table of Contents
Preface ...................................................................iii
Acknowledgments .............................................v
introduction ....................................................... vii
Chapter 1:
Aircraft owner responsibilities ............1-1
Documentation .......................................................1-1
Aircraft Registration ...............................................1-1
14 CFR .....................................................................1-2
Logbooks .................................................................1-2
Aircraft Insurance ...................................................1-2
Reporting Aircraft Accidents/Incidents ................1-2
Accident ..........................................................1-2
Incident ...........................................................1-2
Contacting the NTSB .....................................1-2
Filing NTSB Form 6120.1 ..............................1-3
Aviation Safety Reporting System ..........................1-3
Purpose ...........................................................1-3
Confidentiality................................................1-3
Filing an Incident Report ..............................1-3
Safety ......................................................................1-4
Safety Hotline.................................................1-4
Safety Information ........................................1-4
Reporting Stolen Aircraft/Equipment ...................1-4
Law Enforcement ...........................................1-4
Insurance Company ......................................1-4
Aviation Crime Prevention Institute .............1-4
Aircraft Registration Branch ........................1-4
Chapter 2:
Buying an Aircraft ........................................2-1
Selecting the Aircraft ..............................................2-1
Where To Look ...............................................2-1
Factors Affecting Resale Value ......................2-2
Overhauls .......................................................2-2
Aircraft Records .....................................................2-2
Aircraft Title ...........................................................2-2
Filing Ownership and Lien Documents ........2-3
When a Lien Is Recorded ...............................2-3
Releasing a Recorded Lien ............................2-3
Aircraft Documents ................................................2-3
Bill of Sale or Conditional
Sales Contract ................................................2-3
Airworthiness Certificate ...............................2-3
Maintenance Records ....................................2-3
Manuals ..................................................................2-4
Airworthiness .........................................................2-4
Maintenance ...........................................................2-4
Pre-Purchase Inspection ........................................2-4
Light-Sport Aircraft ................................................2-4
Amateur-Built Aircraft ...........................................2-4
Military Surplus Aircraft ........................................2-5
Chapter 3:
Airworthiness Certificate .........................3-1
Classifications of Airworthiness Certificates ..........3-1
Standard Airworthiness Certificate ..............3-1
Special Airworthiness Certificate ..................3-2
Issuance of an Airworthiness Certificate ...............3-3
Applying for an Airworthiness Certificate .............3-3
FAA Form 8100-2,
Standard Airworthiness Certificate ..............3-3
FAA Form 8130-7,
Special Airworthiness Certificate ..................3-3
Regulations and Policies ........................................3-3
Title 14 of the Code of
Federal Regulations .......................................3-3
FAA Orders (as revised) ................................3-3
FAA Advisory Circulars (ACs) (as revised) ...3-3
Chapter 4:
Aircraft registration ...................................4-1
Aircraft Registration Branch ..................................4-1
Eligible Registrants ................................................4-2
Registering Your Aircraft .......................................4-2
Registration Number ..............................................4-2
How To Form an N-Number .........................4-2
Other Requirements ......................................4-2
Special Registration Number .................................4-2
R equesting a Special
Registration Number .....................................4-3
Placing the Special Registration
Number on Your Aircraft ..............................4-3
Aircraft Previously Registered
in the United States ................................................4-3
Chain of Ownership .......................................4-3
Replacement Certificate of
Aircraft Registration .....................................4-3
Aircraft Previously Registered
in a Foreign Country ...............................................4-3
AC Form 8050-1,
Aircraft Registration Application ...........................4-4
AC Form 8050-3,
Certificate of Aircraft Registration .........................4-4
Amateur-Built Aircraft
Registration and Inspection ...................................4-4