# Accident 20031014027569A: Yaklev YAK55A, Troy, AL, October 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2003, 14:40 local time
- Place: Troy, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8639° N, 88.0139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8639&lon=-88.0139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55YA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55YA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yakovlev YAK-55M (registry code 9830224, https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-55m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Vedeneyev M14P (registry code 63601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YAKLEV YAK55A
- Reported engine: VEDENY M14P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 20 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031014027569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) YAK-55M, N55YA, WAS ENROUTE FROM TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA TO MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 3,000' AGL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE VIBRATION AND LOSS OF THRUST FROM THE ENGINE. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER, SECURED ENGINE AND LANDED IN A CORNFIELD NEAR TROY, ALABAMA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND WING STRUCTURE DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING LANDING IN THE CORNFIELD. PILOT REPORTED AFTER LANDING HE DISCOVERED THE PROPELLER WOULD FREELY ROTATE INDICATING DE-COUPLING OF POWERPLANT. ENGINE TEARDOWN IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 10, 2003.

## 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 ATL04LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA029), Oct 14, 2003: Yakovlev YAK55M (N55YA), Troy, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to a fractured connecting rod for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N55YA (1)

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

- [Accident 20240810017019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240810017019A), Aug 10, 2024: Yakovlev YAK-55M (N55YA), North Kingstown, RI, Substantial damage. The pilot operated the aircraft from chatham municipal airport (cqx) to at Quonset State Airport (oqu) on 10 aug 2024, the flight terminating in a crash at…

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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