Single-engine piston

N229AP

1977 Siai Marchetti SF260AM

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
296/24-08
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-D4A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
San Luis Obispo, CA
Registration record

N229AP on the FAA register

Type
1977 Siai Marchetti SF260AM (FAA: Siai Marchetti F.260C)
Serial
296/24-08
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-D4A5
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
San Luis Obispo, CA
Certificate issued
2024-06-18
Airworthiness date
2022-07-22
Registration expires
2031-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A2027E
Mode S (octal)
50401176
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,107 nm
Cruise (type)
180 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N229AP.
  • 2022-07-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N229AP

N229AP is a 1977 Siai Marchetti SF260AM (FAA model F.260C), serial number 296/24-08. It is registered to an individual in San Luis Obispo, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 18, 2024 and expires on June 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540-D4A5 engine and 3 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 180 knots and a range of about 1,107 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated July 22, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N229AP.

Cruise
180 kt
Range
1,107 nm
Fuel burn
17 gph

Published figures for the Siai Marchetti SF260AM type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N229AP.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.