I believe N3041H falls into this category. It was a C factory converted to a CD in 1946. Sometime later in life, it was converted to a D, and the data plate on the tail says it's a 415D. But the registration still show it as a CD, so as far as the FAA knows, it's still LSA until someone looks at the actual history and logbook and discovers that it was converted to a D and the W&B reflect the higher 1400# GW. Fortunately, Mike Sigman knew all this and I bought the airplane knowing its exact status.
In reality, the airplane has everything completed under A-787 to be classified as an "E". I'm considering whether to complete that paper chase to eliminate any ambiguity. Dave --- In [email protected], William R. Bayne <ercog...@...> wrote: > > > Hi Stan, > > It is not only possible but likely that many "conversions" from 415-C > or 415-CD to 415-D may be deficient in FAA records, and may still > "officially" remain the previous model. The "fine point" as to LSA > eligibility of a given airframe, is whether or not it was ever operated with > a gross weight in excess of 1360 lbs.
