---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 49.33"
title: "14"
number: "49.33"
heading: "Eligibility for recording: general requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/49.33"
---

# §49.33. Eligibility for recording: general requirements.


A conveyance is eligible for recording under this subpart only if, in addition to the requirements of §§ [49.11](/cfr/14/49.11.md), [49.13](/cfr/14/49.13.md), and [49.17](/cfr/14/49.17.md), the following requirements are met:

- (a) It is in a form prescribed by, or acceptable to, the Administrator for that kind of conveyance;
- (b) It describes the aircraft by make and model, manufacturer's serial number, and United States registration number, or other detail that makes identification possible;
- (c) It is a true copy of an original document, certified under [§ 49.21](/cfr/14/49.21.md), or an original document or a duplicate original document;
- (d) It affects aircraft registered under [49 U.S.C. 44101-44104](/usc/49/44101-44104.md); and
- (e) It is accompanied by the recording fee required by [§ 49.15](/cfr/14/49.15.md), but there is no fee for recording a conveyance named in [§ 49.31(b)](/cfr/14/49.31.md?p=b).

## Notes

### Amendments

[Doc. No. 1996, 29 FR 6486, May 19, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 49-1, 31 FR 4499, Mar. 17, 1966; Amdt. 49-10, 70 FR 246, Jan. 3, 2005; Docket No. FAA-2024-2764, Amdt. Nos. 47-35 and 49-12, 90 FR 5577, Jan. 17, 2025]

### Authority

Authority: 4 U.S.T. 1830; Pub. L. 108-297, 118 Stat. 1095 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note, 49 U.S.C. 44101 note); 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113-40114, 44101-44108, 44110-44113, 44701, 44704, 44713, 45302, 46104, 46301.

### Source

Source: Docket No. 1996, 29 FR 6486, May 19, 1964, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Doc. No. 1996, 29 FR 6486, May 19, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 49-1, 31 FR 4499, Mar. 17, 1966; Amdt. 49-10, 70 FR 246, Jan. 3, 2005; Docket No. FAA-2024-2764, Amdt. Nos. 47-35 and 49-12, 90 FR 5577, Jan. 17, 2025]