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Where must an aircraft's airworthiness certificate be?
Displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance, legible to passengers or crew.
- Displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance ✔
- In the owner's file at home
- Locked in the baggage compartment
Why: The airworthiness certificate must be displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance so passengers or crew can read it. Keeping it at home or out of sight does not meet the rule.
Huh, didn't know that: The PHAK says the airworthiness certificate stays with the aircraft unless it is sold to a foreign buyer.
Our airworthiness certificate is posted by the door. It's the only thing in the plane that's always on display and never complains.
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References
Answer: Displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance. The airworthiness certificate must be displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance so passengers or crew can read it. Keeping it at home or out of sight does not meet the rule.
- 14 CFR 91.203 Civil aircraft: Certifications required www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/section-91.203
is displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance so that it is legible to passengers or crew
Checked 2026-10-09.
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