# Accident 20090103016679A: Yaklev YAK18A, Justin, TX, January 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2009, 13:45 local time
- Place: Justin, TX
- Airport: Propwash
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0806° N, 97.3589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0806&lon=-97.3589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99YK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99YK-2013-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nanchang China YAK-18A (registry code 05618Z9, https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-yak-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Vedeneyev M14P (registry code 63601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YAKLEV YAK18A
- Reported engine: VEDENY M14P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090103016679A

## Narrative

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

(-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 BREAK FRO A TIGHT RIGHT BASE TO RWY 17 AT PROP WASH AIRPORT (16X).  CONDITIONS WERE GUSTY WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND ON RWY 17 RESULTING IN A TAILWIND WHEN N99YK TURNED BASE TO FINAL.  WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER IMPACTING THE GROUND AFTER INITIATING A STEEP BANK AS IT WAS TRUNING FINAL.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND NOSE FIRST FACING 180 DEGREES FROM RWY 17 AND BURNED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 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.

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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