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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–14 Edition) 

§ 47.15 

(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] 

§ 47.15

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. 
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. 

(c) An aircraft manufacturer may 

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. 

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