Single-engine piston

N2878X

1987 Christen Industries A-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
1008
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Eagle River, AK
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Registration record

N2878X on the FAA register

Type
1987 Christen Industries A-1
Serial
1008
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Eagle River, AK
Certificate issued
2025-04-03
Airworthiness date
1990-11-26
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A2EB82
Mode S (octal)
50565602
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N2878X.
  • 1990-11-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
Overview

About N2878X

N2878X is a 1987 Christen Industries A-1, serial number 1008. It is registered to an individual in Eagle River, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 3, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

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 restricted category, dated November 26, 1990.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2878X. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-08-20 Accident · Bakersfield,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3090
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177 — a different aircraft that carried the N2878X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CFT STALLED,CRASHED INTO APCH LTS.
1969-01-24 Accident · Del Norte,Colo, 06 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0075
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177 — a different aircraft that carried the N2878X 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.