Electric aircraft

N253FW

2024 Homebuilt Ward 1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2024
Serial
CFC1821240214
Class
Electric aircraft
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wayfarer Aircraft Research and Development Inc (Corporation)
Based
La Mesa, CA
Registration record

N253FW on the FAA register

Type
2024 Homebuilt Ward 1
Serial
CFC1821240214
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Wayfarer Aircraft Research and Development Inc
La Mesa, CA
Certificate issued
2024-03-20
Airworthiness date
2025-07-16
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental
Mode S (hex)
A26335
Mode S (octal)
50461465
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category).
  • 2024-03-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N253FW to the current registrant.
  • 2011-01-03
    N253FW previously assigned to a Homebuilt FWP 149D (s/n 253); cancelled.
Overview

About N253FW

N253FW is a 2024 Homebuilt Ward 1, serial number CFC1821240214. The FAA register lists Wayfarer Aircraft Research and Development Inc as the registrant in La Mesa, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 20, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an electric aircraft and one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category, dated July 16, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N253FW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-05-05 Accident · St. Augustine, FL Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · MIA95LA126
Reported aircraft: Focke-Wulf FWP 149D — a different aircraft that carried the N253FW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INADEQUATE FUEL MANAGEMENT BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND RESULTING IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE EMERGENCY DESCENT FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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

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