# N16FD: 1977 Siai-Marchetti SF260, registration cancelled 2022-03-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 5, 2022
- 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: 305
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: September 23, 1982
- Certificate issued: October 12, 2007
- Last registry action: October 23, 2018
- Mode S code: A0EFD6
- Owner when cancelled: [N16fd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/N16FD%20INC)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5184° N, 122.6739° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97204, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16FD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16FD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16FD-2022-03-05

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 WPR16LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA167), Aug 25, 2016: Siai-Marchetti SF260 (N16FD), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to set the flaps to the proper takeoff setting before takeoff, resulting in an aerodynamic stall during takeoff and loss of control.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20160824014099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160824014099A), Aug 24, 2016: Siai-Marchetti SF260 (N16FD), Fullerton, CA, Destroyed. On takeoff, immediately following rotation, N16FD began rolling left uncontrollably. The pilot was not able to arrest the roll despite him applying full right…
- [Incident 19980902027659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980902027659I), Sep 2, 1998: Mrchti SF260 (N16FD), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. On September 2, 1998, at approximately 3:30 pdst, david b. coleman, PIC of sisi marchetti SF260, N16FD, landed at or past midfield on runway 24 at Fullerton…

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