Single-engine piston

N72WJ

1988 Homebuilt Bakeng Duce

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1988
Serial
72
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Pensacola, FL
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Registration record

N72WJ on the FAA register

Type
1988 Homebuilt Bakeng Duce
Serial
72
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pensacola, FL
Certificate issued
2026-02-06
Airworthiness date
1988-05-18
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A9A330
Mode S (octal)
52321460
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N72WJ.
  • 2024-11-17
    Accident at Plant City, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 1990-04-12
    Accident at Brownsboro, AL; damage: substantial.
  • 1988-05-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N72WJ

N72WJ is a 1988 Homebuilt Bakeng Duce, serial number 72. It is registered to an individual in Pensacola, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 6, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 18, 1988.

N72WJ has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-11-17 Accident · Plant City, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA25LA054
Reported aircraft: Jolly Warren T Bakeng Duce
Probable cause: Failure of the right main landing gear attachment bolt and hold-down nut, resulting in the right main landing gear collapsing.
NTSB report ↗
1990-04-12 Accident · Brownsboro, AL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ATL90DKJ03
Reported aircraft: Jolly Bakeng Duce
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN THE REFERENCE SPEED ON APPROACH AND ESTABLISH A PROPER GLIDEPATH.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.