# N5287: 1987 Yakovlev YAK 52

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Yakovlev YAK 52](https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-52) (registry code 9830220, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 877509
- Year built: 1987
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: December 17, 2003
- Certificate issued: October 18, 2016
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A6A9F3
- Registered owner: [Fight'S On! LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIGHT'S%20ON!%20LLC)
- Location: [San Marcos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Marcos)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1753° N, 117.1576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92069, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5287
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5287

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Yakovlev YAK 52)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR24FA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA309), Sep 22, 2024: Yakovlev YAK 52 (N5287), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The CJ-6A pilot’s failure to maintain separation and the Yak pilot’s failure to monitor the other airplane during a detachment, which resulted in a midair collision.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20240922013442A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240922013442A), Sep 22, 2024: Yakovlev YAK 52 (N5287), Lancaster, CA, Substantial damage. On September 22, 2024, [privacy data omitted] (nanchang CJ6A), collided mid-air with [privacy data omitted], (Yakovlev yak 52). [privacy data omitted] Impacted…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N5287

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5287 before.

- [Cancelled 1985-06-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5287-1985-06-19): Grumman G-164A, S/N 573. Owner: [San Luis Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAN%20LUIS%20AIR%20INC), [Los Banos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Banos)
- [Cancelled 1930-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5287-1930-09-24): Travel Air Mfg 2000, S/N 487. Owner: [Tonnel Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TONNEL%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Jersey City, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Jersey%20City)

## Related

- Other Yakovlev YAK 52 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-52/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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