ericferret That’s exactly the problem. My aircraft is now stranded at a remote airfield with no hangar, no proper covers, and no local.. “Immediate grounding” may be a straightforward solution to deal with SAC, but the whole concept of N-Registration trust will never be the same again.
I acted in good faith with the trustee SAC and with the FAA, and I had no indication of any issue with the SAC registration even on the morning of January 13. Yet my insurer has already told me that coverage — including ground insurance — depends on a valid registration certificate. Once the registration is considered invalid, insurance effectively collapses.
As for a Permit to Fly: any temporary permit in Europe still requires a valid EASA registration. The initial reply from the authorities is that they cannot handle this case under the current conditions, so the PtF is unavailable.
In the end, the responsibility lies with SAC. But based on how they handled the well known N264DB case, I doubt they will acknowledge their liability here.