Preliminary information
On August 25, 2016, at 0651 universal coordinated time, a Yakolev YAK-11, US registration N111YK, crashed under unknown circumstances in Speyer, Germany. The pilot was fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed.
The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the German government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation
Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU)
Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16
38108 Braunschweig
Germany
Tel: (int.) +49 531 3548 - 0
Fax:(int.) +49 531 3548 - 246
e-mail: [email protected]
www.bfu-web.de
Text from the NTSB; a preliminary report can change and names no cause. Open the NTSB docket for CEN16WA337 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Aug 25, 2016
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Speyer, DE
- Highest injury
- Fatal
- Fatal injuries
- 1
YAK 11
- N-number
- N111YK
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Non-US, non-commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Flight test
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.