Richard; I'm a bit confused. If it left the factory as a CD but someone made a mistake and registered it as a D, then it's just a mistake. If there are no 337's in the file indicating the change, it's just that, a mistake. Look all through the logs to see if something wasn't misplaced when sent in. I think you'll be good to go on that one.
Al DeMarzo Visit the Ercoupe Swap Page Free, Easy and No Membership Required http://www.ercoupeowners.com/swap/swapbook.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Green To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 5:50 PM Subject: [ercoupe-tech] CD and D Models 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.
