# Accident 19950802021669A: Yaklev YAK18A, Superior Townsh, MI, August 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1995, 11:30 local time
- Place: Superior Townsh, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3704° N, 83.4603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3704&lon=-83.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46YK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46YK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nanchang China YAK-18A (registry code 05618Z9, https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-yak-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YAKLEV YAK18A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950802021669A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST FUEL PRESSURE AND POWER. GEAR FOLDED IN MUD LANDING. NOSED OVER. HARD TO USE FUEL SELECTOR NOT IN DETENTE. (-23) DURING FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING ENGINE FAILURE, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BROKEN OFF, THE LEFT MAIN SPAR WAS DAMAGED, THE LEFT CENTER SECTION STRUCTURE WAS BUCKLED. THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AND TIP ASSEMBLY WERE DAMAGED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI95LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA257), Aug 2, 1995: Nanchang 18A (N46YK), Superior Twnshp, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's operation of the airplane with a known deficiency in the fuel selector, and his improper positioning of the fuel selector. A factor relating to the accident was: the fuel selector's…

## Other reports on N46YK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940904025339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940904025339I), Sep 4, 1994: Yaklev YAK11 (N46YK), Niagara Falls, NY, Minor damage. Landed gear up.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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