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N253FWWayfarer Acft Research & Dvlpt WARD 1 · 2024

ExperimentalAma/Expr UNKNOWN ENGLa Mesa, CA

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N253FW is a 2024 Wayfarer Acft Research & Dvlpt WARD 1. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft. The registration is active, with the registrant based in La Mesa, CA. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Jul 2025. It has been registered to its current owner since Mar 2024.

2 years old
No NTSB events on record

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2025

FAA record · Jul 2025 · Airworthiness

Special Airworthiness Certificate issued — Experimental

Manufacturer: Wayfarer Acft Research & Dvlpt. Model WARD 1. Serial CFC1821240214.

2024

FAA record · Mar 2024 · Registration

Registered to current owner

Registered to Wayfarer Aircraft Research And Development INC. Registrant based in La Mesa, CA.

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Aircraft

ManufacturerWayfarer Acft Research & Dvlpt

ModelWARD 1

Year2024

CategoryExperimental

TypeFixed-wing single-engine

SerialCFC1821240214

EngineAma/Expr UNKNOWN ENG

BasedLa Mesa, CA

RegistrantWayfarer Aircraft Research And Development INC

Safety record

No NTSB accidents or incidents on record

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Registration history

2024 — present

Wayfarer Aircraft Research And Development INC · La Mesa, CA

Jul 2025

Airworthiness certificate issued

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