# N71DD: 1971 Bakeng DOUBLE DUCE, registration cancelled 2014-12-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 2, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Bakeng DOUBLE DUCE](https://openairdocs.org/model/bakeng-double-duce) (registry code 0562127)
- Engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018)
- Serial number: BDD-01
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 13, 1980
- Certificate issued: May 16, 1977
- Last registry action: May 22, 1977
- Mode S code: A97A03
- Owner when cancelled: [Benedict Frank K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENEDICT%20FRANK%20K)
- Location: [Bullhead City, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Bullhead%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1478° N, 114.5683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bullhead City, AZ, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71DD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71DD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71DD-2014-12-02

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Bakeng DOUBLE DUCE: https://openairdocs.org/model/bakeng-double-duce.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 LAX81FUQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUQ04), Nov 30, 1980: Bakeng Double (N71DD), Rosamond, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19801130075699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801130075699A), Nov 30, 1980: Amtrbg BAKENGDUCE (N71DD), Rosamond, CA, Destroyed. Failed to recover from high sink rate after a snap roll at a low altitude.

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