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N86YP1986 Upton Samuel L BAKENG DUCE

DeregisteredNot yet verified by ownerSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 17, 2018.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, May 2009)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Ramona, CA
owner city / state
Engine
0-290 SERIES · 140 hp
Lycoming
Owners
1
since 2007
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2009
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Ramona, CA
Certificate issued
Nov 19, 2007
Canceled
Jan 17, 2018
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur Built
Airworthiness date
Feb 12, 1986

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
Upton Samuel L
Model
BAKENG DUCE
Year
1986
Serial number
572
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
ABCEB2

Engine

Make and model
Lycoming 0-290 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
140 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. 2007 – 2018Individual ownerRamona, CA

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

May 9, 2009 · Ramona, CA

An in-flight separation of the right wing, which resulted from the pilot's performance of a maneuver that produced aerodynamic loads that exceeded the wing spar’s degraded strength. The wing spar strength degradation was due to the builder's failure to comply with Federal Aviation Administration recommended guidelines to select and incorporate wood in the spar with a grain pattern aligned with…

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Fatal
Report
WPR09FA234

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR09FA234)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

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.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

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

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Wings · spar · separatedMay 9, 2009

    THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL ACFT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT IT APPEARS THE LT REAR WING SPAR SEPARATED AT THE WING, CAUSING THE LT WING TO FAIL. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF WOOD (DOUGLAS FIR ACCORDING TO THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS)USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SPAR RETRIEVED FROM THE ACCIDENT SCENE, REVEALED…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

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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