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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 47.33 

(1) Certificate of Aircraft Registration 

(each aircraft) ..................................

$5.00 

(2) Dealer’s Aircraft Registration Cer-

tificate ..............................................

10.00 

(3) Additional Dealer’s Aircraft Reg-

istration Certificate (issued to same 
dealer) .............................................

2.00 

(4) Special registration number (each 

number) ...........................................

10.00 

(5) To change, reassign, or reserve a 

registration number .........................

10.00 

(6) Replacement Certificate of Aircraft 

Registration .....................................

2.00 

(7) Renewal Certificate of Aircraft 

Registration .....................................

5.00 

(b) Each application must be accom-

panied by the proper fee, that may be 
paid by check or money order to the 
Federal Aviation Administration. 

[Doc. No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar. 17, 1966; 31 FR 
5483, Apr. 7, 1966, as amended by Doc. No. 
8084, 32 FR 5769, Apr. 11, 1967; Amdt. 47–29, 75 
FR 41981, July 20, 2010; Amdt. No. 47–33, 87 FR 
71217, Nov. 22, 2022] 

§ 47.19

Registry. 

Each application, request, notifica-

tion, or other communication sent to 
the FAA under this part must be deliv-
ered to the Registry by a means ac-
ceptable to the Administrator. 

[Amdt. 47–27, 70 FR 245, Jan. 3, 2005, as 
amended by Amdt. No. 47–34, 87 FR 75711, 
Dec. 9, 2022; 88 FR 2813, Jan. 18, 2023] 

Subpart B—Certificates of Aircraft 

Registration 

§ 47.31

Application. 

(a) Each applicant for a Certificate of 

Aircraft Registration, AC Form 8050–3 
must submit the following to the Reg-
istry— 

(1) An Aircraft Registration Applica-

tion, AC Form 8050–1, signed by the ap-
plicant in the manner prescribed by 
§ 47.13; 

(2) The original Aircraft Bill of Sale, 

AC Form 8050–2, or other evidence of 
ownership authorized by § 47.33, § 47.35, 
or § 47.37 (unless already recorded at 
the Registry); and 

(3) The fee required by § 47.17. 
(b) The FAA rejects an application 

when— 

(1) Any form is not completed; 

(2) The name and signature of the ap-

plicant are not the same throughout; 
or 

(3) The applicant does not provide a 

legibly printed or typed name with the 
signature in the signature block. 

(c) After compliance with paragraph 

(a) of this section, the applicant for 
registration of an aircraft last pre-
viously registered in the United States 
must carry the second copy of the Air-
craft Registration Application in the 
aircraft as temporary authority to op-
erate without registration. 

(1) This temporary authority is valid 

for operation within the United States 
until the date the applicant receives 
the Certificate of Aircraft Registration 
or until the date the FAA denies the 
application, or as provided by para-
graph (c)(2) of this section. 

(2) This temporary authority is not 

available in connection with any Air-
craft Registration Application received 
when 12 months have passed since the 
receipt of the first application fol-
lowing transfer of ownership by the 
last registered owner. 

(3) If there is no registration number 

assigned at the time application for 
registration is made, the second copy 
of the Aircraft Registration Applica-
tion may not be used as temporary au-
thority to operate the aircraft. 

[Doc. No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar. 17, 1966; 31 FR 
5483, Apr. 7, 1966, as amended by Amdt. 47–6, 
33 FR 11, Jan. 3, 1968; Amdt. 47–15, 37 FR 
21528, Oct. 12, 1972; Amdt. 47–16, 37 FR 25487, 
Dec. 1, 1972; Amdt. 47–28, 73 FR 10667, Feb. 28, 
2008; Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41981, July 20, 2010; 
Amdt. No. 47–33, 87 FR 71217, Nov. 22, 2022; 
Amdt. No. 47–33A, 88 FR 2814, Jan. 18, 2023] 

§ 47.33

Aircraft not previously reg-

istered anywhere. 

(a) A person who is the owner of an 

aircraft that has not been registered 
under 49 U.S.C. 44101–44104, under other 
law of the United States, or under for-
eign law, may register it under this 
part if he— 

(1) Complies with §§ 47.3, 47.7, 47.8, 

47.9, 47.11, 47.13, 47.15, and 47.17, as ap-
plicable; and 

(2) Submits with his Aircraft Reg-

istration Application, AC Form 8050–1, 
an Aircraft Bill of Sale, AC Form 8050– 
2, signed by the seller, an equivalent 
bill of sale, or other evidence of owner-
ship authorized by § 47.11. 

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§ 47.35 

(b) If, for good reason, the applicant 

cannot produce the evidence of owner-
ship required by paragraph (a) of this 
section, he must submit other evidence 
that is satisfactory to the FAA. This 
other evidence may be an affidavit 
stating why he cannot produce the re-
quired evidence, accompanied by what-
ever further evidence is available to 
prove the transaction. 

(c) The owner of an amateur-built 

aircraft who applies for registration 
under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this sec-
tion must describe the aircraft by class 
(airplane, rotorcraft, glider, or bal-
loon), serial number, number of seats, 
type of engine installed, (reciprocating, 
turbopropeller, turbojet, or other), 
number of engines installed, and make, 
model, and serial number of each en-
gine installed; and must state whether 
the aircraft is built for land or water 
operation. Also, he must submit as evi-
dence of ownership an affidavit giving 
the U.S. registration number, and stat-
ing that the aircraft was built from 
parts and that he is the owner. If he 
built the aircraft from a kit, the appli-
cant must also submit a bill of sale 
from the manufacturer of the kit. 

(d) The owner, other than the holder 

of the type certificate, of an aircraft 
that he assembles from parts to con-
form to the approved type design, must 
describe the aircraft and engine in the 
manner required by paragraph (c) of 
this section, and also submit evidence 
of ownership satisfactory to the FAA, 
such as bills of sale, for all major com-
ponents of the aircraft. 

[Doc. No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar. 17, 1966; 31 FR 
5483, Apr. 7, 1966, as amended by Amdt. 47–16, 
37 FR 25487, Dec. 1, 1972; Amdt. 47–20, 44 FR 
61940, Oct. 29, 1979; Amdt. 47–27, 70 FR 245, 
Jan. 3, 2005; Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41979, July 20, 
2010] 

§ 47.35

Aircraft last previously reg-

istered in the United States. 

(a) A person who is the owner of an 

aircraft last previously registered 
under 49 U.S.C. Sections 44101–44104, or 
under other law of the United States, 
may register it under this part if he 
complies with §§ 47.3, 47.7, 47.8, 47.9, 
47.11, 47.13, 47.15, and 47.17, as applica-
ble and submits with his Aircraft Reg-
istration Application, AC Form 8050–1 
an Aircraft Bill of Sale, AC Form 8050– 

2, signed by the seller or an equivalent 
conveyance, or other evidence of own-
ership authorized by § 47.11. 

(1) If the applicant bought the air-

craft from the last registered owner, 
the conveyance must be from that 
owner to the applicant. 

(2) If the applicant did not buy the 

aircraft from the last registered owner, 
he must submit conveyances or other 
instruments showing consecutive 
transactions from the last registered 
owner through each intervening owner 
to the applicant. 

(b) If, for good reason, the applicant 

cannot produce the evidence of owner-
ship required by paragraph (a) of this 
section, he must submit other evidence 
that is satisfactory to the FAA. This 
other evidence may be an affidavit 
stating why he cannot produce the re-
quired evidence, accompanied by what-
ever further evidence is available to 
prove the transaction. 

[Doc. No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar. 17, 1966, as 
amended by Amdt. 47–16, 37 FR 25487, Dec. 1, 
1972; Amdt. 47–20, 44 FR 61940, Oct. 29, 1979; 
Amdt. 47–27, 70 FR 245, Jan. 3, 2005; 73 FR 
55722, Sept. 26, 2008; Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41979, 
July 20, 2010] 

§ 47.37

Aircraft last previously reg-

istered in a foreign country. 

(a) A person who is the owner of an 

aircraft last previously registered 
under the law of a foreign country may 
register it under this part if the 
owner— 

(1) Complies with §§ 47.3, 47.7, 47.8, 

47.9, 47.11, 47.13, 47.15, and 47.17, as ap-
plicable; 

(2) Submits with his Aircraft Reg-

istration Application, AC Form 8050–1 a 
bill of sale from the foreign seller or 
other evidence satisfactory to the FAA 
that he owns the aircraft; and 

(3) Submits evidence satisfactory to 

the FAA that— 

(i) If the country in which the air-

craft was registered has not ratified 
the Convention on the International 
Recognition of Rights in Aircraft (4 
U.S.T. 1830), (the Geneva Convention), 
or the Convention on International In-
terests in Mobile Equipment, as modi-
fied by the Protocol to the Convention 
on International Interests in Mobile 

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