Single-engine piston

N55YA

1992 Homebuilt YAK-55M

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1992
Serial
930804
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Vedeneyev M14P
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Brewster, MA
Registration record

N55YA on the FAA register

Type
1992 Homebuilt YAK-55M
Serial
930804
Engines
Vedeneyev M14P
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Brewster, MA
Certificate issued
2019-06-19
Airworthiness date
2014-04-17
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A6FF39
Mode S (octal)
51577471
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-10
    Accident at North Kingstown, RI; damage: substantial.
  • 2019-06-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N55YA.
  • 2014-04-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2003-10-14
    Accident at Troy, AL; damage: substantial.
  • 1992
    Manufactured (1992).
Overview

About N55YA

N55YA is a 1992 Homebuilt YAK-55M, serial number 930804. It is registered to an individual in Brewster, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 19, 2019 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Vedeneyev M14P engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated April 17, 2014.

N55YA has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-08-10 Accident · North Kingstown, RI Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA24LA343
Reported aircraft: Yakovlev YAK-55M
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 report ↗
2003-10-14 Accident · Troy, AL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL04LA029
Reported aircraft: Yakovlev YAK55M
Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to a fractured connecting rod for undetermined reasons.

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.