Single-engine piston

N1906

2005 Homebuilt Yak 3UPW

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
005
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
P & W R-1830 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Carlsbad Raceway Corp (Corporation)
Based
Hemet, CA
Registration record

N1906 on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt Yak 3UPW
Serial
005
Engines
P & W R-1830 series
Registered owner
Carlsbad Raceway Corp
Hemet, CA
Certificate issued
2023-09-08
Airworthiness date
2005-10-11
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A16B55
Mode S (octal)
50265525
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N1906 to the current registrant.
  • 2015-01-02
    N1906 previously assigned to a Short Bros. & Harland SC7 Series 3 (s/n SH1906); cancelled.
  • 2005-10-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1994-03-18
    N1906 previously assigned to a Boeing 727-23 (s/n 19181); cancelled.
  • 1931-01-08
    N1906 previously assigned to a American Eagle Aircraft 230 (s/n 63); cancelled.
Overview

About N1906

N1906 is a 2005 Homebuilt Yak 3UPW, serial number 005. The FAA register lists Carlsbad Raceway Corp as the registrant in Hemet, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 8, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one P & W R-1830 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated October 11, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1906. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-05-03 Accident · Chefornak, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC12CA036
Reported aircraft: Short Bros. & Harland SC7 Series 3 — a different aircraft that carried the N1906 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's misidentification of a nearby snow-covered road as the snow-covered runway in flat light conditions.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.