Twin piston

N260CA

1975 Aerostar 601P

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
61P-0268-055
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cielo Azul Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Texico, NM
1975 Aerostar 601P
Representative photo of a Aerostar 601P. Not a photo of N260CA.
Registration record

N260CA on the FAA register

Type
1975 Aerostar 601P
Serial
61P-0268-055
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Cielo Azul Aviation LLC
Texico, NM
Certificate issued
2009-12-21
Airworthiness date
1975-11-11
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A27F30
Mode S (octal)
50477460
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,100 nm
Cruise (type)
261 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$209,312 to $381,250
Middle half of 4 live Aerostar 601P listings, 1975–1979 models (median $295,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N260CA.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-12-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N260CA.
  • 1975-11-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N260CA

N260CA is a 1975 Aerostar 601P, serial number 61P-0268-055. The FAA register lists Cielo Azul Aviation LLC as the registrant in Texico, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 21, 2009 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 261 knots and a range of about 1,100 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 11, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N260CA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
261 kt
Range
1,100 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,900 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,440 ft
Fuel burn
25 gph

Published figures for the Aerostar 601P type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Aerostar 601P specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-05-06 Accident · Chandler, AZ Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX90LA167
Reported aircraft: Siai-Marchetti SF 260 — a different aircraft that carried the N260CA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE SECOND PILOT'S OVER ROTATION AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE CONDUCT OF THE FLIGHT AND TO MAKE A TIMELY CORRECTIVE ACTION.

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.