Section 21.189

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)

Section 21.189 Issue of airworthiness certificate for limited category aircraft.
(a) An applicant for an airworthiness
certificate for an aircraft in the limited category is entitled to the certificate when - 
(1) He shows that the aircraft has
been previously issued a limited category type certificate and that the aircraft conforms to that type certificate;
and
(2) The FAA finds, after inspection
(including a flight check by the applicant), 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 operation.
[Doc. No. 5085, 29 FR 14570, Oct. 24, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 21-4, 30 FR 9437, July 29,
1965]

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Section 21.190 Issue of a special airworthiness certificate for a light-sport category aircraft.
(a) Purpose. The FAA issues a special
airworthiness certificate in the lightsport category to operate a light-sport
aircraft, other than a gyroplane.
(b) Eligibility. To be eligible for a special airworthiness certificate in the
light-sport category:
(1) An applicant must provide the
FAA with - 
(i) The aircraft-s operating instructions;
(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 supplement.
(2) The aircraft must not have been
previously issued a standard, primary,
restricted, limited, or provisional airworthiness 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 compliance for light-sport category aircraft. The
manufacturer-s statement of compliance 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 assurance system that meets the identified consensus standard;
(4) State that the manufacturer will
make available to any interested person the following documents that meet
the identified consensus standard:
(i) The aircraft-s operating instructions.
(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 airworthiness 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 acceptance test procedure that meets an applicable consensus standard has - 
(i) Ground and flight tested the aircraft;
(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 airworthiness certificate in the lightsport 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 Agreement concerning airplanes or Bilateral
Aviation Safety Agreement with associated Implementation Procedures for
Airworthiness concerning airplanes, or
an equivalent airworthiness agreement; and

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