# Accident 19931120044479A: Yaklev YAK52, Greenfield, CA, November 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1993, 13:00 local time
- Place: Greenfield, CA
- Airport: Metz Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2598° N, 121.3706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2598&lon=-121.3706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7090L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7090L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yakovlev YAK-55M (registry code 9830224, https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-55m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Vedeneyev M14P (registry code 63601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YAKLEV YAK52
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 526 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931120044479A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING ACROBATIC MANEUVERS DEVELOPED ENGINE PROBLEMS. UNABLE TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX94LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA066), Nov 20, 1993: Yakovlev YAK-55M (N7090L), Greenfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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