NTSB investigations: Yakovlev YAK-55M
9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Yakovlev YAK-55M. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 1993 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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duckdb -csv -c "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"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB ERA24LA343Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportYakovlev YAK-55M · North Kingstown, RIThe 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 ERA22LA420Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportYakovlev YAK-55M · Waldo, FLThe 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 GAA17CA034Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportYakovlev YAK · Tracy, CAThe pilot’s unstabilized approach and delayed application of full throttle for a go-around, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent.NTSB CEN14FA266Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportYakovlev YAK-55M · Stevens Point, WIThe 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 ERA11FA468Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMitchell David N Lancair IV P · Hammonton, NJThe 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 SEA07FA195Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportYakovlev YAK-55M · Everett, WAThe 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 ATL04LA029Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYakovlev YAK55M · Troy, ALA loss of engine power due to a fractured connecting rod for undetermined reasons.NTSB LAX98LA253Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYakovlev YAK-55M · Lincoln, CAThe pilot of the other aircraft's inadequate visual lookoutNTSB LAX94LA066Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYakovlev YAK-55M · Greenfield, CAUndetermined.