---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 21.223"
title: "14"
number: "21.223"
heading: "Class II provisional airworthiness certificates."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/21.223"
---

# §21.223. Class II provisional airworthiness certificates.

- (a) Except as provided in [§ 21.225](/cfr/14/21.225.md), an applicant is entitled to a Class II provisional airworthiness certificate for an aircraft for which a Class II provisional type certificate has been issued if—
  - (1) He meets the eligibility requirements of [§ 21.213](/cfr/14/21.213.md) and he complies with this section; and
  - (2) The FAA finds that there is no feature, characteristic, or condition of the aircraft that would make the aircraft unsafe when operated in accordance with the limitations established in §§ [21.83(h)](/cfr/14/21.83.md?p=h), [91.317](/cfr/14/91.317.md), and [121.207](/cfr/14/121.207.md) of this chapter.
- (b) The applicant must show that a Class II provisional type certificate for the aircraft has been issued to the manufacturer.
- (c) The applicant must submit a statement by the manufacturer that the aircraft has been manufactured under a quality system adequate to ensure that the aircraft conforms to the type design corresponding with the provisional type certificate.
- (d) The applicant must submit a statement that the aircraft has been found by him to be in a safe operating condition under the applicable limitations.
- (e) The aircraft must be flown at least five hours by the manufacturer.
- (f) The aircraft must be supplied with a provisional aircraft flight manual containing the limitations established by §§ [21.83(h)](/cfr/14/21.83.md?p=h), [91.317](/cfr/14/91.317.md), and [121.207](/cfr/14/121.207.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Doc. No. 5085, 29 FR 14571, Oct. 24, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 21-12, 31 FR 13389, Oct. 15, 1966; Amdt. 21-66, 54 FR 34329, Aug. 18, 1989; Amdt. 21-92, 74 FR 53390, Oct. 16, 2009]

### Source

Source: Docket No. 5085, 29 FR 14571, Oct. 24, 1964, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7572; 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40105, 40113, 44701-44702, 44704, 44707, 44709, 44711, 44713, 44715, 45303.

### Amendments

[Doc. No. 5085, 29 FR 14571, Oct. 24, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 21-12, 31 FR 13389, Oct. 15, 1966; Amdt. 21-66, 54 FR 34329, Aug. 18, 1989; Amdt. 21-92, 74 FR 53390, Oct. 16, 2009]