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§ 21.189 

§ 21.189

Issue of airworthiness certifi-

cate for limited category aircraft. 

(a) An applicant for an airworthiness 

certificate for an aircraft in the lim-
ited category is entitled to the certifi-
cate when— 

(1) He shows that the aircraft has 

been previously issued a limited cat-
egory type certificate and that the air-
craft conforms to that type certificate; 
and 

(2) The FAA finds, after inspection 

(including a flight check by the appli-
cant), that the aircraft is in a good 
state of preservation and repair and is 
in a condition for safe operation. 

(b) The FAA prescribes limitations 

and conditions necessary for safe oper-
ation. 

[Doc. No. 5085, 29 FR 14570, Oct. 24, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 21–4, 30 FR 9437, July 29, 
1965] 

§ 21.190

Issue of a special airworthi-

ness certificate for a light-sport cat-
egory aircraft. 

(a) 

Purpose. 

The FAA issues a special 

airworthiness certificate in the light- 
sport category to operate a light-sport 
aircraft, other than a gyroplane. 

(b) 

Eligibility. 

To be eligible for a spe-

cial airworthiness certificate in the 
light-sport category: 

(1) An applicant must provide the 

FAA with— 

(i) The aircraft’s operating instruc-

tions; 

(ii) The aircraft’s maintenance and 

inspection procedures; 

(iii) The manufacturer’s statement of 

compliance as described in paragraph 
(c) of this section; and 

(iv) The aircraft’s flight training sup-

plement. 

(2) The aircraft must not have been 

previously issued a standard, primary, 
restricted, limited, or provisional air-
worthiness certificate, or an equivalent 
airworthiness certificate issued by a 
foreign civil aviation authority. 

(3) The aircraft must be inspected by 

the FAA and found to be in a condition 
for safe operation. 

(c) 

Manufacturer’s statement of compli-

ance for light-sport category aircraft. 

The 

manufacturer’s statement of compli-
ance required in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of 
this section must— 

(1) Identify the aircraft by make and 

model, serial number, class, date of 
manufacture, and consensus standard 
used; 

(2) State that the aircraft meets the 

provisions of the identified consensus 
standard; 

(3) State that the aircraft conforms 

to the manufacturer’s design data, 
using the manufacturer’s quality as-
surance system that meets the identi-
fied consensus standard; 

(4) State that the manufacturer will 

make available to any interested per-
son the following documents that meet 
the identified consensus standard: 

(i) The aircraft’s operating instruc-

tions. 

(ii) The aircraft’s maintenance and 

inspection procedures. 

(iii) The aircraft’s flight training 

supplement. 

(5) State that the manufacturer will 

monitor and correct safety-of-flight 
issues through the issuance of safety 
directives and a continued airworthi-
ness system that meets the identified 
consensus standard; 

(6) State that at the request of the 

FAA, the manufacturer will provide 
unrestricted access to its facilities; and 

(7) State that the manufacturer, in 

accordance with a production accept-
ance test procedure that meets an ap-
plicable consensus standard has— 

(i) Ground and flight tested the air-

craft; 

(ii) Found the aircraft performance 

acceptable; and 

(iii) Determined that the aircraft is 

in a condition for safe operation. 

(d) 

Light-sport aircraft manufactured 

outside the United States. 

For aircraft 

manufactured outside of the United 
States to be eligible for a special air-
worthiness certificate in the light- 
sport category, an applicant must meet 
the requirements of paragraph (b) of 
this section and provide to the FAA 
evidence that— 

(1) The aircraft was manufactured in 

a country with which the United States 
has a Bilateral Airworthiness Agree-
ment concerning airplanes or Bilateral 
Aviation Safety Agreement with asso-
ciated Implementation Procedures for 
Airworthiness concerning airplanes, or 
an equivalent airworthiness agree-
ment; and 

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