Single-engine piston

N9049S

Homebuilt Christavia MK 1

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
1001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
North Liberty, IN
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Registration record

N9049S on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Christavia MK 1
Serial
1001
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
North Liberty, IN
Certificate issued
2022-03-22
Airworthiness date
2004-12-06
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC81AC
Mode S (octal)
53100654
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-03-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N9049S to the current registrant.
  • 2010-10-01
    Accident at Nappanee, IN; damage: substantial.
  • 2004-12-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1998-04-15
    N9049S previously assigned to a Beechcraft V35 Bonanza (s/n D8037); cancelled.
Overview

About N9049S

N9049S is a Homebuilt Christavia MK 1, serial number 1001. It is registered to an individual in North Liberty, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 22, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 6, 2004.

N9049S has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2010-10-01 Accident · Nappanee, IN Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN11CA002
Reported aircraft: Gingerich Alton & Slagel Dean Christavia MK 1
Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
1997-03-25 Accident · Marco Island, FL Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ATL97FA054
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft V35 — a different aircraft that carried the N9049S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: inadvertent flight by the pilot into adverse weather conditions (severe thunderstorms), which led the design stress limits of the airplane being exceeded, subsequent in-flight break-up of the airplane, and an uncontrolled collision with water.

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.