# Accident 20020717019769A: Yaklev YAK52, Duette, FL, July 17, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2002, 11:00 local time
- Place: Duette, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5804° N, 82.4203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5804&lon=-82.4203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2183F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2183F-2017-11-08) (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 MIA02LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020717019769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED F37 AFTER REFUELING THE AIRCRAFT. TEN MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED. PILOT ATTEMPTED A EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD-ON LANDING ABOUT 1500 FEET FROM TOUCHDOWN, AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PARKED TRACTOR. THE RIGHT WING WAS RIPPED OFF THE AIRPLANE. THIS STARTED A SMALLGRASS FIRE. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON THE AIRCRAFT. HE WAS NOT INJURED. CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE IS UNKNOWN.

## 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 MIA02LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA136), Jul 17, 2002: Yakovlev Yak 52 (N2183F), Parrish, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight failure of a carburetor/fuel line fitting, resulting in loss of engine power, a forced landing to unsuitable terrain, and a ground collision with a farm vehicle during the emergency…

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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