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N523CA2016 Cobalt Aircraft Industries INC VALKYRIE

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Feb 3, 2020.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Sep 2017)2 ADs may apply

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
San Francisco, CA
owner city / state
Engine
TSIOF550-D · 350 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 2016
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2017
ADs may apply
2
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Cobalt Aircraft Industries INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
San Francisco, CA
Certificate issued
Oct 5, 2016
Canceled
Feb 3, 2020
Airworthiness
Experimental · Research and Development
Airworthiness date
Oct 20, 2016

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Cobalt Aircraft Industries INC
Model
VALKYRIE
Year
2016
Serial number
P04
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Not Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A69446

Engine

Make and model
Cont Motor Tsiof550-D
Type
Reciprocating
Power
350 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2016 – 2020Cobalt Aircraft Industries INCSan Francisco, CA
  2. 2007 – 2010Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA TrusteeSalt Lake City, UT · different airframe: 2003 Bombardier Inc Cl-600-2b19 S/N 7821

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Sep 5, 2017 · Atwater, CA

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.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
WPR17LA201

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR17LA201)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (2)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2020-16-11Reciprocating Cylinder SectionSep 21, 2020Engine (TSIOF550-D)Only with: Engines originally manufactured, rebuilt, or modified with a cross-flow cylinder assembly replacement on or after November 1, 2014, with cross-flow cylinder assembly P/N 658538, 658540, 658542, 658591, 658595, 658613, 658624, 658539, 658541, 658590, 658594, 658603, 658623, or 658630 installed.
2016-21-04Continental Motors, Inc. Reciprocating EnginesNov 18, 2016Engine (TSIOF550-D)Certain serial numbers: …–1012296. Only with: Engine serial number below 1012296 with oil cooler cross fitting P/N AN918-1J or AN918-2J installed.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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