Ascher YAKOLEV YAK 11 N18AW

Summary

On 27 February 2001 at about 22:50 local time, a Ascher YAKOLEV YAK 11 registered N18AW was involved in an accident near Ione, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 February 2001 at 22:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Ione, California, United States

Nearest airport

Eagles Nest (PVT)

Coordinates

38.3309, -120.8808

Aircraft

Ascher YAKOLEV YAK 11

Registration

N18AW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ione → Santa Rosa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX01LA106

1 person had minor injuries.

The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the takeoff run. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of total experience in the type aircraft.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During takeoff on the 100-foot-wide runway, the experimental racing airplane drifted to the right-hand edge of the runway and then continued off the runway until it struck a berm at the midfield taxiway. Impact with the berm damaged the landing gear and deflected the aircraft to the left and into the air where it traveled back across the runway (airborne). The airplane came to rest in the dirt on the left side of the runway about 3,000 feet from the start of the takeoff roll. The single-seat aircraft, modified for air racing, was assembled from U.S. and Russian aircraft components. The pilot acquired the aircraft about 1 month before the accident and this was his first takeoff in it. There was a left, quartering crosswind at 16 knots with gusts to 22 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.