# N50RK: 1981 Yakovlev YAK-50

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Yakovlev YAK-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-50) (registry code 9830110, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Vedeneyev M14P](https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p) (registry code 63601)
- Serial number: 812001
- Year built: 1981
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: June 20, 2013
- Certificate issued: May 20, 2011
- Expires: May 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A63918
- Registered owner: [Ekberg Craig T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EKBERG%20CRAIG%20T)
- Location: [Rolling Hills, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rolling%20Hills)
- 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=50RK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50RK

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 (Yakovlev YAK-50)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Vedeneyev M14P)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N50RK.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20100305030149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100305030149I), Mar 5, 2010: Yakovlev YAK-50 (N50RK), Camarillo, CA, Substantial damage. On 03/05/2010 1200 PST, N50RK was landing runway 8 at Camarillo Airport, Camarillo, CA. Upon roll-out and turning off the active runway, N50RK'S left main…
- [Incident 19990220016699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990220016699I), Feb 20, 1999: Yaklev YAK50 (N50RK), Palm Springs, CA, Minor damage. (-5)On February 20, 1999, Mr. Scott simmons departed Palm Springs airport, Palm Springs, CA, in route to thermal airport, thermal, CA, and performed four(4)…
- [Incident 19960821027899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960821027899I), Aug 21, 1996: Yaklev YAK50 (N50RK), Cedar Rapids, IA, Minor damage. Narrative: the aircraft landed normally, but on rollout, as the aircraft slowed to enter the taxiway, the left landing gear retracted. The aircraft traveled…

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX4821](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4821), Sep 18, 1996: RETRACT CYLINDER. MALFUNCTION. LEFT MLG COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING ON ROLL-OUT. LANDING GEAR WAS INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, LUBED LT GEAR AT HINGE POINTS AND CYCLED. VERIFIED GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N50RK

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N50RK before.

- [Cancelled 1981-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50RK-1981-06-11): Piper PA-31, S/N 31196. Exported to Colombia. Owner: [A To Z Leasing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/A%20TO%20Z%20LEASING), [Corona Del Mar, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Corona%20Del%20Mar)

## Related

- Other Yakovlev YAK-50 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-50/aircraft.md
- The Vedeneyev M14P engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p.md

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