# Accident 19960202001309A: Yaklev YAK52, Boyton Beach, FL, February 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1996, 17:15 local time
- Place: Boyton Beach, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5103° N, 80.1494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5103&lon=-80.1494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77YK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77YK-1997-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yakovlev YAK 52 (registry code 9830220, https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-52) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YAKLEV YAK52
- Reported engine: VEDENY M14P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 6 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960202001309A

## Narrative

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

BUZZING RUNWAY MADE THREE ROLLS WENT AROUND BUZZED PULLED UP ROLLING, STALLED DIVED TO GROUND.

## 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 MIA96LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA074), Feb 2, 1996: Yakovlev YAK-52 (N77YK), Boynton Beach, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Pilot impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol, his resultant improper planning/decision, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude above the terrain while performing an aerobatic…

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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