# N18AW: 1954 Ward Ascher YAKOLEV YAK 11 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Ward Ascher YAKOLEV YAK 11](https://openairdocs.org/model/ward-ascher-yakolev-yak-11) (registry code 05612KL, 2 seats) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830-94M2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-94m2) (registry code 51636) - Serial number: 25-III-20 - Year built: 1954 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition - Airworthiness date: November 21, 2022 - Certificate issued: May 30, 2024 - Expires: May 31, 2031 - Mode S code: A13E68 - Registered owner: [Gamble Enterprises LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAMBLE%20ENTERPRISES%20LLC) - Location: [Elaine, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Elaine) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 34.2867° N, 90.8812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72333, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18AW - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18AW From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force ### Matched by airframe (Ward Ascher YAKOLEV YAK 11) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-1830-94M2) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## 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 LAX01LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA106), Feb 27, 2001: Ascher Yakolev YAK 11 (N18AW), Ione, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the takeoff run. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of total experience in the type aircraft. ## NTSB investigations on N18AW not matched to an aircraft (2) 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 ATL85FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA097), Feb 12, 1985: Beech H18 (N18AW), Cartersville, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal - [NTSB MIA83LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA198), Aug 8, 1983: Beech H-18 (N18AW), Elgin Afb, FL, substantial damage ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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 20010227003829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010227003829A), Feb 27, 2001: Yaklev YAK11 (N18AW), Ione, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) As the a/c slowly started to accelerate it veered to the right until both wheel exited the runway surface. The airline straightened out and taxied down a… - [Incident 19891111058699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891111058699I), Nov 11, 1989: Amtr YAK11 (N18AW), Livermore, CA. After takeoff alternator output fell and had smoke in cockpit. Returned. Alternator had failed. ## Reports on N18AW not matched to an aircraft (2) They name N18AW, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Accident 19850212044649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850212044649A), Feb 12, 1985: Beech H18 (N18AW), Cartersville, GA, Destroyed. Aircraft collided with ground shortly after takeoff. Dark night with snow falling. Landing light on during climb. - [Accident 19830808039919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830808039919A), Aug 8, 1983: Beech H18 (N18AW), Elgin Afb, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft ground looped during landing roll causing axle fork to break from overload. ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) None matched to this aircraft's models. ## Earlier aircraft with N18AW The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N18AW before. - [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18AW-undated): Beech H-18, S/N BA644. Triennial form not returned ## Related - Other Ward Ascher YAKOLEV YAK 11 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ward-ascher-yakolev-yak-11/aircraft.md - The Pratt & Whitney R-1830-94M2 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-94m2.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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