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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Yaklev YAK 52 · Custer, WA · June 10, 2001

Date: June 10, 2001 · 12:20 local
Place: Custer, WA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N52BG
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA01LA116
Reported as: Yaklev YAK52

N52BGRegistration cancelled Jan 8, 2002 · Yakovlev YAK 52S/N 889106 · Built 1988 Airframe modelYakovlev YAK 52 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Note: due to the configuration of the aircraft we were unable to det ermine the PIC. Total flight time and last regulatory check ride of both pilots is unavailable. On June 10, 2001, at approximately 12:20 local time , an experimental yakovlev yak 52 N52BG, was destroyed after colliding with terrain near Custer Washington. The aircraft was being operated under visual flight rules (VFR) on a cross country flight when the accident occurred. The aircraft was attempting to join up with another aircraft in formation and during the turn the aircraft stalled. The pilot and passenger were both fatally injured. The flight originated from a private strip near point roberts, Washington, approximately 15 minutes prior to the accident. The airplane's planned destination was snohomish county paine field, everett, Washington.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NOTE: DUE TO THE CONFIGURATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WE WERE UNABLE TO DET ERMINE THE PIC. TOTAL FLIGHT TIME AND LAST REGULATORY CHECK RIDE OF BOTH PILOTS IS UNAVAILABLE. ON JUNE 10, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:20 LOCAL TIME , AN EXPERIMENTAL YAKOVLEV YAK 52 N52BG, WAS DESTROYED AFTER COLLIDING WITH TERRAIN NEAR CUSTER WASHINGTON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO JOIN UP WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN FORMATION AND DURING THE TURN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR POINT ROBERTS, WASHINGTON, APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE'S PLANNED DESTINATION WAS SNOHOMISH COUNTY PAINE FIELD, EVERETT, WASHINGTON.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB SEA01LA116Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCuster, WAThe first pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering. Factors include an inadvertent stall.Jun 10, 2001 · Destroyed

Other reports on N52BG · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19960407012659IOther Ground Ops · Everett, WANarrative: investigated incident involving engine compartment fire on yakovlev 52, N52BG that occurred while it was parked at its ramp tie down area. Found that residual fuel that normally drips from the carburetor into the air intake during engine shutdown…Apr 7, 1996