# N432EC: Smith/Menicucci CHRISTEN EAGLE II, registration cancelled 1992-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith/Menicucci CHRISTEN EAGLE II](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-menicucci-christen-eagle-ii) (registry code 05658KW)
- Serial number: 0001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 3, 1990
- Last registry action: July 9, 1990
- Mode S code: A52AF3
- Owner when cancelled: [Beck Donald O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECK%20DONALD%20O)
- Location: [Crystal Bay, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Crystal%20Bay)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2311° N, 120.0019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89402, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N432EC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=432EC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432EC-1992-01-24

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Smith/Menicucci CHRISTEN EAGLE II: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-menicucci-christen-eagle-ii.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 LAX91LA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA412), Sep 28, 1991: Christian Ind. Eagle II (N432EC), Incline Village, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO RECOVER FROM THE MANEUVER IN A TIMELY MANNER WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE STRIKING THE WATER.

## 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 19910928043539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910928043539A), Sep 28, 1991: Amtral EAGLE2 (N432EC), Incline Village, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Hammerhead stall over lake. Entered spin. Recovered spin too late. Impacted lake 45 degrees nose down.

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