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Yakovlev YAK 18

16 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1949 to 1997; half of them date from 1978 or earlier. Washington has the most (4). 19% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

Yakovlev YAK 18: Training aircraft in the Soviet Union
Photo: Łukasz Golowanow & Maciej Hypś, Konflikty.pl, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons · Yakovlev Yak-18 on Wikipedia

About the YAK 18 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines
Vedeneyev M14P (7), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (7), Cont Motor W670 Series (1)
Seats
2 (up to 4 in some versions)
Maker on the register
Yakovlev
Registered
earliest certificate October 4, 2002; newest February 13, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Washington4Kansas2Ohio1Nevada1New Mexico1North Carolina1Missouri1Minnesota1Idaho1Florida1Colorado1California1

Who owns them registrant type

Individual12 (75%)Corporation3 (19%)Co-owned1 (6%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
YAK 18T131974 to 199781.2%
YAK 1831949 to 197518.8%

When they were built by decade · 2 with no year on file

023461194011950619704198021990

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

0012220102012201420152016201920222024202512026

Registration status

Valid14 (88%)Pending2 (12%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Experimental16 (100%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Warhawk Air Museum INC1Warbirds Of The World Air Museum1International Air Services INC Trustee1

Fleet pages: Warbirds Of The World Air Museum · International Air Services INC Trustee

Accident history NTSB

Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Yakovlev YAK 18 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

16 as of October 2, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Yakovlev YAK 18s?

Washington, with 4.

Who owns the Yakovlev YAK 18?

19% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 16

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N54YK Yakovlev
YAK 18
Warhawk Air Museum INC
Nampa, Idaho
Experimental 2026-02-13 Valid
N918GC Yakovlev
YAK 18T
Individual owner
Ohio
Experimental 2025-08-04 Valid
N18YA Yakovlev
YAK 18
International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Experimental 2024-07-08 Valid
N51169 Yakovlev
YAK 18T
Individual owner
Florida
Experimental 2024-02-08 Valid
N899G Yakovlev
YAK 18T
Individual owner
Kansas
Experimental 2022-02-25 Valid
N9218T Yakovlev
YAK 18T
Individual owner
Missouri
Experimental 2019-08-06 Valid
N60516 Yakovlev
YAK 18T
Individual owner
Minnesota
Experimental 2016-05-05 Valid
N644VM Yakovlev
YAK 18T
Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2015-12-07 Valid
N36YK Yakovlev
YAK 18T
Co-owned owner
California
Experimental 2015-08-25 Valid
N4450Z Yakovlev
YAK 18T
Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2014-01-28 Valid
N7677 Yakovlev
YAK 18T
Warbirds Of The World Air Museum
Los Lunas, New Mexico
Experimental 2012-08-02 Valid
N910TC Yakovlev
YAK 18T
Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2010-08-23 Valid
N918TM Yakovlev
YAK 18T
Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2010-01-15 Valid
N416RG Yakovlev
YAK 18
Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2002-10-04 Valid
N8018T Yakovlev
YAK 18T
Individual owner
Kansas
Experimental Pending
N818PJ Yakovlev
YAK 18T
Individual owner
Colorado
Experimental Pending