# N688C: Siai-Marchetti SF-260C, registration cancelled 2017-02-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 16, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Siai-Marchetti SF-260C](https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-sf-260c) (registry code 8121212)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 466 (37-004)
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: November 22, 1991
- Certificate issued: March 21, 2000
- Last registry action: February 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A92121
- Owner when cancelled: [Wingspan Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINGSPAN%20INC)
- Location: [Malibu, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Malibu)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0702° N, 118.8510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90265, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N688C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=688C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N688C-2017-02-16

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 SF-260C: https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-sf-260c.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 WPR09FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA102), Jan 29, 2009: Siai-Marchetti SF-260C (N688C), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to select the proper fuel tank for takeoff, which resulted in a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while…

## 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 20090128001369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090128001369A), Jan 28, 2009: Mrchti SF260C (N688C), Santa Monica, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. N688C, a sai marchetti 260-C certificated as an experimental exhibition aircraft operating under FAR part 91, crashed on departure from runway 21 at the Santa…

## Other aircraft with N688C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N688C): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 9306, built 2023
- [Cancelled 1965-01-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N688C-1965-01-03): Aero Commander 520, S/N 520-70. Owner: [V K W Electric Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/V%20K%20W%20ELECTRIC%20INC), [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- [Cancelled 1951-03-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N688C-1951-03-07): Stinson 108-3, S/N 108-3688. Owner: [L And T Appliance Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/L%20AND%20T%20APPLIANCE%20INC), [Bethesda, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Bethesda)

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