I got an FAA record return for an aircraft I hope to buy. The Coupe left factory as a CD in 1947.
Only one bill of sale in late 1947 and the associated registration application for that same sale says D rather than CD. All other registrations and bills of sale (and there are numerous)say CD or don't note the model (early records in the 47, 48, 49 and 50's don't note the model in the registration cert.). To my knowledge W&B was not upped to 1400 pounds. All 337's in FAA records provided say CD model. I am guessing this might be a killer for LSA as there is at least one registration way back yonder (1947) that says D. I also suspect they just weren't careful in the documentation because they didn't need to be then. Am I correct in my assessment that the a/c is disqualifeid for LSA based on this documentation? I don't think the current owner knows this yet. Will be calling to talk to him. Best regards.
