Single-engine piston

N2868D

1987 Christen Industries A-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
1004
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Billings, MT
Registration record

N2868D on the FAA register

Type
1987 Christen Industries A-1
Serial
1004
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Billings, MT
Certificate issued
2015-05-13
Airworthiness date
1987-05-05
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2E7B9
Mode S (octal)
50563671
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-05-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N2868D to the current registrant.
  • 1987-05-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N2868D

N2868D is a 1987 Christen Industries A-1, serial number 1004. It is registered to co-owners in Billings, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 13, 2015 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 5, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2868D. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-03-03 Accident · Lewiston, ID Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · SEA84FA065
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28-181 — a different aircraft that carried the N2868D registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.