# N550BK: 1985 Yakovlev YAK-50

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Yakovlev YAK-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-50) (registry code 9830110, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Vedeneyev M14-PF](https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14-pf) (registry code 63605)
- Serial number: 822303
- Year built: 1985
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 18, 2019
- Certificate issued: August 2, 2023
- Expires: August 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A6FF8E
- Registered owners: [Ferguson Ross L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FERGUSON%20ROSS%20L), [Smith Paul](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20PAUL)
- Location: [Stateline, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Stateline)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9552° N, 119.9115° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89449, 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=550BK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N550BK

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 M14-PF)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N550BK.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N550BK.

## 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 N550BK

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N550BK before.

- [Cancelled 1998-04-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550BK-1998-04-03): Roberds Kenneth A RANS S-12, S/N 0295559. Owner: [Roberds Kenneth A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERDS%20KENNETH%20A), [Fort Smith, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Fort%20Smith)

## Related

- Other Yakovlev YAK-50 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-50/aircraft.md
- The Vedeneyev M14-PF engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14-pf.md

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