# N221YK: 1968 Nanchang China YAK-18A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Nanchang China YAK-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-yak-18a) (registry code 05618Z9, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 2432001
- Year built: 1968
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: February 19, 2002
- Certificate issued: September 28, 2020
- Expires: September 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A1E6E8
- Registered owner: [Holm Benjamin F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLM%20BENJAMIN%20F)
- Location: [Pls Vrds Est, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pls%20Vrds%20Est)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7801° N, 118.3724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90274, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=221YK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221YK

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 (Nanchang China YAK-18A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N221YK.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Incident 20080325013019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080325013019I), Mar 25, 2008: Yaklev YAK18A (N221YK), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Left hand landing gear side brace stud sheared and gear collapsed while taxiing away from run-up area. Minor damage to aircraft. No injuries. New side…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Nanchang China YAK-18A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-yak-18a/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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