# N9599B: 1989 Christen Industries A-1, registration cancelled 2013-08-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 22, 2013
- 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&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: 1105
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 1, 1989
- Last registry action: April 9, 2007
- Mode S code: AD59AB
- Location: [Tryon, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Tryon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5962° N, 101.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 69167, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9599B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9599B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9599B-2013-08-22

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 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 CHI04LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA100), Apr 5, 2004: Christen A-1 (N9599B), Curtis, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's ostentatious display of a "hammerhead stall" during intial climb and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain. A factor was the post impact fire.

## 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 20040404010299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040404010299A), Apr 4, 2004: Chris A1 (N9599B), Curtis, NE, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Witnesses stated that the pilot performed a short field takeoff to the south and climbed straight up to approximately seventy-five feet to one hundred…

## Other aircraft with N9599B

- [Cancelled 1957-06-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9599B-1957-06-13): Cessna 180A, S/N 32896. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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