# N2923W: 1988 Christen Industries A-1, registration cancelled 2025-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Christen Industries A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-a-1) (registry code 221020X)
- Engine: [Lycoming O-360-C1G](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c1g) (registry code 42284)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22NM), [TCDS E-286](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-286) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1035
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial advertising
- Airworthiness date: March 11, 2013
- Last registry action: December 12, 2024
- Mode S code: A2FFBE
- Location: [Copper Center, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Copper%20Center)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.5521° N, 145.7248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99573, within about 35 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2923W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2923W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2923W-2025-09-13

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CEN21LA451](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA451), Sep 23, 2021: Christen Industries A-1 (N2923W), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll resulting in a ground loop.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20240202000899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240202000899I), Feb 2, 2024: Christen Industries Inc A-1 (N2923W), Crystal, MN, Minor damage. The PIC was conducting pattern work. The PIC attempted a wheel landing first. During the roll-out, the PIC “tapped” the brakes and the aircraft tipped forward…
- [Accident 20210923017489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210923017489A), Sep 23, 2021: Christen Industries Inc A-1 (N2923W), Eden Prairie, MN, Substantial damage. 2021-09-23 N2923W Christen Industries Inc A-1, flipped upside down during landing at kfcm. During landing on runway 28R at kfcm with left crosswind aircraft…

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