# N523CA: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: February 3, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=523CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N523CA

## Aircraft that carried N523CA

- [Cancelled 2020-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N523CA-2020-02-03): Cobalt Aircraft Industries VALKYRIE, S/N P04, built 2016. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cobalt Aircraft Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COBALT%20AIRCRAFT%20INDUSTRIES%20INC), [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)
- [Cancelled 2010-05-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N523CA-2010-05-28): Bombardier CL-600-2B19, S/N 7821, built 2003. Exported to Bermuda. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N523CA (2)

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 WPR17LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA201), Sep 5, 2017: Cobalt Aircraft Industries Co50 Valkyrie (N523CA), Atwater, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of aileron effectiveness due to the airplane's design configuration, which resulted in the pilot's inability to control the roll axis and led to a hard landing.
- [NTSB CHI67A0004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0004), Jul 9, 1966: Beech 65-A80 (N523CA), Jackson, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N523CA (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 20170905015899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170905015899A), Sep 5, 2017: Cobalt Aircraft Ind, Inc CO50 (N523CA), Atwater, CA, Substantial damage. This hard landing accident occurred during an undeclared emergency landing that occured at the conclusion of the first flight of this second prototype Cobalt…

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