Chain of Ownership

[fathom]

Though I'm quite a ways out from needing to register, I figure it's best to have my ducks in a row in advance. I purchased a Classic IV kit from a local gentleman who had done next to nothing with it for the past 10 years. He purchased is from the original owner who only installed part of the flight controls.

I have a bill of sale from the gentleman I bought the kit from, but recently found out that I should have a full chain of ownership for the kit. Looking as though that might be difficult to impossible to obtain a copy of the bill of sale between 1st/2nd owners, does anyone know my options? Been doing some digging and it has me slightly worried.

I plan to honestly disassemble anything that was done to the kit thus far and redo it with new hardware, basically starting from page 1 of the build manual. I have the original packing slips and no builders logs from what the 1st owner did.

Thanks for the help.
David

[Geowitz]

Click on the "FAA Letter" at the bottom of the link below. I had to include it for mine as I had a bill of sale from who I bought it from, but not from the original owner, or the sale to the second owner... Same scenario as you. I had no problems with registration what so ever.

Edit: With this letter and explanation you are kind of skipping over the second owner transaction as the intent of the FAA tracking ownership is more about the original producer of the kit than all the people who owned it.

http://www.kitfoxaircraft.com/index.php/bill-of-sale

[fathom]

Click on the "FAA Letter" at the bottom of the link below. I had to include it for mine as I had a bill of sale from who I bought it from, but not from the original owner, or the sale to the second owner... Same scenario as you. I had no problems with registration what so ever.

Edit: With this letter and explanation you are kind of skipping over the second owner transaction as the intent of the FAA tracking ownership is more about the original producer of the kit than all the people who owned it.

http://www.kitfoxaircraft.com/index.php/bill-of-sale

This is great, thank you for the assistance! I have the original buyer's name from all of the packaging, but nothing else. This letter seems like it should hopefully do the trick though, thanks again!

[Geowitz]

I can't remember, but I may have included a copy of the purchase invoice/packaging list from the original owner with my documentation to show it was a Skystar kit. Again, same scenario as you, but I honestly can't remember if I did this or not. I don't think it would hurt either way.

[jmodguy]

I have the same issue and asked Deb McBean at Oshkosh. She pointed out a form they have on the Kitfox website for download and told me they have never had an issue with registration using this form.
Note that this applies only to aircraft sold before Kitfox Aircraft LLC , i.e. Skystar or Denney.
http://www.kitfoxaircraft.com/index.php/bill-of-sale

[HighWing]

I went through this thought process when registering my current Model IV. It was originally purchased in 1992 from Denney Aerocraft and I was the second owner. I registered it as "Built From Miscellaneous Parts". Presto - N338S was mine. I was a bit concerned and had considered what I had contributed as upgrades and had prepared a list of my Mods, but there was no inquiry from the FAA - prompting the Presto above.