# Accident 20240810017019A: Yakovlev YAK-55M, North Kingstown, RI, August 10, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2024, 16:33 local time
- Place: North Kingstown, RI
- Airport: Quonset State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5971° N, 71.4121° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5971&lon=-71.4121&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: YAKOVLEV YAK-55M
- Reported engine: VEDENEYEV M14P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240810017019A

## Narrative

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

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 1633 HOURS. AT THE TIME OF THIS FLIGHT THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE PRIVATE PILOTS LICENSE, A THIRD-CLASS MEDIAL CERTIFICATE, NOR APPROPRIATE ENDORSEMENTS AS A STUDENT PILOT TO OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT. FLIGHT RECORDS PROVIDED BY THE PILOT SHOW NO TIME OPERATING A CONVETION GEAR, COMPLEX OR HIGH POWERED AIRCRFT. THE OPERATIORS ONLY TIME IN TYPE WAS THE ABOVE FLIGHT LASTING APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR.

## 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 ERA24LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA343), Aug 10, 2024: Yakovlev YAK-55M (N55YA), North Kingstown, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot’s lack of experience in the tailwheel-equipped airplane and his decision to land in a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a loss of directional control on landing.

## Other reports on N55YA (1)

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

- [Accident 20031014027569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031014027569A), Oct 14, 2003: Yaklev YAK55A (N55YA), Troy, AL, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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