# N555GD: 2003 S C Aerostar S A YAK-52TW, registration cancelled 2017-05-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 16, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [S C Aerostar S A YAK-52TW](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-c-aerostar-s-a-yak-52tw) (registry code 1140001)
- Engine: [Motorstar M14-PDXK](https://openairdocs.org/engine/motorstar-m14-pdxk) (registry code 46061)
- Serial number: 0212405
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: February 6, 2013
- Certificate issued: July 18, 2005
- Last registry action: June 15, 2014
- Mode S code: A71298
- Owner when cancelled: [Foy Glenn](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOY%20GLENN)
- Location: [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8929° N, 86.2981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46278, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555GD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=555GD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555GD-2017-05-16

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 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 S C Aerostar S A YAK-52TW: https://openairdocs.org/model/s-c-aerostar-s-a-yak-52tw.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 CEN15FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA194), Apr 3, 2015: S C Aerostar S A YAK 52TW (N555GD), Advance, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control while maneuvering for reasons that could not be determined because an examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any preimpact abnormalities.

## 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 20150403004359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150403004359A), Apr 3, 2015: S C Aerostar S A YAK-52TW (N555GD), Advance, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On April 3, 2015 at approximately 1540 local time, a YAK-52TW, N555GD, crashed in a cornfield approximately 3 miles east of the town of Advance, IN and 5 miles…

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