14 CFR 111.40
§ 111.40 Record retention.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 111.40, § 111.40 Record retention, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/56463
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(a) The Administrator will maintain a pilot's records in the PRD for the life of the pilot. Any person requesting removal of the records pertaining to an individual pilot must notify the FAA of the pilot's death in a form and manner acceptable to the Administrator.
(b) The notification must include the following:
(1) The full name of the pilot as it appears on his or her pilot certificate;
(2) The pilot's FAA-issued certificate number; and
(3) A certified copy of the individual's certificate of death.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.