# Yakovlev YAK-55M - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry code: 9830224 - Manufacturer (registry): YAKOVLEV - Model: YAK-55M - Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine - Category: Airplane - Engines: 1 · Reciprocating - Seats: 1 - Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb - Certification: Not type certificated - Registered aircraft: 36 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-55m Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs) Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. None matched. ## Registered aircraft (36) - [N1001L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1001L): [Slow Roll Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SLOW%20ROLL%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento), built 1996, S/N 1001 - [N1112U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1112U): [Moroianu Dragos](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOROIANU%20DRAGOS), [Cupertino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Cupertino), built 1993, S/N 930803 - [N155AB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N155AB): [Burwell Shawn J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURWELL%20SHAWN%20J), [Elkhorn, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Elkhorn), built 1989, S/N 890703 - [N155LB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N155LB): [Maenius Nelson D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAENIUS%20NELSON%20D), [Stonewall, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Stonewall), built 1987, S/N 870207 - [N156AB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N156AB): [Kalapos Bela L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KALAPOS%20BELA%20L), [Naples, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Naples), built 1991, S/N 911210 - [N17YK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17YK): [Benham Charles D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENHAM%20CHARLES%20D), [San Angelo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Angelo), built 1992, S/N 910305 - [N191YK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N191YK): [James Anthony W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20ANTHONY%20W), [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose), built 1992, S/N 920309 - [N193YK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N193YK): [Rosendahl Paul O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROSENDAHL%20PAUL%20O), [Sanger, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Sanger), built 1987, S/N 870401 - [N202YA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N202YA): [Bergeson John S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERGESON%20JOHN%20S), [Rhome, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Rhome), built 1996, S/N 961005 - [N203YA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N203YA): [Martin Guy E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTIN%20GUY%20E), [Brookings, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Brookings), built 1996, S/N 961006 - [N205YA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N205YA): built 1996, S/N 961008 - [N307GS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N307GS): [Big Sky Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIG%20SKY%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington), built 1992, S/N 920607 - [N30DA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30DA): [Granley Neil S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRANLEY%20NEIL%20S), [Bellevue, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bellevue), built 1991, S/N 910302 - [N326JB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N326JB): [Granbury, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Granbury), built 1991, S/N 910204, Registration pending - [N5245H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5245H): [Carrasco Javier](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARRASCO%20JAVIER), [Great Falls, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Great%20Falls), built 1993, S/N 930908 - [N52896](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52896): [Whiskey Bend Holdings LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHISKEY%20BEND%20HOLDINGS%20LLC), [Helena, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Helena), built 1992, S/N 920504 - [N540SM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540SM): [Holzmuller Sean](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLZMULLER%20SEAN), [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale), built 1993, S/N 950904 - [N555LL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555LL): [Middaugh Fliers LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDDAUGH%20FLIERS%20LLC), [Chattaroy, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Chattaroy), S/N 950909 - [N555YK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555YK): [Spence Justin A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPENCE%20JUSTIN%20A), [Arlington, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Arlington), built 1993, S/N 930805 - [N55MY](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55MY): [Chesebro Ben D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHESEBRO%20BEN%20D), [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson), built 1992, S/N 920401 - [N55XC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55XC): [Mueller Klaus M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MUELLER%20KLAUS%20M), [Waterford, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Waterford), built 1993, S/N 930903 - [N55XK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55XK): [Coffey John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COFFEY%20JOHN), [Redmond, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Redmond), built 1992, S/N 920702 - [N55XZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55XZ): [Simply Living LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIMPLY%20LIVING%20LLC), [Fort Myers, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Myers), built 1992, S/N 920501 - [N55YA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55YA): [Day Iain A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAY%20IAIN%20A), [Brewster, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Brewster), built 1992, S/N 930804 - [N55YK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55YK): [Granley Neil S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRANLEY%20NEIL%20S), [Bellevue, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bellevue), S/N 920503 - [N55YX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55YX): [Red Star Aero Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RED%20STAR%20AERO%20SERVICES%20LLC), [Mobile, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Mobile), S/N 910208 - [N55ZX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55ZX): [Everill Kenneth A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVERILL%20KENNETH%20A), [Mckinney, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mckinney), built 1992, S/N 920404 - [N5MS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5MS): [Krause Jason](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRAUSE%20JASON), [Glendale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Glendale), built 1992, S/N 920703 - [N61986](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61986): [Schnell Thomas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHNELL%20THOMAS), [Iowa City, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Iowa%20City), S/N 910301 - [N6199U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6199U): [Balkin John S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALKIN%20JOHN%20S), [Bigfork, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Bigfork), built 1991, S/N 910304 - [N62115](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62115): [Croley John T Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROLEY%20JOHN%20T%20JR), [Fitzgerald, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Fitzgerald), built 1992, S/N 920306 - [N7090L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7090L): [Medore Douglas A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEDORE%20DOUGLAS%20A), [Romoland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Romoland), built 1993, S/N 930807 - [N87EJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87EJ): [Albers Edward J Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALBERS%20EDWARD%20J%20JR), [Oviedo, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Oviedo), built 1992, S/N 920502 - [N921GR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N921GR): [Sorenson Mark](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SORENSON%20MARK), [Senoia, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Senoia), built 1993, S/N 930809 - [N922GR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N922GR): [Sorenson Mark A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SORENSON%20MARK%20A), [Senoia, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Senoia), built 1992, S/N 920505 - [N95YK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95YK): [Hendricks George E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENDRICKS%20GEORGE%20E), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth), built 1993, S/N 930806 ## NTSB investigations (9) 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. - [NTSB ERA22LA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA420), Sep 15, 2022: Yakovlev YAK-55M (N307GS), Waldo, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning and preflight inspection of the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and the subsequent off-airport landing. - [NTSB GAA17CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA034), Oct 23, 2016: Yakovlev YAK (N38YK), Tracy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s unstabilized approach and delayed application of full throttle for a go-around, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent. - [NTSB CEN14FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA266), Jun 1, 2014: Yakovlev YAK-55M (N176FD), Stevens Point, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the aerobatic flight, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and entering an accelerated stall at a low altitude. - [NTSB ERA11FA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA468), Aug 20, 2011: Yakovlev YAK-55M (N521BC), Hammonton, NJ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The Lancair pilot's failure to see and avoid the aerobatic airplane. Contributing to the accident was the Lancair pilot's inadequate use of collision avoidance strategies while inbound to an area of… - [NTSB SEA07FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA195), Jul 14, 2007: Yakovlev YAK-55M (N55NH), Everett, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and inspection that led to oil exhaustion and a catastrophic engine failure. Also causal was the pilot's attempted operation of an aircraft with known… - [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. - [NTSB LAX98LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA253), Aug 1, 1998: Yakovlev YAK-55M (N910RT), Lincoln, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the other aircraft's inadequate visual lookout - [NTSB LAX94LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA066), Nov 20, 1993: Yakovlev YAK-55M (N7090L), Greenfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED. ## FAA accident and incident reports (11) 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. - [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… - [Accident 20220915015449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220915015449A), Sep 15, 2022: Yakovlev YAK-55M (N307GS), Waldo, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot stated they checked fuel prior to departure, had 15 gal. Pilot stated engine start around 7:05AM and took off at 7:20AM. Stated aircraft used 16 gal/hr,… - [Accident 20161023016959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161023016959A), Oct 23, 2016: Yakovlev YAK-55M (N38YK), Tracy, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft was landing at New Jerusalem Airport, CA. (1Q4) runway 30, pilot admitted he became too low and not aligned with the runway to the right . Rapid power… - [Accident 20140601006959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140601006959A), Jun 1, 2014: Yakovlev YAK-55M (N176FD), Stevens Point, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On June 1, 2014 at 12:30 a yak M55, N176FD on recovery from an inverted flat spin maneuver, the aircraft pitch, rolled and nosedived into a wooded area off the… - [Accident 20110820021512A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110820021512A), Aug 20, 2011: Yakovlev YAK-55M (N521BC), Hammonton, NJ, Destroyed. On August 20, 2011, at approximately 1315 local time, N521BC, a yak 55, and N71DM, a Lancair, collided at the top of an aerobatic practice area established by… - [Accident 20070714015159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070714015159A), Jul 14, 2007: Yaklev YAK55M (N55NH), Everett, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft encountered engine problem enroute from arlington, WA to Everett, WA. Pilot requested emergency landing at pae. Shortly radioed he could not… - [Incident 20040814025849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040814025849I), Aug 14, 2004: Yaklev YAK55A (N3467B), El Paso, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot flew aircraft over landing area, came around and flew aircraft through power lines on west end of the landing strip. Power poles along road at west… - [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… - [Accident 19980801019301A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980801019301A), Aug 1, 1998: Yaklev YAK55A (N910RT), Lincoln, CA, Substantial damage. Acft laned on top of N4451R, on final approach at 3 feet off the ground, both aircraft collided on short final approach to the runway. Examination of both… - [Incident 19980122002039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980122002039I), Jan 22, 1998: N202YA, Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot was taxiing his tailwheel aircraft for takeoff when he looked down to check the oil temp and the aircraft exited the taxiway and collided with… - [Accident 19931120044479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931120044479A), Nov 20, 1993: Yaklev YAK52 (N7090L), Greenfield, CA, Substantial damage. During acrobatic maneuvers developed engine problems. Unable to return to airport. Collided with terrain. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.