# N38YK: 1987 Yakovlev YAK-55M, registration cancelled 2017-02-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 24, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Yakovlev YAK-55M](https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-55m) (registry code 9830224)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 870203
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: June 16, 1995
- Certificate issued: September 8, 2014
- Last registry action: September 8, 2014
- Mode S code: A45B21
- Owners when cancelled: [Kfir Alon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KFIR%20ALON), [Viselga Rimas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VISELGA%20RIMAS)
- Location: [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4184° N, 121.7880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95132, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38YK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38YK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38YK-2017-02-24

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-55M: https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-55m.md

## NTSB investigations (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 GAA17CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA034), Oct 23, 2016: Yakovlev YAK (N38YK), Tracy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s unstabilized approach and delayed application of full throttle for a go-around, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent.

## 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.

- [Accident 20161023016959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161023016959A), Oct 23, 2016: Yakovlev YAK-55M (N38YK), Tracy, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft was landing at New Jerusalem Airport, CA. (1Q4) runway 30, pilot admitted he became too low and not aligned with the runway to the right . Rapid power…

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