My previous post on this subject apparently failed to go through the mail servers...
This discussion can turn into a real can of worms with unending questions. I'll try to convey the information I got from the head of the Albuquerque FSDO as I am peripherally involved with two planes that have expired registrations, so have had extensive discussions with the FAA on this subject. If one fails to renew the registration and allows it to expire, the "N" number is dropped from the FAA registry and can not be re-issued for 5 years. Since the airworthiness is tied to the registration number, this also voids the airworthiness certificate. Whether Certificated or Experimental, if one was to buy a plane with an expired federal registration, you would have to apply to the FAA for a new registration number, then have an airworthiness inspection done by either the FAA or a DAR. This is the same inspection we get for the issuance of our original airworthiness certificate. For a Certificated aircraft, you would still have to have the FAA or a DAR do a type certificate conformity inspection on the aircraft to issue a new airworthiness certificate. All STCs and 337s filed on that aircraft would still be valid as they are tied to the serial number of the aircraft. Jeff Scott Los Alamos, NM ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave_A Sent: 10/31/11 01:44 AM To: KRnet Subject: Re: Fw: Re: KR> re-registration - another registration question So what happens if you don't renew in time - say, because the registration expired when someone else owned the plane?
