Aircraft Description
N50RU is a 1984 Yakovlev YAK-50, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Franklin Vernon Y in Midlothian, TX. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on November 6, 2008. The registration certificate was issued on September 7, 2022. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2029. Powered by a Vedeneyev M14P engine producing 350 horsepower, N50RU is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A63921 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N50RU was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 37.9590, -86.8272 on March 18, 2026. The FAA registry record for N50RU was last updated on September 2, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Yakovlev is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 226 Yakovlev aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the YAK-50 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N50RU. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC