# Accident 19941129039779A: Yaklev YAK52, Caruthersville, MO, November 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1994, 15:53 local time
- Place: Caruthersville, MO
- Airport: Caruthersville Memorial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1703° N, 89.6610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1703&lon=-89.6610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2215C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2215C-1997-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yakovlev YAK 52 (registry code 9830220, https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-52) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YAKLEV YAK52
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95DCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95DCA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941129039779A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED MAKING A LOW LEVEL ROLL OVER RUNWAY. LOST IT INVERTED. NOSE DROPPED NEAR VERTICAL. IMPACTED RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI95DCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95DCA01), Nov 29, 1994: Yakovlev YAK-52 (N2215C), Caruthersville, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The insufficient altitude (300 feet above the airport) at which an aerobatic maneuver was attempted by the pilot.

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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