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1988 SIAI MARCHETTI SF260C
Starts from the median asking price of 3236 comparable Single-Engine Piston listings ($275,000), then adjusts for:
- Year -13 vs comparable listings -19.5%
- Airframe time +857 hr vs comps -1.7%
- Engine time -243 hr vs comps +0.7%
- Modern GPS navigator (uncommon in comps) +3.0%
- Market supply: 1 for sale of 17 FAA-registered -0.8%
Shown as a range. An estimate from asking-price comparables and FAA supply data — not an appraisal.
Overview
| Make / Model | SIAI MARCHETTI SF260C |
|---|---|
| Type | Single-Engine Piston |
| Airframe time | 3,000 hrs |
| Engine time | 432 |
| Avionics / GPS | Garmin GNS 530 |
| Avionics / Transponder | Garmin GTX330 |
| Avionics / Other | Aspen EFD1000, Garmin GNS-530W |
| ADS-B | Yes |
| Inspection | Annual |
Description
Detailed Description 1988 SIAI-Marchetti SF.260C - N751M - STANDARD CATEGORY (Not Experimental) ' Aspen Glass + GNS 530W + ADS-B ' Low 3,000 TT ' 2016 Corona Major w/ New Cam, Lifters & Factory Cylinders ' Owner-Flown, Never Abused ' $219,500 A rare STANDARD-CATEGORY SIAI-Marchetti SF.260C - not experimental - with Aspen glass, ADS-B, and a low-time overhauled engine. N751M, s/n 571, is the lowest-time example I know of on the market and was the finest airplane in our fleet. WHY SHE'S AVAILABLE. Nothing is wrong with this airplane. She's been hangared at Chino since 2023 - a 36-month break in a dry hangar. She is a certified aircraft that is simply out of annual. To fly again she needs a return-to-service annual and transponder/pitot-static recertification, plus the usual after a sit: battery, oil and filter, nose strut service, seals and rubber. I'd want a borescope and oil analysis on any airplane coming out of storage and welcome both. A ferry permit to your own shop is available - we did exactly that with a sister ship and it's flying today. HOW SHE WAS FLOWN - The SF.260, here is what matters. These were professional guest-experience aircraft, not unrestricted combat or competition aerobatic airplanes. Sorties were flown to a deliberately conservative profile, smoothly and typically to a max of 4.4G, by mature professional pilots - Owner flew all missions for the last ten years. No over-Gs or hard-landing inspections appear in the records. Maintained on a commercial operator's schedule with IA-signed inspections through August 2022, well maintained. THE AIRPLANE: FAA standard airworthiness certificate, Normal/Utility/Aerobatic - rare among U.S. SF.260s. Aerobatic to +6/-3 G and a real IFR traveler at about 170 knots with 500+ nm legs. Stelio Frati's masterpiece: all-metal, flush-riveted, retractable gear, wingtip tanks, bubble canopy. She looks, sounds and flies like a mini-P-51 fighter. PANEL & EQUIPMENT. Aspen EFD1000 Pro glass (electronic ADI/HSI), Garmin GNS 530W, Garmin GTX 330ES with ADS-B Out - installed December 2021 under STC SA01714WI - and a PS Engineering PMA7000H audio panel/intercom. Mission suite: cockpit gunsight and laser air-combat simulation system, HD cameras with switcher and recorder, smoke system. Wing hardpoints for aux fuel, camera pods and external stores (racks sold separately). ENGINE & PROP. Lycoming 260 hp, fuel-injected. Majored by Corona Aircraft Engines (CRS O9VR726Y) 31 May 2016, W/O G059: crankshaft reconditioned to new limits, crankcase and rods certified, NEW CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS, SIX FACTORY-NEW LYCOMING CYLINDERS. Approx. 430 hours since major; exact figure on request. Hartzell HC-C2YK-1BF propeller overhauled and installed February 2017, approx. 372 since. PROVENANCE. Delivered by SIAI-Marchetti at Vergiate, Italy in February 1988 and then flown very little - when we acquired her in 2008 she had just 216.7 hours. Original Italian factory records forward. DAMAGE HISTORY, DISCLOSED. 6/15/2010 the gear retracted inadvertently on takeoff; repaired and returned to service by an IA - prop strike inspection with engine removed and reinstalled, propeller repaired, both wings removed to replace the lower fuselage skins, then reinstalled and controls rigged. March 2019 a ground vehicle struck the right tip tank at Compton; tank replaced, aircraft inspected and returned to service. Records available. SPECIFICATIONS 1988 SIAI-Marchetti SF.260C - N751M - s/n 571 Total time 3,000.11 (currently) Engine: Lycoming 260 hp, fuel-injected - approx. 430 SMOH (Corona Engines 2016) Propeller: Hartzell HC-C2YK-1BF - approx. 372 since OH (Feb 2017) FAA STANDARD Category, Normal/Utility/Aerobatic; +6/-3 G ADS-B Out installed (GTX 330ES, STC SA01714WI) Needs: return-to-service annual; transponder/pitot-static check Hangared Chino, CA (KCNO) - PRICE $219,500 Pre-buy welcomed - bring your own A&P/IA. Sold as-is, where-is; currently not in annual. Needs ferry permit or annual to fly. This is one of the finest, most robust, most beautiful flying machines to ever take to the sky. I have had the privelidge to pilot them over 4,000 hours. It is truly one of the greatest highlights of my 44 year flying career to date. If you want a plane that really does it all well, this is by far the best choice - in my humble (yes -slightly biased) opinion. Serious inquires only. Excellent condition. No visible damage anywhere. Aircraft had a minor belly incident in 2010 at 868 hours. Aircraft was repaired properly and returned to service after engine inspection and prop change repair following an inadvertent early gear retraction on takeoff - The mechanic left handle up following routine maintenance gear swing - pilot missed the improper gear lever position.
Modifications
Engine is factory original and all stock except for FAA certified Smoke System. There are also gunsights, F-4 gun grips, and a custom HD 3-camera video systtem installed. All mods are FAA 337 approved.
Avionics
Noted above.
