Originally Posted by
Ramp Rat
Do you have the Airworthiness Certificate with a matching data plate for the airframe? Some sort of registration would be nice. The Fed’s have this thing about who the current owner might be. Also, if this aircraft /serial number / N-number was due for the new “re-registration”, which is now required, you could have nothing but a bunch of parts.
If the registration is allowed to expire the airworthiness certificate goes by the way side as well. The N-number is placed in a canceled state and it is not something you can just pay up back taxes on to renew it.
The days of “finding a 60 year old aircraft that has been stored in someone’s barn for 50 years will soon be a thing of the past. Most owners of stored aircraft are not aware of the recent changes.
Aside from all of the above, if you have a current registration and the airworthiness certificate you might be able to pull it off. You will have to prove to the FAA that your airframe is in compliance with original factory specifications. All AD’s have been complied with and it is airworthy. It’s a lot of paperwork but it might be doable.
JMHO, Steve