# N38YK: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: February 24, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38YK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38YK

## Aircraft that carried N38YK

- [Cancelled 2017-02-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38YK-2017-02-24): Yakovlev YAK-55M, S/N 870203, built 1987. Owner: [Kfir Alon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KFIR%20ALON), [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)

## NTSB investigations on N38YK (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 GAA17CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA034), Oct 23, 2016: Yakovlev YAK (N38YK), Tracy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s unstabilized approach and delayed application of full throttle for a go-around, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N38YK (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.

- [Accident 20161023016959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161023016959A), Oct 23, 2016: Yakovlev YAK-55M (N38YK), Tracy, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft was landing at New Jerusalem Airport, CA. (1Q4) runway 30, pilot admitted he became too low and not aligned with the runway to the right . Rapid power…

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