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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 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 

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§ 47.61 

in writing of the new address or loca-
tion within 30 days. 

[Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41982, July 20, 2010] 

§ 47.47

Cancellation of Certificate for 

export purpose. 

(a) The holder of a Certificate of Air-

craft Registration, AC Form 8050–3, or 
the holder of an irrevocable 
deregistration and export request au-
thorization recognized under the Cape 
Town Treaty and filed with the FAA, 
who wishes to cancel the Certificate of 
Aircraft Registration for the purpose of 
export must submit to the Registry— 

(1) A written request for cancellation 

of the Certificate of Aircraft Registra-
tion describing the aircraft by make, 
model, and serial number, and stating 
the U.S. registration number and the 
country to which the aircraft will be 
exported; 

(2)(i) For an aircraft not subject to 

the Cape Town Treaty, evidence satis-
factory to the FAA that each holder of 
a recorded right has been satisfied or 
has consented to the transfer; or 

(ii) For an aircraft subject to the 

Cape Town Treaty, evidence satisfac-
tory to the FAA that each holder of a 
recorded right established prior to the 
date the Treaty entered into force with 
respect to the United States has been 
satisfied or has consented to the trans-
fer; and 

(3) A written certification that all 

registered interests ranking in priority 
to that of the requestor have been dis-
charged or that the holders of such in-
terests have consented to the cancella-
tion for export purposes. 

(b) If the aircraft is subject to the 

Cape Town Treaty and an irrevocable 
deregistration and export request au-
thorization has been filed with the 
Registry, the Registry will honor a re-
quest for cancellation only if an au-
thorized party makes the request. 

(c) The Registry notifies the country 

to which the aircraft is to be exported 
of the cancellation. 

[Amdt. 47–27, 70 FR 245, Jan. 3, 2005, as 
amended by Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41982, July 20, 
2010] 

§ 47.49

Replacement of Certificate. 

(a) If the original Certificate of Air-

craft Registration, AC Form 8050–3, is 

lost, stolen, or mutilated, the reg-
istered owner may submit to the Reg-
istry a written request that states the 
reason a replacement certificate is 
needed and the fee required by § 47.17. 
The Registry will send a replacement 
certificate to the registered owner’s 
mailing address or to another mailing 
address if requested in writing by the 
registered owner. 

(b) The registered owner may request 

a temporary Certificate of Aircraft 
Registration pending receipt of a re-
placement certificate. The Registry 
issues a temporary Certificate of Air-
craft Registration in the form of a fax 
that must be carried in the aircraft 
until receipt of the replacement certifi-
cate. 

[Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41982, July 20, 2010] 

§ 47.51

[Reserved] 

Subpart C—Dealers’ Aircraft 

Registration Certificate 

§ 47.61

Dealer’s Aircraft Registration 

Certificates. 

(a) The FAA issues a Dealer’s Air-

craft Registration Certificate, AC 
Form 8050–6, to U.S. manufacturers and 
dealers to— 

(1) Allow manufacturers to make any 

required flight tests of aircraft. 

(2) Facilitate operating, dem-

onstrating, and merchandising aircraft 
by the manufacturer or dealer without 
the burden of obtaining a Certificate of 
Aircraft Registration, AC Form 8050–3, 
for each aircraft with each transfer of 
ownership, under subpart B of this 
part. 

(b) A Dealer’s Aircraft Registration 

Certificate is an alternative for the 
Certificate of Aircraft Registration 
issued under subpart B of this part. A 
dealer may, under this subpart, obtain 
one or more Dealer’s Aircraft Registra-
tion Certificates in addition to his 
original certificate, and he may use a 
Dealer’s Aircraft Registration Certifi-
cate for any aircraft he owns. 

(c) If a Dealer’s Aircraft Registration 

Certificate for an aircraft registered 
under this subpart expires in accord-
ance with § 47.71, the aircraft owner 
must submit an application for aircraft 
registration in accordance with § 47.31 

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