# N81FS: Yakovlev YAK 52

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Yakovlev YAK 52](https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-52) (registry code 9830220, 1 seats)
- Serial number: 9311704
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: March 24, 1995
- Certificate issued: June 16, 2026
- Expires: June 30, 2033
- Mode S code: AB0791
- Registered owner: [Red Star Aero Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RED%20STAR%20AERO%20SERVICES%20LLC)
- Location: [Mobile, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Mobile)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 30.5962° N, 88.1981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36619, 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=81FS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81FS

From the FAA registry file of October 21, 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.

## 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; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA18CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA284), May 5, 2018: Yakovlev YAK 52 (N81FS), Bayou La Batre, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper planning for landing on a wet grass airstrip, which resulted in a runway overrun.

## 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; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20180505004689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180505004689A), May 5, 2018: Yakovlev YAK 52 (N81FS), Irvington, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he landed and had limited braking action due to wet grass runway. Went into fence at the end of the runway with damage to right aileron.…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft.

## Earlier aircraft with N81FS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N81FS before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81FS-undated): Canadair F-86E MK.6, S/N 1593. Administratively canceled

## Related

- Other Yakovlev YAK 52 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-52/aircraft.md
- STCs for the Yakovlev YAK 52: https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-52/stcs.md

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