Timeline to Update Registration for Cancellation

Verified from official sources
14 CFR § 48.115Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026

In plain language

If you sell, transfer, destroy, or export your registered drone, you must update the registration online to cancel it within 14 calendar days.

Requirement as structured

The holder of a Certificate of Aircraft Registration must update the registration information using the web-based small unmanned aircraft registration system within 14 calendar days when aircraft registration requires cancellation for any reason, including sale, transfer, destruction, or export.

Original regulatory text

(b) The holder of a Certificate of Aircraft Registration must update the information using the web-based small unmanned aircraft registration system within 14 calendar days of the following: ... (2) When aircraft registration requires cancellation for any reason including sale or transfer, destruction, or export.

Applies when

country
United States
regulatory category
General