14 CFR · Part 21
14 CFR § 21.175
Airworthiness certificates: classification.
Standard airworthiness certificates are airworthiness certificates issued for aircraft type certificated:
In the normal, utility, acrobatic, commuter, or transport category;
As manned free balloons; or
As special classes of aircraft.
Special airworthiness certificates are airworthiness certificates issued for:
Aircraft type-certificated in the primary, restricted, provisional, or limited category;
Aircraft certificated in the light-sport category;
Aircraft operating for an experimental purpose; or
Aircraft operating under a special flight permit.
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Reflects the eCFR edition current as of September 29, 2026. Retrieved from ecfr.gov on October 16, 2026.
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