# N23UB: 1981 Mikoyan Gurevich MIG-23UB

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mikoyan Gurevich MIG-23UB](https://openairdocs.org/model/mikoyan-gurevich-mig-23ub) (registry code 05604BD, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1038107
- Year built: 1981
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: June 30, 2007
- Certificate issued: April 7, 2016
- Expires: April 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A207EB
- Registered owner: [Filer Daniel W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FILER%20DANIEL%20W)
- Location: [Alto, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Alto)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.6149° N, 95.0625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75925, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23UB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23UB

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 (Mikoyan Gurevich MIG-23UB)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 CEN23FA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA361), Aug 13, 2023: Mikoyan Gurevich MIG-23UB (N23UB), Belleville, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: A reported partial loss of engine power while maneuvering for reasons that could not be determined.

## 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 20230813014049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230813014049A), Aug 13, 2023: Mikoyan Gurevich MIG-23UB (N23UB), Belleville, MI, Destroyed. While manuevering to return to airport environment for high speed pass during airshow the engine would not go into afterburner and would not respond to power…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Mikoyan Gurevich MIG-23UB aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/mikoyan-gurevich-mig-23ub/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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