Glider

N253JB

1965 Homebuilt Sisu 1A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
110
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Marfa, TX
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Registration record

N253JB on the FAA register

Type
1965 Homebuilt Sisu 1A
Serial
110
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Marfa, TX
Certificate issued
2011-03-21
Airworthiness date
1977-07-12
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A2636D
Mode S (octal)
50461555
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-03-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N253JB.
  • 1977-07-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1965
    Manufactured (1965).
Overview

About N253JB

N253JB is a 1965 Homebuilt Sisu 1A, serial number 110. It is registered to an individual in Marfa, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 21, 2011 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated July 12, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N253JB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N253JB.

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.