# N23TN: 2016 American Legend AL18

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [American Legend AL18](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al18) (registry code 0600085, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming YO-233](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yo-233) (registry code 42413)
- Serial number: AL-1206
- Year built: 2016
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: American Legend Aircraft Co AL18
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 2019
- Certificate issued: February 1, 2017
- Expires: February 28, 2030
- Mode S code: A207DD
- Registered owner: [Hall Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALL%20ROBERT%20W)
- Location: [O Brien, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/O%20Brien)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0581° N, 82.9558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32071, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23TN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23TN

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (American Legend AL18)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming YO-233)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA20CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA131), Mar 10, 2020: American Legand AL18 (N23TN), Social Circle, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in the collision with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20200310010019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200310010019A), Mar 10, 2020: American Legend Aircraft Co AL18 (N23TN), Social Circle, GA, Minor damage. Pilot reported he was out doing a pleasure flight over hard labor regional reservoir and saw a clearance at the end of a peninsula. He approach the peninsula…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N23TN

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N23TN before.

- [Cancelled 2004-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23TN-2004-06-17): Nyquist Thomas P CHALLENGER II, S/N CH2-0496-1480, built 1997. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Smith Harry N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20HARRY%20N), [Aguila, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Aguila)

## Related

- Other American Legend AL18 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-legend-al18/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming YO-233 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yo-233.md

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