Aircraft Type Certification Regulations

• 14 CFR Part 103 Ultralight Vehicles

• LTF-L German Civil Airworthiness Requirements (Deutsch)

• LTF-UL 2003 German Civil Airworthiness Requirements (Deutsch)

• LTF-UL 2003 German Civil Airworthiness Requirements (English)

• CAP 482 BCAR Section S Issue 5 - Small Light Aeroplanes

• CAP 482 BCAR Section S vs. LTF-UL

• LAMAC Amendment 003

• LTF-UL 2019 German Civil Airworthiness Requirements (Deutsch)

• LTF-UL 2020 Civil Airworthiness Requirements

Certification

• FAA Order 8130.2H (PDF), Airworthiness Certification of Products and Articles

• Light-Sport Aircraft Airworthiness Certification - Special Considerations for Special Airworthiness Certificates (PDF)

• Light Sport Aircraft: Existing Type Certificated Models (PDF)

• Light Sport Aircraft Statement of Compliance - FAA Form 8130-15

Standards

• FAA Accepted ASTM Consensus Standards (PDF)

• Light-Sport Aircraft Accepted Standards, FAA Notice of Availability (NOA) Information (PDF), the previously accepted consensus standard has been revised, and this NOA is accepting the later revision.

Designees

• Designated Airworthiness Representative - Maintenance (DAR-T) Directory (PDF)

• Designated Airworthiness Representative - Manufacturing (DAR-F) - search by location or name

• FAA Order 8100.8D (PDF), Designee Management Handbook. See Chapter 13, Amateur-Built and Light-Sport Aircraft Certification Functions

Light Sport Aircraft Frequently Asked Questions

• Light Sport FAQs (PDF)

AIR Strategic Plan for Light-Sport Aircraft

• AIR Strategic Plan for Light-Sport Aircraft (PDF)

Special Light-Sport Aircraft (SLSA) Make/Model Directory

• SLSA Make/Model Directory (MS Excel) - Effective September 26, 2016

Light-Sport Aircraft Registration

Safety

• 2014 SLSA COS Report (PDF)

• 2015 SLSA COS Report (PDF)

• Zodiac CH601XL Special Review - Final Report (PDF) and "Zodiac CH601XL Special Review - Appendix (PDF), the final report from the FAA review of the CH 601XL design, addressing several in-flight structural failures.

• SAMPLE Light-Sport Aircraft Manufacturer's Quality Assurance Manual (MS Word)

NOTE: The FAA does not endorse a particular manufacturer of these technologies, but the following link contains examples for reference:

• Light-sport aircraft (LSA) manufacturers and owners/operators are encouraged to install parachute recovery systems and/or inflatable restraintsto enhance safety in the operation of their aircraft.

Related Information

• FAA Flight Standards Regulatory Support Division – Light Sport Aviation Branch

• Sport and Recreational Aircraft Accident Summaries (PDF)

• Sport Pilot Information

• CS-LSA Light Sport Aeroplanes

• CS-VLA Very Light Aeroplanes

• Part 23 Airworthiness Standards : Normal, Utility, Acrobatic and Commuter Category Airplanes, Ammendment 55

Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)

• Part 21, Certification Procedures for Products, Articles, and Parts

• Part 23, Airworthiness Standards: Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, and Commuter Category Airplanes

• Part 34, Fuel Venting and Exhaust Emission Requirements for Turbine Engine Powered Airplanes

• Part 36, Noise Standards: Aircraft Type and Airworthiness Certification

• Part 43, Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration
  
  NPRM 64-17, Airworthiness Standards: Normal, Utility, and Acrobatic Airplanes, provides a complete table of Civil Air Regulations (CAR) Part 3 correlated to 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 23.

Advisory Circulars (ACs)

• 23-15, Small Airplane Certification Compliance Program

• 23-16, Powerplant Guide for Certification of Part 23 Airplanes and Airships

• 23-17, Systems and Equipment Guide for Certification of Part 23 Airplanes and Airships

• 23-19, Airframe Guide for Certification of Part 23 Airplanes

• 23.1309-1, Equipment, Systems, and Installations in Part 23 Airplanes
  
  Quick Reference for Part 23 and Associated Advisory Circulars (AC) (PDF)

Guidance

• Comparison of Part 23 through Amdt. 23-62 and EASA CS-23, Amendment 23-4 (PDF)

• Significant Standard Differences (SSD) Pair Listings required by Order 8110.52 reference, paragraph 333.c(4)

  • SSD List Part 23-57 to CS 23 No Rev (PDF)

  • SSD List Part 23-58 to CS 23 No Rev (PDF)

  • SSD List Part 23-59 to CS 23 No Rev (PDF)

  • SSD List Part 23-59 to CS 23-2 (PDF)

  • SSD List Part 23-61 to CS 23-2 (PDF)

  • SSD List Part 23-62 to CS 23-3 Rev 3 (PDF)

  • SSD List Part 23-62 to CS 23-4 (PDF)

Policy

• PS-ACE100-2001-006, Static Strength Substantiation of Composite Airplane Structure

• PS-ACE100-2001-004, Guidance for Reviewing Certification Plans to Address Human Factors for Certification of Part 23 Small Airplanes

Technical Standard Orders (TSO)

• TSO-C22, Safety Belts

• TSO-C39, 9g Transport Airplane Seats Certified by Static Testing

• TSO-C114, Torso Restraint Systems

• TSO-C127, Rotorcraft, Transport Airplane, and Normal and Utility Airplane Seating Systems

• ASTM F3060-15b Standard Terminology for Aircraft

• ASTM F3061/F3061M-16 Standard Specification for Systems and Equipment in Small Aircraft

• ASTM F3062/F3062M-15 Standard Specification for Installation of Powerplant Systems

• ASTM F3063/F3063M-16 Standard Specification for Design and Integration of Fuel/Energy Storage and Delivery System Installations for Aeroplanes

• ASTM F3064/F3064M-15 Standard Specification for Control, Operational Characteristics and Installation of Instruments and Sensors of Propulsion Systems

• ASTM F3065/F3065M-15 Standard Specification for Installation and Integration of Propeller Systems

• ASTM F3066/F3066M-15 Standard Specification for Powerplant Systems Specific Hazard Mitigation

• ASTM F3114-15 Standard Specification for Structures

• ASTM F3115/F3115M-15 Standard Specification for Structural Durability for Small Airplanes

• ASTM F3116/F3116M-15 Standard Specification for Design Loads and Conditions

• ASTM F3117-15 Standard Specification for Crew Interface in Aircraft

• ASTM F3120/F3120M-15 Standard Specification for Ice Protection for General Aviation Aircraft

• ASTM F3173/F3173M-15 Standard Specification for Handling Characteristics of Aeroplanes

• ASTM F3174/F3174M-15 Standard Specification for Establishing Operating Limitations and Information for Aeroplanes

• ASTM F3179/F3179M-16 Standard Specification for Performance of Aeroplanes

• ASTM F3180/F3180M-16 Standard Specification for Low-Speed Flight Characteristics of Aeroplanes

• ASTM F3082/F3082M-16 Standard Specification for Flight for General Aviation Aeroplanes

• ASTM F3083/F3083M-15 Standard Specification for Emergency Conditions, Occupant Safety and Accommodations

• ASTM F3093/F3093M-15 Standard Specification for Aeroelasticity Requirements

• CS-23 Normal, Utility, Aerobatic and Commuter Aeroplanes

• CS-25 Large Aeroplanes

• FAA Part 25