14 C.F.R. § 49.35 Eligibility for recording: ownership requirements.
Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space
If the seller of an aircraft is not shown on the records of the FAA as the owner of the aircraft, a conveyance, including a contract of conditional sale, submitted for recording under this subpart must be accompanied by bills of sale or similar documents showing consecutive transfers from the last registered owner, through each intervening owner, to the seller.
Title 14: Aeronautics and Space
PART 49—RECORDING OF AIRCRAFT TITLES AND SECURITY DOCUMENTS
Subpart C—Aircraft Ownership and Encumbrances Against Aircraft
§ 49.35 Eligibility for recording: ownership requirements.
