greetings, all.
i want to buy a sonerai2 midwing at a local airport that has been deregistered. i ordered the CD from the FAA containing all the records they had. the aircraft was deregistered with the reason "totally destroyed or scrapped." i cannot find the airworthiness certificate with the aircraft, and the current owner of the aircraft does not have it either. i do not know if the airworthiness certificate has been withdrawn/revoked/returned/etc. The original builder is long dead and i am not sure what to do. the aircraft has been sitting for 20 years but i see no reason that it couldnt be returned to airworthiness status with some work. the wing will require the "s" mod work be done to it but that shouldnt be too difficult.
what options do i have here? is the airframe only good for parts at this point?