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Nanchang China YAK-18A · 1968 · Pls Vrds Est, CA
N221YK is a 1968 Nanchang China YAK-18A (serial 2432001), registered to Holm Benjamin F (individual) in Pls Vrds Est, CA. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires September 2027; the airworthiness certificate dates from February 2002 (24 years ago). It carries a Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine, the engine on 80% of registered Nanchang China YAK-18As. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A1E6E8. It is one of 12 Nanchang China YAK-18A aircraft on the FAA registry.
Source: FAA aircraft registry (public record). Community reviews and photos below.
8 of the 10 registered Nanchang China YAK-18A carry this engine (80%), across 3 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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