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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N38YK

N38YK is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Yakovlev YAK-55M built in 1987. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 24, 2017. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Yakovlev YAK-55M cancelled February 24, 2017

Serial number
870203
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1987
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 8, 2014
Last FAA action
September 8, 2014
Last owner
Kfir Alon (Co-owned)
San Jose, CA
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition

NTSB accident and incident record under N38YK

GAA17CA034Accident on October 23, 2016 at Tracy, CA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Yakovlev YAK · serial 870203

The pilot’s unstabilized approach and delayed application of full throttle for a go-around, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site