# Accident 20010610015009A: Yaklev YAK52, Custer, WA, June 10, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2001, 12:20 local time
- Place: Custer, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.9401° N, 122.6193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9401&lon=-122.6193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52BG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52BG-2002-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yakovlev YAK 52 (registry code 9830220, https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-52) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YAKLEV YAK52
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010610015009A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA01LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA116), Jun 10, 2001: Yakovlev YAK 52 (N52BG), Custer, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The first pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering. Factors include an inadvertent stall.

## Other reports on N52BG (1)

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

- [Incident 19960407012659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960407012659I), Apr 7, 1996: Yaklev YAK52 (N52BG), Everett, WA. Narrative: investigated incident involving engine compartment fire on yakovlev 52, N52BG that occurred while it was parked at its ramp tie down area. Found…

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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