# N44ED: Humphrey E J CHRISTEN EAGLE II, registration cancelled 2001-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Humphrey E J CHRISTEN EAGLE II](https://openairdocs.org/model/humphrey-e-j-christen-eagle-ii) (registry code 05658BC)
- Serial number: HUMPHREY-0001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 17, 2000
- Last registry action: February 17, 2000
- Mode S code: A548AC
- Owner when cancelled: [Ostermeier Anton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OSTERMEIER%20ANTON)
- Location: [Santa Ana, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Ana)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7486° N, 117.8587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92701, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44ED
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44ED
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44ED-2001-02-27

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 Humphrey E J CHRISTEN EAGLE II: https://openairdocs.org/model/humphrey-e-j-christen-eagle-ii.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX00LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA331), Sep 9, 2000: E. J. Humphrey Christen Eagle II (N44ED), Lake Elsinore, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from ground obstacles that resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree, while intentionally maneuvering at a low altitude, and the pilot's inattentive…
- [NTSB CHI90DEP08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEP08), Aug 7, 1990: Christen Industries Eagle II (N44ED), Milwaukee, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL, HIS MISJUDGMENT OF PROPER GLIDEPATH AND HIS NOT PERFORMING A TIMELY GO-AROUND.

## 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.

- [Accident 20000909014959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000909014959A), Sep 9, 2000: Amtr CHRISEAGLE2 (N44ED), Lake Elsinore, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Pilot flying a christen eagle ii(N44ED) took off from a chino airport, CA. On a local flight. Pilot had a passenger on board, owner of accident airplane…
- [Accident 19900807030979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807030979A), Aug 7, 1990: Amtral EAGLE2 (N44ED), Milwaukee, WI, Substantial damage. Given right overhead approach. Impacted short and ground looped.

## Other aircraft with N44ED

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44ED): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 10722, built 2025

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