# N212YA: 1987 Yakovlev YAK 52, registration cancelled 2018-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Yakovlev YAK 52](https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-52) (registry code 9830220)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 877505
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: October 28, 2005
- Certificate issued: November 14, 2005
- Last registry action: November 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A1C317
- Owner when cancelled: [Yak In Flight LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YAK%20IN%20FLIGHT%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212YA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=212YA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212YA-2018-01-11

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Yakovlev YAK 52: https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-52.md

## 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 CHI07FA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA286), Sep 3, 2007: Yakovlev Yak 52 (N212YA), Lake-in-Hills, IL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane descended and impacted terrain during initial climb for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the soft, uphill terrain.

## 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 20070903021819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070903021819A), Sep 3, 2007: Yaklev YAK52 (N212YA), Chicago/Lake I, IL, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (-23) After departure from runway 26 at Lake In The Hills Airport (3CK), witnesses report the aircraft climbing to 50 feet, retracting the gear and continuing…

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