# N8523X: 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: November 13, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8523X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8523X

## Aircraft that carried N8523X

- [Cancelled 2014-11-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8523X-2014-11-13): O'Hara Bob BAKENG DUCE, S/N BDOH-1, built 1981. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sanicola Chuck M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANICOLA%20CHUCK%20M), [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City)
- [Cancelled 1970-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8523X-1970-09-01): Cessna P172D, S/N P17257123. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Garza Hector J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARZA%20HECTOR%20J), [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)

## NTSB investigations on N8523X (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 LAX00LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA058), Dec 26, 1999: O'Hara Bob Bakeng Duce (N8523X), Carson City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude during final approach to landing, which led to an undershoot and subsequent collision with obstacles.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8523X (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 19991226037129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991226037129A), Dec 26, 1999: Amtr BAKENGDUCE (N8523X), Carson City, NV, Substantial damage. (.19) On December 26, 1999, about 1320 hours pacific standard time, an experimental o'hara bob, bakeng duce, N8523X, owned and operated by the pilot, collided…

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