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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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§ 47.43

is registered under the laws of a foreign
country.

(2) The aircraft is totally destroyed

or scrapped.

(3) The holder of the certificate loses

his U.S. citizenship.

(4) 30 days have elapsed since the

death of the holder of the certificate.

(5) The owner, if an individual who is

not a citizen of the United States, loses
status as a resident alien, unless that
person becomes a citizen of the United
States at the same time.

(6) If the owner is a corporation other

than a corporation which is a citizen of
the United States—

(i) The corporation ceases to be law-

fully organized and doing business
under the laws of the United States or
any State thereof; or

(ii) A period described in § 47.9(b) ends

and the aircraft was not based and pri-
marily used in the United States dur-
ing that period.

(7) If the trustee in whose name the

aircraft is registered—

(i) Loses U.S. citizenship;
(ii) Loses status as a resident alien

and does not become a citizen of the
United States at the same time; or

(iii) In any manner ceases to act as

trustee and is not immediately re-
placed by another who meets the re-
quirements of § 47.7(c).

(b) The Certificate of Aircraft Reg-

istration, with the reverse side com-
pleted, must be returned to the Reg-
istry—

(1) Within 21 days in the case of reg-

istration under the laws of a foreign
country, by the person who was the
owner of the aircraft before foreign
registration;

(2) Within 60 days after the death of

the holder of the certificate, by the ad-
ministrator or executor of his estate,
or by his heir-at-law if no adminis-
trator or executor has been or is to be
appointed; or

(3) Within 21 days of the termination

of the registration, by the holder of the
Certificate of Aircraft Registration in
all other cases mentioned in paragraph
(a) of this section, except in the case of
expired certificates, the holder must
destroy the expired certificate.

(4) If the certificate is not available

for return, as directed in paragraph (b)
of this section, a statement describing

the aircraft and stating the reason the
certificate is not available must be
submitted to the Registry within the
time required by paragraph (b) of this
section.

[Doc. No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar. 17, 1966; 31 FR
5483, Apr. 7, 1966, as amended by Amdt. 47–20,
44 FR 61940, Oct. 29, 1979; Amdt. 47–28, 73 FR
10667, Feb. 28, 2008; Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41982,
July 20, 2010]

§ 47.43

Invalid registration.

(a) The registration of an aircraft is

invalid if, at the time it is made—

(1) The aircraft is registered in a for-

eign country;

(2) The applicant is not the owner;
(3) The applicant is not qualified to

submit an application under this part;
or

(4) The interest of the applicant in

the aircraft was created by a trans-
action that was not entered into in
good faith, but rather was made to
avoid (with or without the owner’s
knowledge) compliance with 49 U.S.C.
44101–44104.

(b) If the registration of an aircraft is

invalid under paragraph (a) of this sec-
tion, the holder of the invalid Certifi-
cate of Aircraft Registration, AC Form
8050–3, must return it as soon as pos-
sible to the Registry.

[Doc. No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar. 17, 1966; 31 FR
5483, Apr. 7, 1966, as amended by Amdt. 47–20,
44 FR 61940, Oct. 29, 1979; Amdt. 47–27, 70 FR
245, Jan. 3, 2005; Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41982,
July 20, 2010]

§ 47.45

Change of address.

Within 30 days after any change in a

registered owner’s mailing address, the
registered owner must notify the Reg-
istry in writing of the change of ad-
dress. If a post office box or mailing
drop is used for mailing purposes, the
registered owner also must provide
that owner’s physical address or loca-
tion. Upon acceptance, the Registry
will issue, without charge, a revised
Certificate of Aircraft Registration, AC
Form 8050–3, reflecting the new mailing
address. When a post office box or mail-
ing drop is used for mailing purposes,
and the registered owner’s physical ad-
dress or location changes, the reg-
istered owner must notify the Registry