# Accident 20150525009239A: Yakovlev YAK 52, Syracuse, KS, May 25, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2015, 08:15 local time
- Place: Syracuse, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9810° N, 101.7491° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9810&lon=-101.7491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124FS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N124FS-2018-03-09) (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: VEDENEYEV M 14 P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150525009239A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN FLIGHT SOUTHEAST OF SYRACUSE, KS. DURING FLIGHT, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SYRACUSE, KS (K3K3) AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN15FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA240), May 25, 2015: Yakovlev YAK 52 (N124FS), Syracuse, KS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in the airplane’s wing exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall .

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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