# N126MJ: 1970 Siai-Marchetti SF260, registration cancelled 2018-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Siai-Marchetti SF260](https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-sf260) (registry code 8121208)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2-46
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: November 6, 1991
- Certificate issued: February 17, 1993
- Last registry action: June 9, 2005
- Mode S code: A06B18
- Owner when cancelled: [Halsey Keith D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALSEY%20KEITH%20D)
- Location: [Cottonwood, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Cottonwood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.6986° N, 112.0138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 86326, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N126MJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=126MJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N126MJ-2018-01-11

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Siai-Marchetti SF260: https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-sf260.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX94FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA058), Nov 26, 1993: Siai-Marchetti F-260 (N126MJ), Santa Monica, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the dual student pilot's failure to maintain minimum air speed in flight which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the improper weight and balance, inadequate…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19931126044539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931126044539A), Nov 26, 1993: Mrchti F260 (N126MJ), Santa Monica, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Stalled and crashed into power lines circling low and slow in skidding turn. Over gross weight and aft CG.

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