14 CFR § 49.33 - Eligibility for recording: general requirements.

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title: "14 CFR § 49.33 - Eligibility for recording: general requirements."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "49.33"
section_name: "Eligibility for recording: general requirements."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
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part_number: "49"
part_name: "RECORDING OF AIRCRAFT TITLES AND SECURITY DOCUMENTS"
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authority: "4 U.S.T. 1830; Pub. L. 108-297, 118 Stat. 1095 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note, 49 U.S.C. 44101 note); 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113-40114, 44101-44108, 44110-44113, 44701, 44704, 44713, 45302, 46104, 46301."
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# 49.33 Eligibility for recording: general requirements.

A conveyance is eligible for recording under this subpart only if, in addition to the requirements of §§ 49.11, 49.13, and 49.17, the following requirements are met:

(a) It is in a form prescribed by, or acceptable to, the Administrator for that kind of conveyance;

(b) It describes the aircraft by make and model, manufacturer's serial number, and United States registration number, or other detail that makes identification possible;

(c) It is a true copy of an original document, certified under § 49.21, or an original document or a duplicate original document;

(d) It affects aircraft registered under 49 U.S.C. 44101-44104; and

(e) It is accompanied by the recording fee required by § 49.15, but there is no fee for recording a conveyance named in § 49.31(b).

[Doc. No. 1996, 29 FR 6486, May 19, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 49-1, 31 FR 4499, Mar. 17, 1966; Amdt. 49-10, 70 FR 246, Jan. 3, 2005; Docket No. FAA-2024-2764, Amdt. Nos. 47-35 and 49-12, 90 FR 5577, Jan. 17, 2025]