# N5979X: 1983 Yakovlev YAK 52, registration cancelled 2022-08-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 31, 2022
- Exported to: Brazil
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Yakovlev YAK 52](https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-52) (registry code 9830220)
- Engine: [Vedeneyev M14P](https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p) (registry code 63601)
- Serial number: 833010
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: February 2, 2011
- Certificate issued: October 29, 2003
- Last registry action: June 5, 2021
- Mode S code: A7BB11
- Owner when cancelled: [Card Roy R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARD%20ROY%20R)
- Location: [Deltona, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Deltona)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.9047° N, 81.1882° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32738, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5979X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5979X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5979X-2022-08-31

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## 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 20150608011499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150608011499I), Jun 8, 2015: Yakovlev YAK 52 (N5979X), New Smyrna Beac, FL, Minor damage. The non rated passenger inadvertently moved the gear selector to the up position causing the right main gear to collapse while the aircraft was on the ground.

## Other aircraft with N5979X

- [Cancelled 2003-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5979X-2003-10-29): S C Aerostar S A YAK-52, S/N 862705. Owner: [Card Roy R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARD%20ROY%20R), [Voorheesville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Voorheesville)
- [Cancelled 1971-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5979X-1971-05-07): Brantly B-2, S/N 122. Owner: [Vetter Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VETTER%20ROBERT%20L), [Lodi, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lodi)

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