Single-engine piston

N500TE

1988 Christen Industries A-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1988
Serial
1048
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mesa, AZ
Registration record

N500TE on the FAA register

Type
1988 Christen Industries A-1
Serial
1048
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mesa, AZ
Certificate issued
2021-02-09
Airworthiness date
1988-07-22
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A63B9E
Mode S (octal)
51435636
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-02-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N500TE to the current registrant.
  • 1988-07-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N500TE

N500TE is a 1988 Christen Industries A-1, serial number 1048. It is registered to an individual in Mesa, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 9, 2021 and expires on February 29, 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 July 22, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N500TE.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N500TE.

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.