Yakovlev YAK-50
37 on the U.S. register. Built from 1972 to 1986; half of them date from 1983 or earlier. Arizona has the most (6). 43% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the YAK-50 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Vedeneyev M14P (19), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (11), Vedeneyev M14-Pf (2)
- Seats
- 1
- Built of
- aluminium · Metal structure; fabric-covered control surfaces.
- Maker on the register
- Yakovlev
- Registered
- earliest certificate July 7, 1993; newest July 16, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 19 | 51% |
| LLC | 11 | 30% |
| Corporation | 5 | 14% |
| Co-owned | 2 | 5% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| YAK-50 | 37 | 1972 to 1986 | 100.0% |
When they were built by decade · 6 with no year on file
Registration status
By status, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Valid | 36 | 97% |
| Sale reported | 1 | 3% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental | 33 | 89% |
| None on file | 3 | 8% |
| Restricted | 1 | 3% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Yak 50 LLC2Ten G LLC2Worldwide Warbirds INC1World Aviation Museum CORP1Ssbm LLC1Skorost LLC1Rocket One LLC1Morts Aeroservice INC1M & R Holdings LLC1Fast Aircraft INC1Bpm Yak-50 LLC1Anchor Capital Holdings LLC1
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Yak 50 LLC | 2 |
| Ten G LLC | 2 |
| Worldwide Warbirds INC | 1 |
| World Aviation Museum CORP | 1 |
| Ssbm LLC | 1 |
| Skorost LLC | 1 |
| Rocket One LLC | 1 |
| Morts Aeroservice INC | 1 |
| M & R Holdings LLC | 1 |
| Fast Aircraft INC | 1 |
| Bpm Yak-50 LLC | 1 |
| Anchor Capital Holdings LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Ssbm LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 4 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
2025-06-07WPR25LA171 · YAK-50 N150YK · accident near Hayward, CA · minor injuries
2024-09-20WPR24LA317 · YAK-50 N613BM · accident near Watsonville, CA · no injuries
2007-10-06LAX08LA004 · YAK-50 N509RA · accident near El Cajon, CA · no injuries
2007-10-06LAX08LA004 · YAK-50 N950MS · accident near El Cajon, CA · no injuries
The 4 most recent of 4 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Yakovlev YAK-50 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
37 as of October 29, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Yakovlev YAK-50s?
Arizona, with 6.
Who owns the Yakovlev YAK-50?
43% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Yakovlev YAK-50s on the register built?
Between 1972 and 1986; half of them in 1983 or earlier.
How many Yakovlev YAK-50 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
4 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Yakovlev YAK-50 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. Metal structure; fabric-covered control surfaces. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Yakovlev YAK-50 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. Metal structure; fabric-covered control surfaces. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 2 failure reports with the FAA since 1996, 2 of them in the last ten years: about 2.7 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is flight controls.
Failure reports 2 since 1996 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 96 | 1 |
| 04 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Flight controls | 1 | 50% |
| Landing gear | 1 | 50% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Control Cable | 1 |
| Retract Cylinder | 1 |
Latest reports
2004-05-03Control Cable: misinstalled · flight controls
1996-09-18Retract Cylinder: malfunction · landing gear
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the YAK-50 links to the rest of the register
Design
- Yakovlev 230 aircraft on the register
- Yakovlev YAK-50 37 registered
- Built of aluminium · Metal structure; fabric-covered control surfaces.
Engines
- Vedeneyev M14P 19 of these aircraft · 350 hp
- Vedeneyev M14-PF 2 of these aircraft · 400 hp
- Aeromotors M14PF 1 of these aircraft · 400 hp
- Aeromotors M-14PFXDK 1 of these aircraft · 360 hp
Where they are
- Arizona 6 of these aircraft
- California 5 of these aircraft
- Texas 3 of these aircraft
- Wyoming 2 of these aircraft
- Wisconsin 2 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Yak 50 LLC 2 of these aircraft
- Ten G LLC 2 of these aircraft
- Worldwide Warbirds INC 1 of these aircraft
- World Aviation Museum CORP 1 of these aircraft
- Ssbm LLC 1 of these aircraft
Record
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the YAK-50 4 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
Airworthiness
- Failure reports filed on the YAK-50 2 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/yakovlev/yak-50.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 37
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N110YA | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2026-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72YK | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Individual owner Maryland |
Experimental | 2025-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8519Q | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Experimental | 2025-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50BK | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Ten G LLC Waddell, Arizona |
Experimental | 2025-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N150FA | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Fast Aircraft INC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Experimental | 2025-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N500YK | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Withheld at owner's request | Experimental | 2024-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11YK | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Alpha Juliet LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Experimental | 2024-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N504BV | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2023-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N550BK | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Co-owned owner Nevada |
Experimental | 2023-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53526 | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2023-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79YK | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2022-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50RU | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2022-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5203V | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Anchor Capital Holdings LLC Goshen, Kentucky |
Experimental | 2022-01-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55YF | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Worldwide Warbirds INC Midway, Utah |
Experimental | 2021-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N92GG | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Ten G LLC Waddell, Arizona |
Experimental | 2021-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N550Y | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2019-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4295X | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2019-09-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3201R | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Experimental | 2019-09-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N369AG | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Morts Aeroservice INC Vincentown, New Jersey |
Experimental | 2018-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N150YK | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Bpm Yak-50 LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Experimental | 2016-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46AW | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Ssbm LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Experimental | 2016-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N402YK | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
None on file | 2016-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N446DH | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2015-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N504WR | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2015-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N550YK | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Skorost LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Experimental | 2014-07-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79RU | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
World Aviation Museum CORP Woodville, Wisconsin |
Restricted | 2014-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N666YY | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Rocket One LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
None on file | 2012-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N227W | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2012-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N359FG | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Individual owner Utah |
Experimental | 2011-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N121GC | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Yak 50 LLC Newark, Delaware |
Experimental | 2011-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50RK | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2011-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50MY | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Yak 50 LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Experimental | 2007-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N78YK | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
M & R Holdings LLC Montgomery, Alabama |
Experimental | 2006-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N613BM | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2003-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50YK | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2001-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67YK | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Air Care Systems INC Lamar, Colorado |
None on file | 1993-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N950MS | Yakovlev YAK-50 |
Individual owner Nevada |
Experimental | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes |