# N5940: Yakovlev/Yancey Robert F YAK-11, registration cancelled 2019-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Yakovlev/Yancey Robert F YAK-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yancey-robert-f-yak-11) (registry code 9830109)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020)
- Serial number: 210
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, crew training, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: December 5, 1990
- Certificate issued: September 29, 2015
- Last registry action: September 29, 2015
- Mode S code: A7AE9B
- Owner when cancelled: [Yak Flight Lp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YAK%20FLIGHT%20LP)
- Location: [Wayne, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Wayne)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0621° N, 75.4004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19087, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5940
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5940
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5940-2019-01-18

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/Yancey Robert F YAK-11: https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yancey-robert-f-yak-11.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 ERA16FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA269), Jul 25, 2016: Yakovlev YAK11 (N5940), West Mifflin, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A malfunction of the electrical system, which resulted in an electrical fire in the right wing root of the airplane, which compromised the fuel system and resulted in ignition of fuel. Contributing…

## 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 20160725011549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160725011549A), Jul 25, 2016: Yakovlev/Yancey Robert F YAK-11 (N5940), West Mifflin, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Note: all witness statements are as seen from the ramp area at kagc facing north looking at the left side of the aircraft on landing and rollout. Witness…

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