# N2868A: 1987 Christen Industries A-1, registration cancelled 2013-01-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Christen Industries A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-a-1) (registry code 221020X)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1003
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 5, 1987
- Certificate issued: December 6, 2004
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A2E7B6
- Owners when cancelled: [Alexander Marshall Jay](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALEXANDER%20MARSHALL%20JAY), [Alexander Judy M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALEXANDER%20JUDY%20M)
- Location: [Klamath Falls, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Klamath%20Falls)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4434° N, 122.0741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97601, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2868A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2868A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2868A-2013-01-29

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Christen Industries A-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-a-1.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR11CA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA418), Aug 30, 2011: Christen Industries A-1 (N2868A), Dorris, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain lateral aircraft control while taking off with a gusting crosswind.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20110830020279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110830020279A), Aug 30, 2011: Christen Industries Inc A-1 (N2868A), Butte City, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft was observed conducting touch and go landings when a wingtip struck the the ground, the aircraft cartwheeled and caught fire.

## Other aircraft with N2868A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2868A): Cessna 180, S/N 30068, built 1953

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