fred D wrote in message . ..
Bought a built experimental powered glider and All I have is a bill of
sale from an individual who is not the builder and does not know who
he was. No data plate, plans or other documentation with kit number.
Is there anyway to satisfy the FAA's chain of ownership requirements ?
It only needs a sprucing up and some minor repairs to be flyable.

If you have no data plate and no "N" number you might have better luck
forgetting about the chain of ownership and just figure out how to
prove that it was "amateur built" and get the thing registered from
scratch as a "plans built" plane.

If It does have an "N" number check the FAA data base and try to track
down it's history from the original listed builder. If you can't find
him go back to the the guy you bought it from and get a notorized
affidavid from him about it's history. I know of one case where a Q-2
that lost the chain of ownership (the original builder wouldn't sign
anything becasuse he was scared of the liabality) managed to get
straight with the FAA (with the AOPA's help) so it can be done.

If you go this new "N" number route, if it were me, I'd make sure the
thing got registeres as a glider. You might get away with less hours
for the test period and you'll never need a medical.............
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Leon McAtee
Duster N7852R - Thinking about adding power