N72YK - 1972 Yakovlev YAK-50 Aircraft Registration

N72YK is a Yakovlev YAK-50, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Mckibben Mark A in Owings, MD. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on October 21, 2006. The registration certificate was issued on August 18, 2025. The registration is set to expire on August 31, 2032. Powered by a Vedeneyev M14P engine producing 350 horsepower, N72YK is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A9A363 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N72YK was last updated on August 18, 2025. 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 N72YK. 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.