Accident: Yakovlev YAK-11
Sep 2, 2022 · Shafter, CA
NTSB numberWPR22FA331Event id20220902105852
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine oil pressure shortly after takeoff.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Yakovlev YAK-11
- Registration
- N5943
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern final Loss of control in flight
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Shafter Airport - Minter Field (MIT)1 nm (3 km) south-east
- Meadows Field (BFL)9 nm (17 km) south-east
- Bakersfield International Airport (KL45)16 nm (29 km) south-east
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