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Nanchang China YAK-18A · 1975 · Big Cabin, OK
N39YK is a 1975 Nanchang China YAK-18A (serial 2751239), registered to Colvin Buster (individual) in Big Cabin, OK. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires April 2029; the airworthiness certificate dates from June 1993 (33 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 A482A0. It is one of 12 Nanchang China YAK-18A aircraft on the FAA registry. Colvin Buster holds 8 aircraft on the 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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