identifiers come from? The id was correct before but now is coming up wrong. The identifiers as I understand it come from your flight plan you file. Maybe a typo caused it??? You may want to gander under your history similar to [flightaware.com/live/flight/N1943L/history](http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N1943L/history) (my tail number) and looking under the type code to see what past flights have shown. Allen ---
**Author:** ![damiross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@damiross](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/damiross)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 8:28pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/incorrect-aircraft-identification/4322/5 "2007-12-10T20:28:22Z")
> [@sstamnes](#): > > I’m sorry but what is the Flight ID you are asking about? I am not familier with what you are asking. Sorry. > > Shaun The flight ID is the tail number. ---
**Author:** ![sstamnes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@sstamnes](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/sstamnes)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 8:29pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/incorrect-aircraft-identification/4322/6 "2007-12-10T20:29:22Z")
Apparently the FAA must have changed the codes at some point. We had been told the code was E135/G and the history had always shown it correctly until the past flight. I just want to make sure the pilots call in the correct code from now on. Shaun ---
**Author:** ![sstamnes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@sstamnes](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/sstamnes)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 8:30pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/incorrect-aircraft-identification/4322/7 "2007-12-10T20:30:14Z")
Ahhh. Now I get what you asked. The tail number is N135CR. Shaun ---
**Author:** ![sstamnes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@sstamnes](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/sstamnes)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 8:33pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/incorrect-aircraft-identification/4322/8 "2007-12-10T20:33:57Z")
Currently our aircraft shows no history as they have not needed to file IFR for quite a while. Today they were on a return flight and I wanted to track them since they were planning on shooting an ILS approach for currency so I popped on to see if they had filed and noticed this issue. I will be following up with our D.O. and have him look into this. Thanks for all the replies. Shaun ---
**Author:** ![damiross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@damiross](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/damiross)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 8:34pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/incorrect-aircraft-identification/4322/9 "2007-12-10T20:34:07Z")
> [@sstamnes](#): > > Ahhh. Now I get what you asked. The tail number is N135CR. > > Shaun Of the two flights shown at [flightaware.com/live/flight/N135CR](http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N135CR), the latest one was filed with an incorrect code while th earlier one had the correct code. For your information, the data that FlightAware gets comes directly from the FAA so whatever the pilot files is what is going to show up in FlightAware. ---
**Author:** ![lieberma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/58f4c7/32.png) [@lieberma](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/lieberma)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 8:36pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/incorrect-aircraft-identification/4322/10 "2007-12-10T20:36:05Z")
> [@sstamnes](#): > > I just want to make sure the pilots call in the correct code from now on. > Shaun Smart thinking 😃 I’d suspect when ATC requests for your best forward speed, you may have something different in ability then your flight plan indicated based on equipment code. Allen ---
**Author:** ![sstamnes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@sstamnes](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/sstamnes)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/incorrect-aircraft-identification/4322/11 "2007-12-10T20:48:09Z")
> I’d suspect when ATC requests for your best forward speed, you may have something different in ability then your flight plan indicated based on equipment code. No doubt. I had a feeling looking everything over that someone had called off the wrong code. Thanks for everyone’s input. Shaun ---
**Author:** ![wazzu90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bc79bd/32.png) [@wazzu90](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/wazzu90)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 9:27pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/incorrect-aircraft-identification/4322/12 "2007-12-10T21:27:40Z")
I only found one flight on June 14th. I assume they don’t file IFR very often. ---
**Author:** ![lieberma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/58f4c7/32.png) [@lieberma](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/lieberma)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2007, 10:31pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/incorrect-aircraft-identification/4322/13 "2007-12-10T22:31:44Z")
> [@wazzu90](#): > > I only found one flight on June 14th. I assume they don’t file IFR very often. The reason my guess you only see one flight is in that the time the prior flight is the frame between “charter member” and member history availabilty. The flight prior that I see is May 30th and no other previous flights. Allen