Models / Christen Industries INC / A-1 / N9609H Aircraft record N9609H 1990 Christen Industries INC A-1 Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jul 2021) · 1 AD may apply
Registration Valid expires Nov 30, 2029 NTSB events 1 substantial, 2021 ADs may apply 1 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner Individual owner
City, state Fallon, NV
Certificate issued Nov 7, 2019
Expires Nov 30, 2029
Airworthiness Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date Nov 14, 1990 We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine FAA Registry + type data Airframe
Manufacturer Christen Industries INC
Model A-1
Year 1990
Serial number 1167
Aircraft type Fixed wing single engine
Category Land
Certification Type Certificated
Seats 2
Engines 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code AD5FC1 Engine
Make and model Lycoming O&Vo-360 Ser
Type Reciprocating
Power 180 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2019 – now Individual owner Fallon, NV · current 1955 – 1970 Individual owner Downers Grove, IL · different airframe: Cessna T-50 S/N 6252 Date unknown Individual owner different airframe: Cessna 182r S/N 18267971 Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage Jul 1, 2021 · Twin Falls, ID Partial loss of engine power during a low pass, due to carburetor icing and the pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat during the landing approach.
Damage Substantial
Injuries None
Report WPR21LA264 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR21LA264)
Accident history for this model ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1) These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
AD Subject Effective Applies to 2020-16-06 Horizontal Stabilizer Structure Sep 1, 2020 Airframe (A-1)
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record