Yakovlev YAK C-11 N9YK

Summary

On 16 March 1996 at about 14:40 local time, a Yakovlev YAK C-11 registered N9YK was involved in an accident near North Vernon, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 March 1996 at 14:40

Classification

Accident

Location

North Vernon, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

North Vernon Municipal (OVO)

Coordinates

39.0003, -85.6300

Aircraft

Yakovlev YAK C-11

Registration

N9YK

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Louisville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA110

Nobody was injured.

Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during an aborted landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that as he was crossing the threshold for landing, he detected 'an excessive sink rate.' The pilot applied aft stick pressure and climbed to approximately 20 feet AGL, then applied power. The airplane rolled left. The left wing tip struck the terrain about 20 feet left of the runway, followed by the propeller and cowling. The airplane then 'spun in a counter-clockwise direction and fell to the ground, coming to rest with the nose pointed toward the runway, approximately 40 feet from the runway's edge.' Examination of the wreckage at the scene revealed no anomalies which contributed to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.