Definition
The office within the Federal Aviation Administration responsible for receiving, processing, and maintaining the official records of civil aircraft registration in the United States. AFS-750 is the internal FAA organizational code for this branch, which is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and issues the Certificate of Aircraft Registration (AC Form 8050-3) along with related documents covering ownership, sale, and security interests in aircraft.
Plain English
The FAA office that handles the paperwork for registering an aircraft to its owner. When you buy a plane, sell one, or change its registration, this is the office that records it and issues the registration certificate.
Context Anchor
Seen when learning about the Certificate of Aircraft Registration and where aircraft registration applications and ownership documents are sent.
Derivation
AFS stands for Aviation Flight Standards within the FAA's organizational structure, and 750 is the numeric code identifying this specific branch. The code itself doesn't carry meaning beyond identifying the office; pilots usually just call it 'the Registration Branch' or 'Oklahoma City.'
Why Pilots Care
An aircraft cannot be legally flown in the United States until it has been registered with this branch and the owner holds the current Certificate of Aircraft Registration.
Analogy
It is similar to the office that handles vehicle registration for cars, but for civil aircraft in the United States.
Intuition Check
Do not read AFS-750 as a form, certificate, or aircraft number. It is the FAA office code for the branch that handles aircraft registration records.
Example Sentence 1
After buying the Cessna, the new owner mailed the bill of sale and registration application to the FAA Aircraft Registration Branch in Oklahoma City.
Example Sentence 2
When selling an aircraft, both buyer and seller must notify AFS-750 to update the registration records.