Aircraft Description
N79RU is a 1979 Yakovlev YAK-50, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to World Aviation Museum Corp in Woodville, WI. This aircraft holds a restricted airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on February 12, 2008. The registration certificate was issued on July 9, 2014. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2027. Powered by a Vedeneyev M14P engine producing 350 horsepower, N79RU is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AAB736 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N79RU was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 45.1483, -92.5381 on May 23, 2025. The FAA registry record for N79RU was last updated on March 4, 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 N79RU. 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: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC