Single-engine piston

N953WT

1976 Siai Marchetti SF260W

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
289/24-01
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-D4A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dragons Fly Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Lantana, TX
Registration record

N953WT on the FAA register

Type
1976 Siai Marchetti SF260W
Serial
289/24-01
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-D4A5
Registered owner
Dragons Fly Aviation LLC
Lantana, TX
Certificate issued
2024-09-09
Airworthiness date
2007-09-06
Registration expires
2031-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AD41D2
Mode S (octal)
53240722
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

  • 2031-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-09-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N953WT.
  • 2007-09-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
Overview

About N953WT

N953WT is a 1976 Siai Marchetti SF260W, serial number 289/24-01. The FAA register lists Dragons Fly Aviation LLC as the registrant in Lantana, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 9, 2024 and expires on September 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 September 6, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N953WT.

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

Published figures for the Siai Marchetti SF260W 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 N953WT.

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.