# Accident 20210630012419A: Christen Industries Inc A-1, Hollister, ID, June 30, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2021, 20:45 local time
- Place: Hollister, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3900° N, 114.5700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3900&lon=-114.5700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9609H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9609H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries A-1 (registry code 221020X, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES INC A-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 150 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210630012419A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM A FIELD ADJACENT TO HIS FRIENDS HOUSE AND CLIMBED TO 7500 - 8000 MSL TO PRACTICE SLOW FLIGHT AND STEEP TURNS. AFTER 15 MINUTES HE PULLED POWER TO IDLE AND DESCENDED BACK TO THE FILED WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 4200 MSL. AS HE FLEW OVER THE FIELD TO LOOK FOR OBSTRUCTIONS POWER WAS ADDED BUT THE ENGINE SEEMED NOT TO RESPOND. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO A WHEAT FILED AND FLIPPED OVER IN IT'S BACK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 WPR21LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA264), Jul 1, 2021: Christen Industries A-1 (N9609H), Twin Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Partial loss of engine power during a low pass, due to carburetor icing and the pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat during the landing approach.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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