Definition of Owner
Verified from official sources14 CFR § 48.25Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026
In plain language
For registration purposes, an 'owner' can be a buyer who has possession, a bailee, or a lessee under a conditional sale contract.
Requirement as structured
Defines 'owner' to include buyers in possession, bailees, lessees under conditional sale contracts, and their assignees.
Original regulatory text
In this part, “owner” includes a buyer in possession, a bailee, a lessee of a small unmanned aircraft under a contract of conditional sale, and the assignee of that person.
Applies when
- country
- United States
- operation
- Registration and marking of small unmanned aircraft
- aircraft type
- small unmanned aircraft
- regulatory area
- registration
- aircraft category
- small unmanned aircraft (under 55 lb)
- regulatory category
- General