n numbers from private airplanes are purchased by the owner. when my father died what became of his?

Question

he owned several jets and smaller planes and his n numbers had his initials at the end. do they go back into some type of pool where they may be purchased by someone else?

Answer 1

Actually, N numbers belong to the aircraft. When a plane is sold it retains the registration or N number.

Answer 2

Actually once an N number is assigned to the aircraft it stays with that aircraft until an owner decides to change it.

You can check to see what N numbers are available and which ones are in use at the FAA website. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/

That site will tell you the plane the number is assigned to or if it is available.

Sometimes you might be able to convince an owner to sell you an N number but you might find the cost is rather out of sight! The aircraft with that N number will have to change it which means some rather expensive repainting.

Answer 3

If the N number is not kept registered it up for grabs by anyone. You will have to change the N number if you don't keep it registered and someone else uses it.

Aircraft N-Number Change

To change the registration number of your aircraft, send a letter requesting the assignment of a special number to your aircraft. This letter must describe the aircraft by the:

name of the manufacturer
model designation
serial number
current U.S. registration number
The aircraft owner must sign the letter in ink, include his typed or printed name with his signature and show his title if appropriate. It is also helpful if a telephone number and current mailing address for the owner are included.

If the Special Number is reserved to one party and the aircraft is registered to a different party, then the request for the N-Number change must be accompanied by a letter from the person or party that has reserved the special number releasing it for use on a specific aircraft. The letter should describe the aircraft as outlined above and give the name of the aircraft owner to whom the special number is being released. The releasing party should sign their name in ink, show their title if appropriate and include the typed or printed name of the signer with their signature.

Upon approval of the N-Number change, we will mail an Assignment of Special Registration Number, AC Form 8050-64, to the aircraft owner in triplicate permitting the placement of the special registration number on the aircraft.

Within five days after the special number is placed on the aircraft the owner must:

complete the AC Form 8050-64 showing the date the new registration number was placed on the aircraft, sign the form in ink showing their title if appropriate, and return the original AC Form 8050-64 to the Aircraft Registration Branch at the address shown on the form.
· Carry the second copy of the AC Form 8050-64 with the current Certificate of Aircraft Registration, AC Form 8050-3, as a temporary authority to operate the aircraft under the new N-Number until the replacement Certificate of Aircraft Registration showing the new N-Number is received.

If 90 days have passed since the owner returned the completed Assignment of Special Registration Number, Form 8050-64, and the replacement Certificate of Aircraft Registration has not arrived, please contact the Aircraft Registration Branch at 1-866-704-4715.

The owner of an aircraft may reserve the old number that just came off of his aircraft by requesting this in writing anytime during the N-Number change process. The reservation fee of $10.00 must accompany the request.

If you are requesting a Special Registration Number at the same time you ask to change the N-Number assigned to your aircraft, be sure to include the $10.00 fee and list several acceptable and available N-Numbers in your request. The Aircraft Registration Branch will research the numbers in the order they are listed and assign the first N-Number verified as available.

Answer 4

The registration numbers that are currently on those aircraft will remain there until the current owner (you or someone else) decides to change them. At that point, they'll be eligible for use on other aircraft.

Answer 5

They stay with the aircraft unless the owner requests a new N number. If the aircraft were sold after his death, the new owner got them.

Answer 6

You can do an N-number search to see if anyone has that number in use now. Go to the website below.

Answer 7

You can change your N # anytime. It's just registration. The Model ans Serial remain the same.

Answer 8

yea, as far as i know once an N number is no longer registered it can be used by another person

Answer 9

yes.