# N99YK: 1965 Nanchang China YAK-18A, registration cancelled 2013-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Nanchang China YAK-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-yak-18a) (registry code 05618Z9)
- Engine: [Vedeneyev M14P](https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p) (registry code 63601)
- Serial number: 1332010
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: November 22, 2006
- Certificate issued: August 16, 2007
- Last registry action: August 16, 2007
- Mode S code: ADD27A
- Owner when cancelled: [Centrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTROL%20INC)
- Location: [Roanoke, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Roanoke)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0097° N, 97.2200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76262, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99YK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=99YK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99YK-2013-10-31

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Nanchang China YAK-18A: https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-yak-18a.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 CEN09FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA115), Jan 3, 2009: Nanchang China CJ-6 (N99YK), Justin, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering on approach, which resulted in an accelerated stall and subsequent loss of control.

## 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 20090103016679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090103016679A), Jan 3, 2009: Yaklev YAK18A (N99YK), Justin, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Forrest d. johnson was operating N99YK on a 14 CFR 91 pleasure flight in formation with 2 other aircraft. N99YK was the lead aircaft and the first to…

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