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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 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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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 47.41 

Equipment on Matters Specific to Air-
craft Equipment (the Cape Town Trea-
ty), the foreign registration has ended 
or is invalid; or 

(ii) If that country has ratified the 

Geneva Convention, but has not rati-
fied the Cape Town Treaty, the foreign 
registration has ended or is invalid, 
and each holder of a recorded right 
against the aircraft has been satisfied 
or has consented to the transfer, or 
ownership in the country of export has 
been ended by a sale in execution under 
the terms of the Geneva Convention; or 

(iii) If that country has ratified the 

Cape Town Treaty and the aircraft is 
subject to the Treaty, that the foreign 
registration has ended or is invalid, 
and that all interests ranking in pri-
ority have been discharged or that the 
holders of such interests have con-
sented to the deregistration and export 
of the aircraft. 

(iv) Nothing under (a)(3)(iii) affects 

rights established prior to the Treaty 
entering into force with respect to the 
country in which the aircraft was reg-
istered. 

(b) For the purposes of paragraph 

(a)(3) of this section, satisfactory evi-
dence of termination of the foreign reg-
istration may be— 

(1) A statement, by the official hav-

ing jurisdiction over the national air-
craft registry of the foreign country, 
that the registration has ended or is in-
valid, and showing the official’s name 
and title and describing the aircraft by 
make, model, and serial number; or 

(2) A final judgment or decree of a 

court of competent jurisdiction of the 
foreign country, determining that, 
under the laws of that country, the reg-
istration has become invalid. 

[Doc. No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar. 17, 1966, as 
amended by Amdt. 47–20, 44 FR 61940, Oct. 29, 
1979; Amdt. 47–26, 68 FR 10317, Mar. 4, 2003; 
Amdt. 47–27, 70 FR 245, Jan. 3, 2005] 

§ 47.39

Effective date of registration. 

An aircraft is registered on the date 

the Registry determines that the sub-
missions meet the requirements of this 
part. The effective date of registration 
is shown by a date stamp on the Air-
craft Registration Application, AC 
Form 8050–1, and as the date of issue on 

the Certificate of Aircraft Registra-
tion, AC Form 8050–3. 

[Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41981, July 20, 2010] 

§ 47.40

Registration expiration and re-

newal. 

(a) 

Initial Registration. A Certificate 

of Aircraft Registration issued in ac-
cordance with § 47.31 expires seven 
years after the last day of the month in 
which it is issued. 

(b) 

Renewal.  Each holder of a Certifi-

cate of Aircraft Registration, AC Form 
8050–3, containing an expiration date 
may apply for renewal of a Certificate 
of Aircraft Registration by submitting 
an Aircraft Registration Renewal Ap-
plication, AC Form 8050–1B, and the fee 
required by § 47.17 during the six 
months preceding the expiration date 
for the Certificate of Aircraft Registra-
tion. 

(1) A Certificate of Aircraft Registra-

tion issued under this paragraph after 
January 23, 2023 expires seven years 
after the last day of the month in 
which it was issued. 

(2) A Certificate of Aircraft Registra-

tion that is in effect on January 23, 
2023 expires seven years after the last 
day of the month in which it is issued, 
notwithstanding the expiration date on 
the valid Certificate of Aircraft Reg-
istration. 

(c) 

Inaccurate Information. The Ad-

ministrator may require the owner of a 
registered aircraft to submit a com-
plete Aircraft Registration Applica-
tion, AC Form 8050–1, and fee prior to 
the expiration date if the Adminis-
trator finds that the Certificate of Air-
craft Registration contains inaccurate 
information. 

[Amdt. 47–33, 87 FR 71218, Nov. 22, 2022] 

§ 47.41

Duration and return of Certifi-

cate. 

(a) Each Certificate of Aircraft Reg-

istration, AC Form 8050–3, issued by 
the FAA under this subpart is effec-
tive, unless registration has ended by 
reason of having been revoked, can-
celed, expired, or the ownership is 
transferred, until the date upon which 
one of the following events occurs: 

(1) Subject to the Convention on the 

International Recognition of Rights in 
Aircraft when applicable, the aircraft 

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