Single-engine piston

N2868M

1987 Christen Industries A-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
1005
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cass City, MI
Registration record

N2868M on the FAA register

Type
1987 Christen Industries A-1
Serial
1005
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cass City, MI
Certificate issued
2014-07-17
Airworthiness date
1999-05-12
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A2E7C1
Mode S (octal)
50563701
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-07-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N2868M to the current registrant.
  • 1999-05-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
  • 1964-04-06
    N2868M previously assigned to a Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser / Super Cub (s/n 12-1297); cancelled.
Overview

About N2868M

N2868M is a 1987 Christen Industries A-1, serial number 1005. It is registered to an individual in Cass City, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 17, 2014 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1D engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated May 12, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2868M. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-08-24 Accident · Yachats,Or, 37 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2683
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N2868M registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: NEOUS WIND INDCN.

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.