N9598C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Christen Industries Inc A-1 built in 1989. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 27, 2003. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Christen Industries Inc A-1 cancelled January 27, 2003
- Serial number
- 1101
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1989
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- September 23, 1996
- Last FAA action
- September 17, 2002
- Last owner
- Torseth James W (Individual)
Bayport, MN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Grumman TBM-3E cancelled April 13, 1964
- Serial number
- 53740
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 30, 1960
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Ewing Aviation CO (Corporation)
Sepulveda, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N9598C
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Christen Industries A-1 · serial 1101
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, and his failure to maintain clearance from the utility pole. A factor was the utility pole.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site