N8523X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an O'Hara Bob BAKENG DUCE built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 13, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
O'Hara Bob BAKENG DUCE cancelled November 13, 2014
- Serial number
- BDOH-1
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- January 28, 1984
- Last FAA action
- March 10, 1990
- Last owner
- Sanicola Chuck M (Individual)
Carson City, NV - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Cessna P172D cancelled September 1, 1970
- Serial number
- P17257123
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Mexico
- Certificate issued
- August 14, 1964
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Garza Hector J (Individual)
San Antonio, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8523X
Aircraft on the NTSB record: O'Hara Bob BAKENG DUCE · serial BDOH-1
The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude during final approach to landing, which led to an undershoot and subsequent collision with obstacles.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site