# N253FW: 2024 Wayfarer Acft Research & Dvlpt WARD 1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Wayfarer Acft Research & Dvlpt WARD 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/wayfarer-acft-research-dvlpt-ward-1) (registry code 06102G4)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: CFC1821240214
- Year built: 2024
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Electric
- Airworthiness: Experimental, unmanned, research and development
- Airworthiness date: July 16, 2025
- Certificate issued: March 20, 2024
- Expires: March 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A26335
- Registered owner: [Wayfarer Aircraft Research And Development Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WAYFARER%20AIRCRAFT%20RESEARCH%20AND%20DEVELOPMENT%20INC)
- Location: [La Mesa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/La%20Mesa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7593° N, 116.9971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91941, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=253FW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N253FW

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Wayfarer Acft Research & Dvlpt WARD 1)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N253FW.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N253FW.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N253FW

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N253FW before.

- [Cancelled 2011-01-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253FW-2011-01-03): Focke-Wulf FWP 149D, S/N 253, built 1957. Expired dealer. Owner: [Earle Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EARLE%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Hastings, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Hastings)

## Related

- Other Wayfarer Acft Research & Dvlpt WARD 1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/wayfarer-acft-research-dvlpt-ward-1/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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