# Accident 20020713030379A: Yaklev YAK52, Matawan, NY, July 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2002, 17:10 local time
- Place: Matawan, NY
- Airport: Marlboro Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3661° N, 74.2544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3661&lon=-74.2544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69GC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69GC-2016-02-17) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020713030379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 270 AT MARLBORO, NJ (2N8) AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN ATTEMPTING TO RETURN 150 FEET OF THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH TWO SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

## 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 NYC02FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA138), Jul 13, 2002: Yakovlev YAK 52 (N69GC), Matawan, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive maneuvering and failure to maintain aircraft control, following a partial power loss during the initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. A factor in the…

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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