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N653TS

Mark Sturm VELOCITY 173-FG-E

N653TS is a Mark Sturm VELOCITY 173-FG-E, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2016. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 21, 2015 and expires on December 31, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for amateur built, dated July 28, 2016.

Aircraft

Maker
Mark Sturm
Model
VELOCITY 173-FG-E
Serial number
DMO 352
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming IO-360-C1E6 · 200 hp
Seats
4
Year built
2016
Kit
VELOCITY INC 173 ELITE FG
Transponder code
A89999 (octal 52114631)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 21, 2015
Expires
December 31, 2028
Last FAA action
July 1, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built · July 28, 2016
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
01201262

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Sturm Mark I
Type
Individual
Address
8441 Wilson Hurley Place NE
Albuquerque, NM 87122

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Documents on file 0

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data