# N523CA: 2016 Cobalt Aircraft Industries VALKYRIE, registration cancelled 2020-02-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 3, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cobalt Aircraft Industries VALKYRIE](https://openairdocs.org/model/cobalt-aircraft-industries-valkyrie) (registry code 05635N6)
- Engine: [Continental TSIOF550-D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsiof550-d) (registry code 17415)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E5SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: P04
- Year built: 2016
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: October 20, 2016
- Certificate issued: October 5, 2016
- Last registry action: October 5, 2016
- Mode S code: A69446
- Owner when cancelled: [Cobalt Aircraft Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COBALT%20AIRCRAFT%20INDUSTRIES%20INC)
- Location: [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7914° N, 122.4021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94104, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N523CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=523CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N523CA-2020-02-03

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cobalt Aircraft Industries VALKYRIE: https://openairdocs.org/model/cobalt-aircraft-industries-valkyrie.md

## 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 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.

## 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 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…

## Other aircraft with N523CA

- [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)

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