# Accident 20120916019909A: Yakovlev YAK 52, Brownsboro, AL, September 16, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2012, 15:15 local time
- Place: Brownsboro, AL
- Airport: Moontown
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7439° N, 86.4586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7439&lon=-86.4586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2207X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2207X-2016-03-14) (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: YAKOVLEV YAK 52
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,150 total, 305 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA565](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA565) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120916019909A

## Narrative

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

DURING A FLY-IN EVENT, THE PILOT COMPLETED A LOW LEVEL ROLL PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT ENTERED INTO AN ACCELERATED STALL, EXPERIENCING A RAPID ALTITUDE LOSS, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND WAS DESTROYED IN POST IMPACT FIRE, RESULTING IN FATAL 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 ERA12FA565](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA565), Sep 16, 2012: Yakovlev YAK 52 (N2207X), Brownsboro, AL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control while performing a low-level aerobatic maneuver, which resulted in collision with terrain.

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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