Single-engine piston

N8246H

1965 Callair A-9

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1965
Serial
1119
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lake Elsinore Soaring Club (Corporation)
Based
Wildomar, CA
Registration record

N8246H on the FAA register

Type
1965 Callair A-9
Serial
1119
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Lake Elsinore Soaring Club
Wildomar, CA
Certificate issued
2000-06-22
Airworthiness date
1997-07-25
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
AB42E9
Mode S (octal)
52641351
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).
  • 2000-06-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N8246H.
  • 1997-07-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1989-07-28
    Accident at Cartwright, ND; damage: substantial.
  • 1980-04-24
    Accident at Bloomfield,Mt, 26; damage: substantial.
  • 1965
    Manufactured (1965).
Overview

About N8246H

N8246H is a 1965 Callair A-9, serial number 1119. The FAA register lists Lake Elsinore Soaring Club as the registrant in Wildomar, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 22, 2000 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated July 25, 1997.

N8246H has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-07-28 Accident · Cartwright, ND Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN89LA181
Reported aircraft: Callair A-9
Probable cause: A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED CARBURETOR WHICH RESULTED IN AN EXCESSIVE RICH FUEL-AIR MIXTURE. THIS REQUIRED A FORCED LANDING IN AN AREA WHERE NO SUITABLE TERRAIN EXISTED.
1980-04-24 Accident · Bloomfield,Mt, 26 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0218
Reported aircraft: Callair A-9

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.