Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 47.3

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.
47.15 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 anywhere.
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 Certificates.
47.63 Application.
47.65 Eligibility.
47.67 Evidence of ownership.
47.69 Limitations.
47.71 Duration of Certificate; change of status.
AUTHORITY: 4 U.S.T. 1830; Public Law 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, 45305, 46104, 46301.
SOURCE: Docket No. 7190, 31 FR 4495, Mar.
17, 1966, unless otherwise noted.
EDITORIAL NOTE: Nomenclature changes to
part 47 appear at 75 FR 41979, July 20, 2010.

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Subpart A - General
Section 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 Certificate 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]

Section 47.2 Definitions.
The following are definitions of
terms used in this part:
Citizen of the United States or U.S. citizen means one of the following:
(1) An individual who is a citizen of
the United States or one of its possessions.
(2) A partnership each of whose partners is an individual who is a citizen of
the United States.
(3) A corporation or association organized under the laws of the United
States or a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of
the United States, of which the president 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 control 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 Aviation 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]

Section 47.3 Registration required.
(a) An aircraft may be registered
under 49 U.S.C. 44103 only when the aircraft 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 citizen of the United States when the corporation is organized and doing business under the laws of the United
States or a State within the United

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