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FAA accident report · Yaklev YAK 52 · Antioch, CA · June 18, 2002

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Date
June 18, 2002 · 10:20 local
Place
Antioch, CA
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N644LL
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX02LA202
Reported as
Yaklev YAK52
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
N644LLRegistration cancelled Nov 26, 2002 · Yakovlev YAK 52S/N 833310Airframe modelYakovlev YAK 52

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Witnesses saw the aircraft conducting low level aerobatics when it crashed. The aircraft impacted vertical. (.19) on June 18, 2002, at 1238 pacific daylight time, a yakolev yak 52 airplane, N644LL, was destroyed when it impacted the ground while maneuvering near Antioch, California. The airplane was registered to a private individual and operated by another private individual. The pilot, who held an airline transport pilot certificate, was fatally injuried. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The local flight originated from buchanan field, concord, California, at 0650. According to local authorities, witnesses reported that the airplane was performing a "loop" when the airplane impacted the ground nose first. An FAA inspector, who examined the accident site, reported that the airplane was resting in a shallow crater and that both wings, the vertical stabilizer and fuselage were accounted for at the site.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WITNESSES SAW THE AIRCRAFT CONDUCTING LOW LEVEL AEROBATICS WHEN IT CRASHED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED VERTICAL. (.19) ON JUNE 18, 2002, AT 1238 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A YAKOLEV YAK 52 AIRPLANE, N644LL, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR ANTIOCH, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND OPERATED BY ANOTHER PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL. THE PILOT, WHO HELD AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE, WAS FATALLY INJURIED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BUCHANAN FIELD, CONCORD, CALIFORNIA, AT 0650. ACCORDING TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES, WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS PERFORMING A "LOOP" WHEN THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST. AN FAA INSPECTOR, WHO EXAMINED THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS RESTING IN A SHALLOW CRATER AND THAT BOTH WINGS, THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND FUSELAGE WERE ACCOUNTED FOR AT THE SITE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX02LA202Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportAntioch, CAThe loss of control while performing acrobatic maneuvers due to a screwdriver restricting elevator travel. A contributing factor was the airplane's fuselage not being sterile of foreign objects.Jun 18, 2002 · Destroyed

Other reports on N644LL · 1

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

Incident 20010527015809ILevel Off Touchdown · Concord, CA(-23) The PIC, raymond puddy, was in the rear cockpit giving instruction to the second pilot, paul wirkkala, seated in the front cockpit. The second ilot was in control of the aircraft during the landing phase of flight. The PIC called for flaps and gear…May 27, 2001 · Minor damage