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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Yakovlev YAK-11 · Shafter, CA · September 2, 2022

Date: September 2, 2022 · 10:50 local
Place: Shafter, CA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5943
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR22FA331
Reported as: Yakovlev YAK-11
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 33,000 total

N5943Registration cancelled Mar 2, 2023 · Yakovlev YAK-11S/N 407 Airframe modelYakovlev YAK-11 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-2800 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On September 2, 2022, at 10:50 PDT, privacy data omitted, a YAK-11 single engine aircraft departed from runway 30 at the Shafter-minter field airport (kmit). The pilot reported a loss of aircraft engine oil pressure. While attempting to return to the airport, the aircraft impacted the ground approximately 1 mile northwest of the airport and was destroyed. The pilot was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2022, AT 10:50 PDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A YAK-11 SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 30 AT THE SHAFTER-MINTER FIELD AIRPORT (KMIT). THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR22FA331Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportShafter, CAThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine oil pressure shortly after takeoff.Sep 2, 2022 · Destroyed