Aircraft Description
N653TS is a 2016 Mark Sturm VELOCITY 173-FG-E, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Sturm Mark I in Albuquerque, NM. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on July 28, 2016. The registration certificate was issued on December 21, 2015. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2028. Powered by a Lycoming IO-360-C1E6 engine producing 200 horsepower, N653TS is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A89999 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N653TS was last tracked by AviatorDB near Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ) on March 8, 2026. The FAA registry record for N653TS was last updated on July 1, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Mark Sturm is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 Mark Sturm aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the VELOCITY 173-FG-E model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N653TS. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC