Registration: Small unmanned aircraft operated for any purpose other than exclusively limited recreational operations.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 14

(a) (b) (c) (1) The holder of a Certificate of Aircraft Registration must renew the Certificate by verifying, in a form and manner prescribed by the Administrator, that the information provided in accordance with § 48.110 is accurate and if it is not, provide updated information. The verification may take place at any time within the six months preceding the month in which the Certificate of Aircraft registration expires. (2) A certificate issued under this paragraph expires three years from the expiration date of the previous certificate. (d) (1) Subject to the Convention on the International Recognition of Rights in Aircraft when applicable, the aircraft is registered under the laws of a foreign country. (2) The small unmanned aircraft is totally destroyed or scrapped. (3) The holder of the Certificate of Aircraft Registration loses U.S. citizenship. (4) Thirty days have elapsed since the death of the holder of the Certificate of Aircraft Registration. (5) The owner, if an individual who is not a citizen of the United States, loses status as a resident alien, unless that person becomes a citizen of the United States at the same time. (6) The owner is a corporation other than a corporation which is a citizen of the United States and one of the following events occurs: (i) The corporation ceases to be lawfully organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or any State thereof; or (ii) The aircraft was not operated exclusively within the United States during

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 14:§ 48.100