# N509RA: 1983 Yakovlev YAK-50, registration cancelled 2011-11-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 4, 2011
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Yakovlev YAK-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-50) (registry code 9830110)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 832509
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: January 16, 2002
- Certificate issued: February 18, 2005
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A65CD7
- Owners when cancelled: [Hirschman Harry J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIRSCHMAN%20HARRY%20J), [Hirschman Loree D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIRSCHMAN%20LOREE%20D)
- Location: [Palo Alto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palo%20Alto)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4579° N, 122.1151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94303, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N509RA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=509RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N509RA-2011-11-04

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-50: https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-50.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 LAX08LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA004), Oct 6, 2007: Yakovlev YAK-50 (N509RA), El Cajon, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: The inadequate visual lookout of the pilot of another airplane and his failure to maintain clearance from a taxiing airplane.

## 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 20071006827171A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071006827171A), Oct 6, 2007: Yaklev YAK50 (N509RA), San Diego/El C, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] was in aircraft no. 4 of a four ship formation flight. The accident occurred after landing on runway 27R at Gillespie…

## Other aircraft with N509RA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N509RA): Hawker Dehavilland PC-9/A, S/N 509

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