# NTSB investigations: Yakovlev YAK-55M

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA24LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA343.md): Yakovlev YAK-55M · North Kingstown, RI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 10, 2024 · N55YA · Substantial damage
  > 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.md): Yakovlev YAK-55M · Waldo, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 15, 2022 · N307GS · Substantial damage
  > 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.md): Yakovlev YAK · Tracy, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 23, 2016 · N38YK · Substantial damage
  > 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.md): Yakovlev YAK-55M · Stevens Point, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 2014 · N176FD · Substantial damage
  > 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.md): Mitchell David N Lancair IV P · Hammonton, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2011 · N71DM · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > 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 known potential aerobatic activity.
- [NTSB SEA07FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA195.md): Yakovlev YAK-55M · Everett, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 2007 · N55NH · Destroyed
  > 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 deficiencies, and the lack of a current airworthiness inspection.…
- [NTSB ATL04LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA029.md): Yakovlev YAK55M · Troy, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 2003 · N55YA · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to a fractured connecting rod for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX98LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA253.md): Yakovlev YAK-55M · Lincoln, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1998 · N910RT · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The pilot of the other aircraft's inadequate visual lookout
- [NTSB LAX94LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA066.md): Yakovlev YAK-55M · Greenfield, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 1993 · N7090L · Substantial damage
  > Undetermined.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('9830224'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=9830224

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