# N5940: 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: January 18, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5940
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5940

## Aircraft that carried N5940

- [Cancelled 2019-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5940-2019-01-18): Yakovlev/Yancey Robert F YAK-11, S/N 210. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Yak Flight Lp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YAK%20FLIGHT%20LP), [Wayne, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Wayne)

## NTSB investigations on N5940 (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 ERA16FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA269), Jul 25, 2016: Yakovlev YAK11 (N5940), West Mifflin, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A malfunction of the electrical system, which resulted in an electrical fire in the right wing root of the airplane, which compromised the fuel system and resulted in ignition of fuel. Contributing…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5940 (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 20160725011549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160725011549A), Jul 25, 2016: Yakovlev/Yancey Robert F YAK-11 (N5940), West Mifflin, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Note: all witness statements are as seen from the ramp area at kagc facing north looking at the left side of the aircraft on landing and rollout. Witness…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.