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States, a corporation (other than a cor-
poration which is a citizen of the
United States) lawfully organized and
doing business under the laws of the
United States or any State thereof.

[Amdt. 45–11, 44 FR 61938, Oct. 29, 1979]

PART 47—AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION

Subpart A—General

Sec.
47.1

Applicability.

47.2

Definitions.

47.3

Registration required.

47.5

Applicants.

47.7

United States citizens and resident

aliens.

47.8

Voting trusts.

47.9

Corporations not U.S. citizens.

47.11

Evidence of ownership.

47.13

Signatures and instruments made by

representatives.

47.14

Serial numbers for unmanned aircraft.

47.15

Registration number.

47.16

Temporary registration numbers.

47.17

Fees.

47.19

Registry.

Subpart B—Certificates of Aircraft

Registration

47.31

Application.

47.33

Aircraft not previously registered any-

where.

47.35

Aircraft last previously registered in

the United States.

47.37

Aircraft last previously registered in a

foreign country.

47.39

Effective date of registration.

47.40

Registration expiration and renewal.

47.41

Duration and return of Certificate.

47.43

Invalid registration.

47.45

Change of address.

47.47

Cancellation of Certificate for export

purpose.

47.49

Replacement of Certificate.

47.51

[Reserved]

Subpart C—Dealers’ Aircraft Registration

Certificate

47.61

Dealer’s Aircraft Registration Certifi-

cates.

47.63

Application.

47.65

Eligibility.

47.67

Evidence of ownership.

47.69

Limitations.

47.71

Duration of Certificate; change of sta-

tus.

UTHORITY

: 4 U.S.T. 1830; Pub. L. 115–254,

Pub. L. 108–297, 118 Stat. 1095 (49 U.S.C. 40101
note, 49 U.S.C. 44101 note); 49 U.S.C. 106(f),
106(g), 40113–40114, 44101–44108, 44110–44113,
44703–44704, 44713, 45302, 46104, 46301.

OURCE

: Docket No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar.

17, 1966, unless otherwise noted.

DITORIAL

OTE

: Nomenclature changes to

part 47 appear at 75 FR 41979, July 20, 2010.

Subpart A—General

§ 47.1

Applicability.

This part prescribes the requirements

for registering aircraft under 49 U.S.C.
44101–44104. Subpart B applies to each
applicant for, and holder of, a Certifi-
cate of Aircraft Registration, AC
Form8050–3. Subpart C applies to each
applicant for, and holder of, a Dealer’s
Aircraft Registration Certificate, AC
Form 8050–6.

[Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41979, July 20, 2010]

§ 47.2

Definitions.

The following are definitions of

terms used in this part:

Citizen of the United States or U.S. cit-

izen means one of the following:

(1) An individual who is a citizen of

the United States or one of its posses-
sions.

(2) A partnership each of whose part-

ners is an individual who is a citizen of
the United States.

(3) A corporation or association orga-

nized under the laws of the United
States or a State, the District of Co-
lumbia, or a territory or possession of
the United States, of which the presi-
dent and at least two-thirds of the
board of directors and other managing
officers are citizens of the United
States, which is under the actual con-
trol of citizens of the United States,
and in which at least 75 percent of the
voting interest is owned or controlled
by persons that are citizens of the
United States.

Registry means the FAA, Civil Avia-

tion Registry, Aircraft Registration
Branch.

Resident alien means an individual

citizen of a foreign country lawfully
admitted for permanent residence in
the United States as an immigrant in
conformity with the regulations of the
Department of Homeland Security (8
CFR Chapter 1).

[Doc. No. FAA–2015–7396; Amdt. 47–30, 80 FR
78645, Dec. 16, 2015]

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Registration required.

(a) An aircraft may be registered

under 49 U.S.C. 44103 only when the air-
craft is not registered under the laws of
a foreign country and is—

(1) Owned by a citizen of the United

States;

(2) Owned by an individual citizen of

a foreign country lawfully admitted for
permanent residence in the United
States;

(3) Owned by a corporation not a cit-

izen of the United States when the cor-
poration is organized and doing busi-
ness under the laws of the United
States or a State within the United
States, and the aircraft is based and
primarily used in the United States; or

(4) An aircraft of—
(i) The United States Government; or
(ii) A State, the District of Columbia,

a territory or possession of the United
States, or a political subdivision of a
State, territory, or possession.

(b) No person may operate an aircraft

that is eligible for registration under 49
U.S.C. 44101–44104, unless the aircraft—

(1) Has been registered by its owner;
(2) Is carrying aboard the temporary

authorization required by § 47.31(c); or

(3) Is an aircraft of the Armed Forces

of the United States.

named in paragraph (a) of this section
and Puerto Rico.

[Doc. No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar. 17, 1966, as
amended by Amdt. 47–20, 44 FR 61939, Oct. 29,
1979; Amdt. 47–27, 70 FR 244, Jan. 3, 2005;
Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41979, July 20, 2010; Doc.
No. FAA–2015–7396; Amdt. 47–30, 80 FR 78645,
Dec. 16, 2015]

§ 47.5

Applicants.

(a) A person who wishes to register

an aircraft in the United States must
submit an Aircraft Registration Appli-
cation, AC Form 8050–1 under this part.

(b) An aircraft may be registered

only by and in the legal name of its
owner.

registration is not evidence of owner-
ship of aircraft in any proceeding in
which ownership by a particular person
is in issue. The FAA does not issue any
certificate of ownership or endorse any
information with respect to ownership
on a Certificate of Aircraft Registra-
tion, AC Form 8050–3. The FAA issues a

Certificate of Aircraft Registration, AC
Form 8050–3 to the person who appears
to be the owner on the basis of the evi-
dence of ownership submitted pursuant
to § 47.11 with the Aircraft Registration
Application, or recorded at the Reg-
istry.

(d) In this part, ‘‘owner’’ includes a

buyer in possession, a bailee, or a les-
see of an aircraft under a contract of
conditional sale, and the assignee of
that person.

[Amdt. 47–20, 44 FR 61939, Oct. 29, 1979, as
amended by Amdt. 47–27, 70 FR 244, Jan. 3,
2005; Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41979, July 20, 2010]

§ 47.7

United States citizens and resi-

dent aliens.

(a)

U.S. citizens. An applicant for air-

craft registration under this part who
is a U.S. citizen must certify to this in
the Aircraft Registration Application,
AC Form 8050–1.

(b)

Resident aliens. An applicant for

aircraft registration under 49 U.S.C.
44102 who is a resident alien must fur-
nish a representation of permanent res-
idence and the applicant’s alien reg-
istration number issued by the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security.

(c)

Trustees. An applicant for aircraft

registration under 49 U.S.C. 44102 that
holds legal title to an aircraft in trust
must comply with the following re-
quirements:

(1) Each trustee must be either a U.S.

citizen or a resident alien.

(2) The applicant must submit with

the Aircraft Registration Application—

(i) A copy of each document legally

affecting a relationship under the
trust;

(ii) If each beneficiary under the

trust, including each person whose se-
curity interest in the aircraft is incor-
porated in the trust, is either a U.S.
citizen or a resident alien, an affidavit
by the applicant to that effect; and

(iii) If any beneficiary under the

trust, including any person whose secu-
rity interest in the aircraft is incor-
porated in the trust, is not a U.S. cit-
izen or resident alien, an affidavit from
each trustee stating that the trustee is
not aware of any reason, situation, or
relationship (involving beneficiaries or
other persons who are not U.S. citizens
or resident aliens) as a result of which
those persons together would have

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more than 25 percent of the aggregate
power to influence or limit the exercise
of the trustee’s authority.

(3) If persons who are neither U.S.

citizens nor resident aliens have the
power to direct or remove a trustee, ei-
ther directly or indirectly through the
control of another person, the trust in-
strument must provide that those per-
sons together may not have more than
25 percent of the aggregate power to di-
rect or remove a trustee. Nothing in
this paragraph prevents those persons
from having more than 25 percent of
the beneficial interest in the trust.

(d)

Partnerships. A partnership may

apply for a Certificate of Aircraft Reg-
istration, AC Form 8050–3, under 49
U.S.C. 44102 only if each partner,
whether a general or limited partner, is
an individual who is a citizen of the
United States. Nothing in this section
makes ineligible for registration an
aircraft which is not owned as a part-
nership asset but is co-owned by—

(1) Resident aliens; or
(2) One or more resident aliens and

one or more U.S. citizens.

[Amdt. 47–20, 44 FR 61939, Oct. 29, 1979, as
amended by Amdt. 47–27, 70 FR 244, Jan. 3,
2005; Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41980, July 20, 2010;
Doc. No. FAA–2015–7396; Amdt. 47–30, 80 FR
78645, Dec. 16, 2015]

§ 47.8

Voting trusts.

(a) If a voting trust is used to qualify

a domestic corporation as a U.S. cit-
izen, the corporate applicant must sub-
mit to the Registry—

(1) A true copy of the fully executed

voting trust agreement, which must
identify each voting interest of the ap-
plicant, and which must be binding
upon each voting trustee, the applicant
corporation, all foreign stockholders,
and each other party to the trans-
action; and

(2) An affidavit executed by each per-

son designated as voting trustee in the
voting trust agreement, in which each
affiant represents—

(i) That each voting trustee is a cit-

izen of the United States within the
meaning of 49 U.S.C. 40102(a)(15).

(ii) That each voting trustee is not a

past, present, or prospective director,
officer, employee, attorney, or agent of
any other party to the trust agree-
ment;

(iii) That each voting trustee is not a

present or prospective beneficiary,
creditor, debtor, supplier or contractor
of any other party to the trust agree-
ment;

(iv) That each voting trustee is not

aware of any reason, situation, or rela-
tionship under which any other party
to the agreement might influence the
exercise of the voting trustee’s totally
independent judgment under the voting
trust agreement.

(b) Each voting trust agreement sub-

mitted under paragraph (a)(1) of this
section must provide for the succession
of a voting trustee in the event of
death, disability, resignation, termi-
nation of citizenship, or any other
event leading to the replacement of
any voting trustee. Upon succession,
the replacement voting trustee shall
immediately submit to the Registry
the affidavit required by paragraph
(a)(2) of this section.

is modified, and the result is less than
75 percent control of the voting inter-
est in the corporation by citizens of the
United States, a loss of citizenship of
the holder of the Certificate of Aircraft
Registration, AC Form 8050–3 occurs,
and § 47.41(a)(3) of this part applies.

(d) A voting trust agreement may not

empower a trustee to act through a
proxy.

[Amdt. 47–20, 44 FR 61939, Oct. 29, 1979, as
amended by Amdt. 47–27, 70 FR 245, Jan. 3,
2005; Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41980, July 20, 2010]

§ 47.9

Corporations not U.S. citizens.

(a) Each corporation applying for

registration of an aircraft under 49
U.S.C. 44102 must submit to the Reg-
istry with the Aircraft Registration
Application, AC Form 8050–1—

(1) A certified copy of its certificate

of incorporation;

(2) A certification that it is lawfully

qualified to do business in one or more
States;

(3) A certification that the aircraft

will be based and primarily used in the
United States; and

(4) The location where the records re-

quired by paragraph (e) of this section
will be maintained.

(b) For the purposes of registration,

an aircraft is based and primarily used
in the United States if the flight hours

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accumulated within the United States
amount to at least 60 percent of the
total flight hours of the aircraft during
the period consisting in the remainder
of the registration month and the suc-
ceeding 6 calendar months and each 6
calendar month period thereafter.

only those flight hours accumulated
during non-stop (except for stops in
emergencies or for purposes of refuel-
ing) flight between two points in the
United States, even if the aircraft is
outside of the United States during
part of the flight, are considered flight
hours accumulated within the United
States.

(d) In determining compliance with

this section, any periods during which
the aircraft is not validly registered in
the United States are disregarded.

(e) The corporation that registers an

aircraft pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44102
shall maintain, and make available for
inspection by the FAA upon request,
records containing the total flight
hours in the United States of the air-
craft for three calendar years after the
year in which the flight hours were ac-
cumulated.

(f) The corporation that registers an

aircraft pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44102
shall send to the Registry, at the end
of each period of time described in
paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this section,
either—

(1) A signed report containing—
(i) The total time in service of the

airframe as provided in § 91.417(a)(2)(i),
accumulated during that period; and

(ii) The total flight hours in the

United States of the aircraft accumu-
lated during that period; or

(2) A signed statement that the total

flight hours of the aircraft, while reg-
istered in the United States during
that period, have been exclusively
within the United States.

[Amdt. 47–20, 44 FR 61940, Oct. 29, 1979, as
amended by Amdt. 47–24, 54 FR 34330, Aug. 18,
1989; Amdt. 47–27, 70 FR 245, Jan. 3, 2005;
Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41979, July 20, 2010; Amdt.
No. 47–34, 87 FR 75711, Dec. 9, 2022; 88 FR 2813,
Jan. 18, 2023]

§ 47.11

Evidence of ownership.

Except as provided in §§ 47.33 and

47.35, each person that submits an Air-
craft Registration Application, AC

Form 8050–1 under this part must also
submit the required evidence of owner-
ship, recordable under §§ 49.13 and 49.17
of this chapter, as follows:

(a) The buyer in possession, the bail-

ee, or the lessee of an aircraft under a
contract of conditional sale must sub-
mit the contract. The assignee under a
contract of conditional sale must sub-
mit both the contract (unless it is al-
ready recorded at the Registry), and
his assignment from the original
buyer, bailee, lessee, or prior assignee.

(b) The repossessor of an aircraft

must submit—

(1) A Certificate of Repossession of

Encumbered Aircraft, FAA Form 8050–
4, or its equivalent, signed by the appli-
cant and stating that the aircraft was
repossessed or otherwise seized under
the security agreement involved and
applicable local law;

(2) The security agreement (unless it

is already recorded at the Registry), or
a copy thereof certified as true under
§ 49.21 of this chapter; and

(3) When repossession was through

foreclosure proceedings resulting in
sale, a bill of sale signed by the sheriff,
auctioneer, or other authorized person
who conducted the sale, and stating
that the sale was made under applica-
ble local law.

cial sale, or at a sale to satisfy a lien
or charge, must submit a bill of sale
signed by the sheriff, auctioneer, or
other authorized person who conducted
the sale, and stating that the sale was
made under applicable local law.

(d) The owner of an aircraft, the title

to which has been in controversy and
has been determined by a court, must
submit a certified copy of the decision
of the court.

(e) The executor or administrator of

the estate of the deceased former
owner of an aircraft must submit a cer-
tified copy of the letters testimentary
or letters of administration appointing
him executor or administrator. The
Certificate of Aircraft Registration, AC
Form 8050–3 is issued to the applicant
as executor or administrator.

(f) The buyer of an aircraft from the

estate of a deceased former owner must
submit both a bill of sale, signed for

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the estate by the executor or adminis-
trator, and a certified copy of the let-
ters testimentary or letters of adminis-
tration. When no executor or adminis-
trator has been or is to be appointed,
the applicant must submit both a bill
of sale, signed by the heir-at-law of the
deceased former owner, and an affi-
davit of the heir-at-law stating that no
application for appointment of an ex-
ecutor or administrator has been made,
that so far as he can determine none
will be made, and that he is the person
entitled to, or having the right to dis-
pose of, the aircraft under applicable
local law.

(g) The guardian of another person’s

property that includes an aircraft must
submit a certified copy of the order of
the court appointing him guardian.
The Certificate of Aircraft Registra-
tion is issued to the applicant as guard-
ian.

(h) The trustee of property that in-

cludes an aircraft, as described in
§ 47.7(c), must submit either a certified
copy of the order of the court appoint-
ing the trustee, or a complete and true
copy of the instrument creating the
trust. If there is more than one trustee,
each trustee must sign the Aircraft
Registration Application. The Certifi-
cate of Aircraft Registration is issued
to a single applicant as trustee, or to
several trustees jointly as co-trustees.

[Doc. No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar. 17, 1966, as
amended by Amdt. 47–20, 44 FR 61940, Oct. 29,
1979; Amdt. 47–23, 53 FR 1915, Jan. 25, 1988;
Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41980, July 20, 2010]

§ 47.13

Signatures and instruments

made by representatives.

(a) Each person signing an Aircraft

Registration Application, AC Form
8050–1, or a document submitted as sup-
porting evidence under this part, must
sign in ink or by other means accept-
able to the FAA. If signed in ink, the
Aircraft Registration Application must
also have the typed or legibly printed
name of each signer in the signature
block.

(b) When one or more persons doing

business under a trade name submits
an Aircraft Registration Application, a
document submitted as supporting evi-
dence under this part, or a request for
cancellation of a Certificate of Aircraft
Registration, AC Form 8050–3, the ap-

plication, document, or request must
be signed by, or on behalf of, each per-
son who shares title to the aircraft.

craft Registration Application, a docu-
ment submitted as supporting evidence
under this part, or a request for can-
cellation of a Certificate of Aircraft
Registration, on behalf of the owner,
that agent must—

(1) State the name of the owner on

the application, document, or request;

(2) Sign as agent or attorney-in-fact

on the application, document, or re-
quest; and

(3) Submit a signed power of attor-

ney, or a true copy thereof certified
under § 49.21 of this chapter, with the
application, document, or request.

(d) When a corporation submits an

Aircraft Registration Application, a
document submitted as supporting evi-
dence under this part, or a request for
cancellation of a Certificate of Aircraft
Registration, it must—

(1) Have an authorized person sign,

by means acceptable to the FAA, the
application, document, or request;

(2) Show the title of the signer’s of-

fice on the application, document, or
request; and

(3) Submit a copy of the authoriza-

tion from the board of directors to sign
for the corporation, certified as true
under § 49.21 of this chapter by a cor-
porate officer or other person in a man-
agerial position therein, with the appli-
cation, document, or request, unless—

(i) The signer of the application, doc-

ument, or request is a corporate officer
or other person in a managerial posi-
tion in the corporation and the title of
his office is stated in connection with
his signature; or

(ii) A valid authorization to sign is

on file at the Registry.

(4) The provisions of paragraph (d)(3)

of this section do not apply to an irrev-
ocable deregistration and export re-
quest authorization when an irrev-
ocable deregistration and export re-
quest authorization under the Cape
Town Treaty is signed by a corporate
officer and is filed with the Registry.

(e) When a partnership submits an

Aircraft Registration Application, a
document submitted as supporting evi-
dence under this part, or a request for

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cancellation of a Certificate of Aircraft
Registration, it must—

(1) State the full name of the part-

nership on the application, document,
or request;

(2) State the name of each general

partner on the application, document,
or request; and

(3) Have a general partner sign the

application, document, or request.

(f) When co-owners, who are not en-

gaged in business as partners, submit
an Aircraft Registration Application, a
document submitted as supporting evi-
dence under this part, or a request for
cancellation of a Certificate of Aircraft
Registration, each person who shares
title to the aircraft under the arrange-
ment must sign the application, docu-
ment, or request.

(g) A power of attorney or other evi-

dence of a person’s authority to sign
for another, submitted under this part,
is valid for the purposes of this section,
unless sooner revoked, until—

(1) Its expiration date stated therein;

(2) If an expiration date is not stated

therein, for not more than 3 years after
the date—

(i) It is signed; or
(ii) The grantor (a corporate officer

or other person in a managerial posi-
tion therein, where the grantor is a
corporation) certifies in writing that
the authority to sign shown by the
power of attorney or other evidence is
still in effect.

[Doc. No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar. 17, 1966, as
amended by Amdt. 47–2, 31 FR 15349, Dec. 8,
1966; Amdt. 47–3, 32 FR 6554, Apr. 28, 1967;
Amdt. 47–12, 36 FR 8661, May 11, 1971; Amdt.
47–27, 70 FR 245, Jan. 3, 2005; Amdt. 47–29, 75
FR 41980, July 20, 2010]

§ 47.14

Serial numbers for unmanned

aircraft.

(a) The unmanned aircraft serial

number provided as part of any appli-
cation for aircraft registration of any
standard remote identification un-
manned aircraft must be the serial
number issued by the manufacturer of
the unmanned aircraft in accordance
with the design and production require-
ments of part 89 of this chapter. The
serial number provided in this applica-
tion must not be listed on more than

one Certificate of Aircraft Registration
at the same time.

(b) The unmanned aircraft serial

number provided as part of any appli-
cation for registration of any un-
manned aircraft with a remote identi-
fication broadcast module must be the
serial number issued by the manufac-
turer of the remote identification
broadcast module in accordance with
the design and production require-
ments of part 89 of this chapter. The
serial number provided in this applica-
tion must not be listed on more than
one Certificate of Aircraft Registration
at the same time.

[Docket No. FAA–2019–1100, Amdt. 47–31, 86
FR 4503, Jan. 15, 2021]

§ 47.15

Registration number.

(a)

Number required. An applicant for

aircraft registration must place a U.S.
registration number (registration
mark) on the Aircraft Registration Ap-
plication, AC Form 8050–1, and on any
evidence submitted with the applica-
tion. There is no charge for the assign-
ment of numbers provided in this para-
graph. This paragraph does not apply
to an aircraft manufacturer who ap-
plies for a group of U.S. registration
numbers under paragraph (c) of this
section; a person who applies for a spe-
cial registration number under para-
graphs (d) through (f) of this section; or
a holder of a Dealer’s Aircraft Reg-
istration Certificate, AC Form 8050–6,
who applies for a temporary registra-
tion number under § 47.16.

(1)

Aircraft not previously registered

anywhere. The applicant must obtain
the U.S. registration number from the
Registry by request in writing describ-
ing the aircraft by make, type, model,
and serial number (or, if it is amateur-
built, as provided in § 47.33(b)) and stat-
ing that the aircraft has not previously
been registered anywhere. If the air-
craft was brought into the United
States from a foreign country, the ap-
plicant must submit evidence that the
aircraft has never been registered in a
foreign country.

(2)

Aircraft last previously registered in

the United States. Unless the applicant
applies for a different number under
paragraphs (d) through (f) of this sec-
tion, the applicant must place the U.S.

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registration number that is already as-
signed to the aircraft on the Aircraft
Registration Application, and the sup-
porting evidence. If there is no number
assigned, the applicant must obtain a
U.S. registration number from the Reg-
istry by making a written request that
describes the aircraft by make, model,
and serial number.

(3)

Aircraft last previously registered in

a foreign country. Whether or not the
foreign registration has ended, the ap-
plicant must obtain a U.S. registration
number from the Registry for an air-
craft last previously registered in a for-
eign country, by request in writing de-
scribing the aircraft by make, model,
and serial number, accompanied by—

(i) Evidence of termination of foreign

registration in accordance with
§ 47.37(b) or the applicant’s affidavit
showing that foreign registration has
ended; or

(ii) If foreign registration has not

ended, the applicant’s affidavit stating
that the number will not be placed on
the aircraft until foreign registration
has ended.

(4)

Duration of a U.S. registration num-

ber assignment. Authority to use the
registration number obtained under
paragraph (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this sec-
tion expires 90 days after the date it is
issued unless the applicant submits an
Aircraft Registration Application and
complies with § 47.33 or § 47.37, as appli-
cable, within that period of time. How-
ever, the applicant may obtain an ex-
tension of this 90-day period from the
Registry if the applicant shows that
the delay in complying with that sec-
tion is due to circumstances beyond
the applicant’s control.

(b) A U.S. registration number may

not exceed five symbols in addition to
the prefix letter ‘‘N’’. These symbols
may be all numbers (N10000), one to
four numbers and one suffix letter (N
1000A), or one to three numbers and
two suffix letters (N 100AB). The let-
ters ‘‘I’’ and ‘‘O’’ may not be used. The
first zero in a number must always be
preceded by at least one of the numbers
1 through 9.

apply to the Registry for enough U.S.
registration numbers to supply esti-
mated production for the next 18

months. There is no charge for this al-
location of numbers.

(d) Any available, unassigned U.S.

registration number may be assigned
as a special registration number. An
applicant who wants a special registra-
tion number or wants to change the
registration number of his aircraft may
apply for it to the Registry. The fee re-
quired by § 47.17 must accompany the
application.

(e) [Reserved]
(f) The Registry authorizes a special

registration number change on the As-
signment of Special Registration Num-
bers, AC Form 8050–64. The authoriza-
tion expires one year from the date the
Registry issues an Assignment of Spe-
cial Registration Numbers unless the
special registration number is perma-
nently placed on the aircraft. Within
five days after the special registration
number is placed on the aircraft, the
owner must complete and sign the As-
signment of Special Registration Num-
bers, state the date the number was
placed on the aircraft, and return the
original form to the Registry. The du-
plicate of the Assignment of Special
Registration Numbers and the present
Certificate of Aircraft Registration, AC
Form 8050–3, must be carried in the air-
craft as temporary authority to oper-
ate it. This temporary authority is
valid until the date the owner receives
the revised Certificate of Aircraft Reg-
istration showing the new registration
number, but in no case is it valid for
more than 120 days from the date the
number is placed on the aircraft.

(g) [Reserved]
(h) A special registration number

may be reserved for no more than 1
year. If a person wishes to renew his
reservation from year to year, he must
apply to the Registry for renewal and
submit the fee required by § 47.17 for a
special registration number.

(i) When aircraft registration has

ended, as described in § 47.41(a), the as-
signment of a registration number to
an aircraft is no longer authorized for
use except as provided in § 47.31(c) and
will be cancelled:

(1) Following the expiration date

shown on the Certificate of Aircraft
Registration for any aircraft whose
registration has not been renewed
under § 47.40(c);

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(2) Following the expiration date

shown on the Dealer’s Aircraft Reg-
istration Certificate, AC Form 8050–6,
for any aircraft registered under Sub-
part C of this part, when the certificate
has not been renewed, and the owner
has not applied for registration in ac-
cordance with § 47.31; or

(3) When ownership has transferred—
(i) Six months after first receipt of

notice of aircraft sale or evidence of
ownership from the last registered
owner or successive owners, and an
Aircraft Registration Application has
not been received.

(ii) Six months after evidence of own-

ership authorized under § 47.67 has been
submitted, and the applicant has not
met the requirements of this part.

(iii) Twelve months after a new

owner has submitted evidence of own-
ership and an Aircraft Registration Ap-
plication under § 47.31, and the appli-
cant or a successive applicant has not
met the requirements of this part.

(j) At the time an assignment of reg-

istration number is cancelled, the num-
ber may be reserved for one year in the
name of the last owner of record if a re-
quest has been submitted with the fee
required by § 47.17. If the request for
reservation and fee are not submitted
prior to cancellation, the registration
number is unavailable for assignment
for a period of five years.

[Doc. No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar. 17, 1966, as
amended by Amdt. 47–1, 31 FR 13314, Oct. 14,
1966; Amdt. 47–5, 32 FR 13505, Sept. 27, 1967;
Amdt. 47–7, 34 FR 2480, Feb. 21, 1969; Amdt.
47–13, 36 FR 16187, Aug. 20, 1971; Amdt. 47–15,
37 FR 21528, Oct. 12, 1972; Amdt. 47–16, 37 FR
25487, Dec. 1, 1972; Amdt. 47–17, 39 FR 1353,
Jan. 8, 1974; Amdt. 47–22, 47 FR 12153, Mar. 22,
1982; Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41980, July 20, 2010;
Amdt. No. 47–33, 87 FR 71217, Nov. 22, 2022]

§ 47.16

Temporary registration num-

bers.

(a) Temporary registration numbers

are issued by the FAA to manufactur-
ers, distributors, and dealers who are
holders of Dealer’s Aircraft Registra-
tion Certificates, AC Form 8050–6, for
temporary display on aircraft during
flight allowed under Subpart C of this
part.

(b) The holder of a Dealer’s Aircraft

Registration Certificate may apply to
the Registry for as many temporary
registration numbers as are necessary

for his business. The application must
be in writing and include—

(1) Sufficient information to justify

the need for the temporary registration
numbers requested; and

(2) The number of each Dealer’s Air-

craft Registration Certificate held by
the applicant.

There is no charge for these numbers.

numbers is subject to the following
conditions:

(1) The numbers may be used and re-

used—

(i) Only in connection with the hold-

er’s Dealer’s Aircraft Registration Cer-
tificate;

(ii) Within the limitations of § 47.69

where applicable, including the re-
quirements of § 47.67; and

(iii) On aircraft not registered under

Subpart B of this part or in a foreign
country, and not displaying any other
identification markings.

(2) A temporary registration number

may not be used on more than one air-
craft in flight at the same time.

(3) Temporary registration numbers

may not be used to fly aircraft into the
United States for the purpose of impor-
tation.

(d) The assignment of any temporary

registration number to any person
lapses upon the expiration of all of his
Dealer’s Aircraft Registration Certifi-
cates. When a temporary registration
number is used on a flight outside the
United States for delivery purposes,
the holder shall record the assignment
of that number to the aircraft and
shall keep that record for at least 1
year after the removal of the number
from that aircraft. Whenever the owner
of an aircraft bearing a temporary reg-
istration number applies for an air-
worthiness certificate under Part 21 of
this chapter he shall furnish that num-
ber in the application. The temporary
registration number must be removed
from the aircraft not later than the
date on which either title or possession
passes to another person.

[Amdt. 47–4, 32 FR 12556, Aug. 30, 1967, as
amended by Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41981, July 20,
2010]

§ 47.17

Fees.

(a) The fees for applications under

this part are as follows:

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(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.

(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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(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.

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

[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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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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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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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.

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.

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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§ 47.63

or the assignment of registration num-
ber will be canceled in accordance with
§ 47.15(i)(2).

[Doc. No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar. 17, 1966, as
amended by Amdt. 47–9, 35 FR 802, Jan. 21,
1970; Amdt. 47–16, 37 FR 25487, Dec. 1, 1972;
Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41982, July 20, 2010; Amdt.
47–33, 87 FR 71218, Nov. 22, 2022]

§ 47.63

Application.

A manufacturer or dealer that wishes

to obtain a Dealer’s Aircraft Registra-
tion Certificate, AC Form 8050–6, must
submit—

(a) A Dealer’s Aircraft Registration

Certificate Application, AC Form 8050–
5; and

(b) The fee required by § 47.17.

[Doc. No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar. 17, 1966, as
amended by Amdt. 47–16, 37 FR 25487, Dec. 1,
1972; Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41982, July 20, 2010]

§ 47.65

Eligibility.

To be eligible for a Dealer’s Aircraft

Registration Certificate, AC Form
8050–6, the applicant must have an es-
tablished place of business in the
United States, must be substantially
engaged in manufacturing or selling
aircraft, and must be a citizen of the
United States, as defined by 49 U.S.C.
40102 (a)(15).

[Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41983, July 20, 2010]

§ 47.67

Evidence of ownership.

Before using a Dealer’s Aircraft Reg-

istration Certificate, AC Form 8050–6,
for operating the aircraft, the holder of
the certificate (other than a manufac-
turer) must send to the Registry evi-
dence of ownership under § 47.11. An
Aircraft Bill of Sale, AC Form 8050–2,
or its equivalent, may be used as evi-
dence of ownership. There is no record-
ing fee.

[Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41983, July 20, 2010]

§ 47.69

Limitations.

A Dealer’s Aircraft Registration Cer-

tificate, AC Form 8050–6 is valid only in
connection with use of aircraft—

(a) By the owner of the aircraft to

whom it was issued, his agent or em-
ployee, or a prospective buyer, and in
the case of a dealer other than a manu-
facturer, only after he has complied
with § 47.67;

(b) Within the United States, except

when used to deliver to a foreign pur-
chaser an aircraft displaying a tem-
porary registration number and car-
rying an airworthiness certificate on
which that number is written;

in the aircraft; and

(d) On a flight that is—
(1) For required flight testing of air-

craft; or

(2) Necessary for, or incident to, sale

of the aircraft.

However, a prospective buyer may op-
erate an aircraft for demonstration
purposes only while he is under the di-
rect supervision of the holder of the
Dealer’s Aircraft Registration Certifi-
cate or his agent.

[Doc. No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar. 17, 1966; 31 FR
5483, Apr. 7, 1966, as amended by Amdt. 47–4,
32 FR 12556, Aug. 30, 1967; Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR
41983, July 20, 2010]

§ 47.71

Duration of Certificate; change

of status.

(a) A Dealer’s Aircraft Registration

Certificate, AC Form 8050–6, expires 1
year after the date it is issued. Each
additional certificate expires on the
date the original certificate expires.

(b) The holder of a Dealer’s Aircraft

Registration Certificate must imme-
diately notify the Registry of any of
the following—

(1) A change of name;
(2) A change of address;
(3) A change that affects status as a

citizen of the United States; or

(4) The discontinuance of business.

[31 FR 4495, Mar. 17, 1966, as amended by
Amdt. 47–29, 75 FR 41983, July 20, 2010]

PART 48—REGISTRATION AND

MARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR
SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT

Subpart A—General

Sec.
48.1

Applicability.

48.5

[Reserved]

48.10

Definitions.

48.15

Requirement to register.

48.20

Eligibility for registration.

48.25

Applicants.

48.30

Fees.

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