# N61986: Yakovlev YAK-55M

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Yakovlev YAK-55M](https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-55m) (registry code 9830224, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 910301
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: October 28, 1994
- Certificate issued: February 9, 2021
- Expires: February 29, 2028
- Mode S code: A813BC
- Registered owner: [Schnell Thomas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHNELL%20THOMAS)
- Location: [Iowa City, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Iowa%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6308° N, 91.4988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52240, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61986
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61986

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-55M)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N61986.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N61986.

## 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 N61986

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N61986 before.

- [Cancelled 1986-01-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61986-1986-01-27): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-2265. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Jackman Don](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JACKMAN%20DON), [Riverside, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Riverside)

## Related

- Other Yakovlev YAK-55M aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-55m/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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