4 4-2 m  CAUTION: An aircraft may not be registered in  a foreign country during the period it is registered in  the United States. An aircraft is eligible for registration in the United  States if it is owned by: To register an aircraft, you must send the following  documentation and fee to AFS-750:  You must use an original AC Form 8050-1 when  applying for a Certificate of Aircraft Registration.  AC 8050-1 may be obtained from AFS-750 or your  local FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO).  If you use a P.O. Box as a mailing address, you must  also provide your street or physical location on the  application.  m  CAUTION: The FAA does not accept photocopies  or alternate formats of AC 8050-1.  Your application for aircraft registration must  include the typed or printed name of each applicant  with his or her signature in the signature block.  m  CAUTION: An aircraft may be registered only by  and in the legal name of its owner.  m  CAUTION: The FAA will return any applications  that do not include the printed or typed name of the  signer.  Special registration numbers may be: A special registration number is an N-number of your  choice which may be reserved, if available.  Registration numbers N1 through N99 are strictly  reserved for FAA internal use.  An N-number may not begin with zero. You must  precede the first zero in an N-number with any  number 1 through 9. For example, N01Z is not valid.  To avoid confusion with the numbers one and zero,  the letters I and O are not used. Also, please note that  a hyphen (-) is no longer used in U.S. registration  numbers. N-numbers consist of a series of alphanumeric  characters. U.S. registration numbers may not ex- ceed five characters in addition to the standard  U.S. registration prefix letter “N.” These characters  may be:  The United States received the “N” as its nationality  designator under the International Air Navigation  Convention, held in 1919. Figure 4-1  at the end of this chapter is an aircraft  registration checklist you can use to assist you in the  registration process. registration number How To Form an N-Number eligible registrants registering Your Aircraft  Other Requirements  special registration number • A U.S. citizen (as defined in Title 14 of the Code  of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), part 47, section  47.2, a U.S. citizen can be an individual, or part- nership where each individual is a U.S. citizen, or a corporation organized under the laws of the  United States of which the president and at least  two-thirds of the board of directors are U.S.  citizens and 75 percent of the voting interest is  owned or controlled by U.S. citizens) •  A resident alien • A corporation other than one classified as a U.S.  citizen, lawfully organized under the laws of the  United States or of any state thereof, if the aircraft  is based and used primarily in the United States • A government entity (federal, state or local) • Aeronautical Center (AC) Form 8050-1, Aircraft  Registration Application,  • Evidence of ownership (such as a bill of sale), and • The registration fee made payable to the FAA.  • One to five numbers (N12345), • One to four numbers followed by one letter  (N1234Z), or • One to three numbers followed by two letters  (N123AZ).  • Used to change the N-number currently on  your aircraft.  • Assigned to a new home-built, import, or  newly manufactured aircraft in preparation for registering that aircraft.  • Reserved for 1 year. Upon reservation, the  FAA will mail a confirmation notice to the  requester. A renewal notice will also be sent prior to the expiration date. An online  reservation request program is available on the FAA website at www.faa.gov.  • Renewed annually. The renewal fee is $10 each  year. An online renewal program is available on  the FAA website at www.faa.gov.  Plane Sense