Single-engine piston

N272C

1974 Homebuilt SF.260B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1974
Serial
20-01
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Skythrills! LLC (LLC)
Based
Fullerton, CA
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Registration record

N272C on the FAA register

Type
1974 Homebuilt SF.260B
Serial
20-01
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Skythrills! LLC
Fullerton, CA
Certificate issued
2022-08-02
Airworthiness date
2011-10-28
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A2AE1C
Mode S (octal)
50527034
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-26
    Accident at Billings, MT; damage: substantial.
  • 2022-08-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N272C.
  • 2011-10-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility, acrobatic)).
  • 1974
    Manufactured (1974).
Overview

About N272C

N272C is a 1974 Homebuilt SF.260B, serial number 20-01. The FAA register lists Skythrills! LLC as the registrant in Fullerton, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 2, 2022 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility, acrobatic), dated October 28, 2011.

N272C has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-09-26 Accident · Billings, MT Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR25LA295
Reported aircraft: Siai-Marchetti SF260B
Preliminary report: On September 26, 2025, about 1040 mountain daylight time, a SIAI-MARCHETTI SF 260B, N272C, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Billings, Montana. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations part 91 flight. The pilot reported that shortly after rotation from runway 28R, the airplane began to drift left. He applied corrective control inputs and was able to maintain control while in ground effect, but the airplane would not climb. The airplane then drifted away from the runway to the right, and began to settle, after which it struck the ground. The landing gear collapsed during the impact…
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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.