NTSB WPR25LA295 — 2025-09-26 · Billings, Montana, United States

Current FAA registration · N272C

Make / Model: SIAI-MARCHETTI SF.260B
Year of manufacture: 1974 · 51 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines: 3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20111028
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A2AE1C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N272C SIAI-MARCHETTI SF260B None

Factual narrative

On September 26, 2025, about 1040 mountain daylight time, a SIAI-MARCHETTI SF 260B, N272C, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Billings, Montana. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations part 91 flight. The pilot reported that shortly after rotation from runway 28R, the airplane began to drift left. He applied corrective control inputs and was able to maintain control while in ground effect, but the airplane would not climb. The airplane then drifted away from the runway to the right, and began to settle, after which it struck the ground. The landing gear collapsed during the impact sequence, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and aft cabin structure. The airplane was recovered for further examination. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_WPR25LA295.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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