N-number after Canadian registration??

[ted]

I am considering purchasing a Canadian built and registered Searey
homebuilt. What do I have to do to get an N-number on it?

thanks,

ted

[Dan Youngquist]

On Sat, 11 Jun 2005, ted wrote:

> I am considering purchasing a Canadian built and registered Searey
> homebuilt. What do I have to do to get an N-number on it?

You'll want to call your local FSDO, and also AOPA & EAA, assuming you're
a member. Basically, it needs to be deregistered in Canada, then FAA will
come look at it, and register it.

You'll also need to consider how to get it across the border. If you fly
it across, the paperwork gets pretty complicated, because you're a US
pilot flying a Canadian aircraft that you don't own. (You can't complete
the sale until it's here, or else it won't be registered, and you can't
fly it home.) There's a (probably very slim) chance of severe penalties
up to and including confiscation of the aircraft, if you don't have all
the appropriate ducks in a row. It's a lot simpler to have the seller fly
it to you.

-Dan

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On 11 Jun 2005 19:02:01 -0700, "ted" > wrote:

>I am considering purchasing a Canadian built and registered Searey
>homebuilt. What do I have to do to get an N-number on it?
>
>thanks,
>
>ted
Is the plane registered as homebuilt or advanced ultralight? If
homebuilt it should be relatively easy - if advanced ultralight it may
be more difficult - as it has (almost certainly) ALREADY been
de-registered in Canada due to a fiasco with registered vs actual
weights.

[jsbougher]

I just purchased a Canadian registered Velocity. What I would suggest
is that you have the current owner fly the plane to the US (a non-event
for them). If the current owner is shrewd, he/she will not be willing
to de-register until you purchase the plane outright (because
re-registering is a big hassle in Canada). That puts you at risk
because you've then purchased a plane that is un-airworthy (since is
not registered here, which it can't be until it is de-registered in
Canada). The way around this is to come to an agreement with your DAR.
Pay him to do the inspection / registration in two parts. A
pre-registration inspection will assure you that the plane is indeed
airworthy in the eyes of the FAA (or their designate in this case).
Once the DAR he has confirmed it is airworthy and he/she will certify
it, the owner can de-register in Canada (which only takes a few days).
Then all you have to do is plaster with N-number and experimental
stickers and fly away. If you need a loan, it get's quite a bit more
complicated but can be done (I did it and both buyer and seller were
pretty well protected).
Jeff

ted wrote:
> I am considering purchasing a Canadian built and registered Searey
> homebuilt. What do I have to do to get an N-number on it?
>
> thanks,
>
> ted