# N8523X: 1981 O'Hara Bob BAKENG DUCE, registration cancelled 2014-11-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 13, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [O'Hara Bob BAKENG DUCE](https://openairdocs.org/model/o-hara-bob-bakeng-duce) (registry code 05650E5)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: BDOH-1
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 11, 1981
- Certificate issued: January 28, 1984
- Last registry action: March 10, 1990
- Mode S code: ABB19D
- Owner when cancelled: [Sanicola Chuck M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANICOLA%20CHUCK%20M)
- Location: [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1275° N, 119.7258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89701, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8523X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8523X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8523X-2014-11-13

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 O'Hara Bob BAKENG DUCE: https://openairdocs.org/model/o-hara-bob-bakeng-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 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 (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…

## Other aircraft with N8523X

- [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)

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