# N87YK: 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: 878008
- Year built: 1987
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: September 10, 2004
- Certificate issued: May 11, 2016
- Expires: May 31, 2029
- Mode S code: ABF62D
- Registered owner: [Nafak LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAFAK%20LLC)
- Location: [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2230° N, 85.6830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40205, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87YK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87YK

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

None matched to N87YK.

## 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.

- [Incident 20160523009162I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160523009162I), May 23, 2016: Yakovlev YAK-52 (N87YK), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. N87YK taxied into rear of N9110M, at a slow speed, contacting the right wing of N87YK and the tail of N9110M. The resulting contact swung N87YK to the right…

## 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.

## 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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