# Accident 20080502836059A: Yaklev YAK52, Vancouver, WA, May 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2008, 16:30 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Green Mountain Stol
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6631° N, 122.4725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6631&lon=-122.4725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62813, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62813-2013-05-14) (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
- Reported engine: VEDENY M14P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080502836059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT APPROX 45 DEGREE ANGLE WINGS LEVEL.  AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 SEA08LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA120), May 2, 2008: Yakovlev Yak 52 (N62813), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed sufficient to avoid a stall during a low altitude aerobatic maneuver. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude at which the pilot initiated 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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