# N189AK: 1993 Yakovlev YAK 18T, registration cancelled 2019-01-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 14, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Yakovlev YAK 18T](https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-18t) (registry code 9830120)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 10-33
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: February 13, 1996
- Certificate issued: July 14, 2015
- Last registry action: July 14, 2015
- Mode S code: A16225
- Owner when cancelled: [Koptsev Nikolay F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOPTSEV%20NIKOLAY%20F)
- Location: [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.8930° N, 108.4977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59105, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N189AK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=189AK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N189AK-2019-01-14

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Yakovlev YAK 18T: https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-18t.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 20150621009029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150621009029I), Jun 21, 2015: Yakovlev YAK 18T (N189AK), Laurel, MT, Minor damage. The owner of the aircraft was flying from san diego, California to laural, Montana. The owner said that he was tired. He did not use the check list and landed…

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